Make Difficult Conversations Easier
A critical tool for leaders regarding the delegation of tasks and responsibilities to their team.
Personnel Security, Insider Threats and Continuous Evaluation
I want to kick off this series by looking back at the Into Dangerous Hands story, which aired during the CBS news program “60 Minutes”. In this segment, Scott Pelley reported on now-identified lapses in the process that grants U.S. Government security clearances, particularly profiling the cases of three people – Edward Snowden, Bradley ManningRead… Read more »
TSP Talk Weekly Wrap
The week started off with not much vertical movement in the indices until Fed member Janet Yellen reenergized buyers with here dovish comments intraday Tuesday. The rally she sparked carried on into Wednesday but markets flattened out as March and the first quarter of 2016 came to an end. The jobs report came out FridayRead… Read more »
Resume Whitening
Hiring for cultural fit just hit a new high — or maybe a new low — when a University of Toronto study was released that indicated that 40% of people of color job candidates “whiten” their resumes by using more English sounding names and removing language that identifies them with their subordinate racial group. HereRead… Read more »
Federal Survey is “Just a Start” in Building Lasting Employee Engagement
By adopting policies which embrace “people” and tech-enabled practices, managers will see soaring engagement scores – thus boosting productivity, quality of work and retention.
Making Passwords Secure: Missing the Weakest Link in Cybersecurity
Yes, Passwords are Secure! They are not going away; they can’t. The attacks we see daily is not a password authentication problem, but rather a password management nightmare. Has your organization put their employees into the role of Network Security Administrator? If you allow them to generate, remember, type, manage and know their logon passwordsRead… Read more »
We Need Jerks in the Workplace
Inclusive, creative and innovative workplaces need difficult people.
Preparing for the Unexpected: How to Plan in the Digital Age
Creating plans that can adapt and evolve based on advancements in technology is one of the biggest challenges facing all government organizations. Here’s how you can do it successfully.
Human Capital Management Priorities for Federal Agencies
If there’s one thing that will undoubtedly define this year, it will be the Presidential election. And while the world waits with bated breath to see who wins the presidential election in November, government agencies must try to keep their focus on mission success. So how will they achieve that goal?
Training Lessons Learned through Search and Rescue
The time invested training your team and building trust could be the difference between successful or failing operations