Great Info!
This is very useful information. I’m not involved in focus groups but the approach can be used with any workgroup that’s assigned to develop a new project. Thanks!
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The Best NAGW Conference Yet
WOOT! NAGW Conference registration is open and now I can share all the great things we have planned for September 24-27 in Louisville KY. I have attended every NAGW conference and I have to say that I am beyond excited about this year’s event. Consider this line-up: Brad Frost, the creator of This is ResponsiveRead… Read more »
What’s Your Office Doing For Public Service Recognition Week? Anything?
Sunday marks the official start to the Congressionally recognized Public Service Recognition Week. The annual celebration of federal employees and the work they do. This year feds face an austere budget climate, low employee morale and dissatisfied constituents. So PSRW is a nice break, to take a step back and say thank you. Tom FoxRead… Read more »
Seven Compelling Reasons to Terminate a Local Government Employee
During my career in local government, there were numerous times individuals running for public office would boast that when they get into office they were going to clean house, get rid of waste, and fire unnecessary public employees to reduce the payroll. Man, that rhetoric sure sounded good during the campaign; however from what IRead… Read more »
Leading a Life of Public Service
Yesterday I came across a talk recently given by President Clinton at Georgetown University. It is part of a series he will be doing on advice for a life in public service. I listened to this talk mainly because I am starting to re-imagine my public service career and I am unsure whether or notRead… Read more »
The View From the Top – How SES’ers View Gov
A few weeks ago we talked with Deloitte’s Dan Helfrich about how feds view their leaders. To be frank, it isn’t positive. Check out the recap here. So how do senior execs feel? Deloitte and the Partnership for Public Service are back with another survey to answer that question. Helfrich is a Principal at DeloitteRead… Read more »
Three Rings or the County Fair
The circus is all about activity and show. The county fair is about mastery and creating…roll up the sleeves, do it better, excel – pies, pumpkins, sheep, and prize-winning cattle. Which has the lasting impact on everyone involved?
Pissed Off People = Poor Profits: Lessons From Andrew Carnegie in Business & Employee Engagement
What lessons in employee engagement and business can we learn from Andrew Carnegie? For starters… Pissed off people = poor profits! That’s a lesson that Andrew Carnegie learned the hard way. Carnegie was a titan of industry and a true entrepreneur. I’ll spare the detailed history lesson, though suffice to say he came from nothing,Read… Read more »
Happy People = Higher Profits: Lessons from Henry Ford in Business & Leadership
Happy People = Higher Profits! That’s a lesson that Henry Ford learned early in his entrepreneurial business and leadership career. Ford’s success began during a significant time of change in America. When the Ford Motor Company was officially started in 1903, the government was cracking down on industry. The government was making a statement againstRead… Read more »
VA CVE Challenges Veteran’s Ownership in Community Property States
If you are a Veteran business owner and live in a community property state, then take heed: the VA Center for Veterans Entrepreneurship (CVE) is now enforcing the law that says your spouse owns 50% of your share in any business unless your business ownership has been established as separate property or the business wasRead… Read more »