Still a few seats left! Leading Change in Government – Executive certificate course at Georgetown (Sept 25-27)

As a government executive, you often are tasked with leading change or achieving increased efficiency in your organization. Leading Change in Government, presented by Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business on Sept. 25-27, is designed exclusively for government executives and draws on the latest research to equip you with the specific skills and tools neededRead… Read more »

Valid Performance Appraisal

What constitutes a valid performance appraisal? What raters should know to avoid legal challenges in court?

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity is the strength for each organization and for the Nation. Organizational leaders are not doing their job if they don’t embrace diversity and inclusion in their organization. Diversity should be a central focus of human capital management. Should senior leaders and supervisors be held accountable for the success in workforce diversity and diversity management?Read… Read more »

Leadership Lessons from the Curious Case of Bob Dylan

It’s a beautiful Saturday morning, so I thought I’d take a little bit of time to unwind, do some writing, and enjoy the weather here in DC. Today, the focus is on Bob Dylan, leadership, your career and some thoughts on Forever Young. Bob Dylan has now released his 35th studio album, Tempest. Some DylantologistRead… Read more »

Top 12 Tips for New Hires

So you just got your first government job? You are all excited – new co-workers, new bosses, new coffee shop, new commute. So how do you get going? There’s a great deal to consider for that first day, first week and even the first year. Here is our 12 tips from our New Hire HandbookRead… Read more »

5 Lessons Learned About Social Media and EEO Compliance

This week I spoke on a panel at MicroPact’s 462 10th Annual Conference: The Changing Landscape on EEO in the Federal Workplace. Be sure to check out some of the follow up posts from MicroPact by checking out their blog. As I mentioned in a previous post, speaking at events like this are typically oneRead… Read more »

With Facebook, Your Recruitment Pool Is One Billion People

J.J. Colao, Forbes Staff 9/14/2012 @ 10:32AM |339 views With Facebook, Your Recruitment Pool Is One Billion People When Hard Rock Café opened a restaurant in Florence, Italy in the spring of 2011, the company needed to hire 120 people in four weeks. They did it all through Facebook. Using the services of a companyRead… Read more »

Skills Gap? Why unemployment remains high despite available jobs

12.5 million Americans are currently unemployed. But there are also a record number of jobs that need to be filled. What’s the disconnect? Bill Eggers is the Director of Public Sector Research for Deloitte. He’s compiled a new report that looks at the problem, “Brawn from Brains, Talent Policy and the Future of American Competitiveness.”Read… Read more »

Calendar Full? Some Ideas to Manage a Full Workload and Stay Productive

Every once in awhile, we have weeks when we are back up against the wall with work, and regardless of progress, you feel like you cannot get ahead. You suddenly find yourself as Sisyphus rolling that ridiculous boulder up the hill and watch it storm back down, over and over. About a few months ago,Read… Read more »

Top Challenges for a Project Manager

Project management is an interesting area of study for government. On GovLoop, we have lots of great resources for project managers, we even have a great upcoming training for government employees during our Government Innovators Online Summit show on Thursday, here are the details: Project Management Survival Guide- 3:30-4:30PM EST Government is becoming more andRead… Read more »

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