I recently had the opportunity to meet with someone who explained her success to me in a way that made me smile. “What’s your secret?” I asked. “I saw you step into this project three times since we started it. You were there in the beginning to get things started. Then you left and thingsRead… Read more »
Many agencies have been prepping for the “retirement wave” hitting the Federal Government, including the Office of Personnel Management with new reforms to the Pathways Program. In addition to recruiting a talented workforce, however, agencies face the additional challenge of retaining young employees. At the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Michael Lawyer had noticedRead… Read more »
Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week with Chris Dorobek… where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days… and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead.Read… Read more »
Periodically individuals have asked for advice about personal career situations – more so in recent years as folks transition to new roles and organizations, or the search for them. They start with a description of the circumstances and talk about their concerns. As I am conjuring up any wisdom I have on the topic, IRead… Read more »
There has been some great conversation back and forth with Andy’s tricky career scenario, Jump Ship, or Ask For More? I have another one for you all based on the top goals of our mentees in the GovLoop Mentors Program – hopefully the great advice will continue! Jenny is a GS-13 who has moved upRead… Read more »
Using analytics to make better decisions is taking root in agencies across the government, notes a new report by the Partnership for Public Service and the IBM Center. The report explores how a dozen pioneers did it, and leaders from some of these organizations offer advice on how others can, as well. Investing in, andRead… Read more »
We’ve all listened to the debates, the campaign stump speeches, the political ads — and if you were looking for the candidates take on policy — you’d be satisfied. But what about operations, implementation and management tactics? If you were looking for how the President or Governor Romney would actually implement those policies you wouldRead… Read more »
ARLINGTON, VA – October 16, 2012 – The American Management Association (AMA) Enterprise Government Solutions, the global leader of talent transformation dedicated to providing workplace learning for government organizations, has announced that Dr. Haywood Spangler will be speaking at their November 1 complimentary government briefing, which will focus on enhancing government leaders’ critical thinking skills.Read… Read more »
Part of my current employment is to understand and appreciate the impact MAP 21 may have on transportation operations and especially how transportation operations relates to congestion (rather than capacity or toll). Pretty specific there. What’s not so specific is MAP 21. As a result, there is now a nationwide dialogue occurring about what theseRead… Read more »
By almost every measure the performance of Buffalo Public Schools are a failure. A recent report regarding the operation of Buffalo schools highlights management issues that have had a negative impact on the entire school system. The same issues identified in the Buffalo Public Schools exist in how City government in general is operated inRead… Read more »