Oversight
A Framework for National Recovery From COVID-19
There's a path forward drawing on lessons from the 2009 stimulus coupled with the Australian approach to coronavirus.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: How to Stay Connected With Your Team
Michael Lee Stallard and Katharine P. Stallard join the podcast to talk about how to keep your team's spirits up while also staying on the same page.
Management
COVID-19 Is Coinciding With a Loneliness Epidemic
It’s critically important to foster connection during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Oversight
Carefree Amid a Contagion: How to Talk to COVID-19 Skeptics
As isolation becomes normal, its toll begins to emerge in more subtle ways, including on the body itself.
Workforce
Workers Left out of Government and Business Response to the Coronavirus
If government and business collaborate with workers, a scholar of labor relations writes, current economic problems could get less severe, the recovery smoother and lasting prosperity more likely.
Management
The Pivot: Leading Your Mission and Your People Through COVID-19
It is a greater risk to the mission to not consider workplace flexibilities that keep employees working.
Management
Bonus Incentives Can Be Rewarding In More Ways Than One
People perform better when they have goals. They perform even better when they are members of a team working to achieve team goals.
Management
How Leaders Can Help Reverse the Rise of Suicides in America
The CDC has adopted “connectedness” as a strategy to combat the factors that contribute to the high number of suicides in the United States.
Management
A Guide to Attracting Talent in Government
Delivering better employee experiences is key.
Management
For Federal Healthcare Agencies, a Case for Better AI Outcomes
As officials increasingly turn to algorithms for assistance, they should be wary of tools that make harnessing artificial intelligence look easy.
Management
A Message for Trump: When Americans Lose Faith in Government, Presidents Pay a Price
The management failures that swirled around the government’s initial response to Katrina seriously damaged President Bush.
Defense
The Federal Government Should Go to War With the Coronavirus, Today
A bipartisan federal effort, leading to a military-style assault, is necessary to contain the virus that has the potential to infect 40%-70% of the world’s population within a year.
Management
Performance Management: An Emphasis on Learning
The trick is getting front-line managers to see value in fostering a learning-driven, problem-solving approach to improving performance.
Management
No Matter What Happens In November, a Transition is Coming
Government leaders face enormous uncertainty in the coming months. It’s bound to be a wild ride.
Management
What the Careers of Diplomats Can Teach the Rest of Government
Two recent books examine the lives and roles of foreign service officers.
Defense
Think the U.S. is More Polarized Than Ever? You Don’t Know History
A growing chorus of people say the U.S. has never been so politically divided. A Civil War historian reminds readers that there was once a far more divided time.
Management
The President’s Management Agenda: A Work in Progress Two Decades On
A look back at the creation of the first PMA and the lessons for leaders today.
Management
The Gig Economy and BLS Surveys
Government does not understand this growing segment of the labor force, and that affects federal pay.
Management
When Bigger Is Better
Validating public policy outcomes is critical, but so is building on the evidence. A new study looks at what’s needed to expand successful programs.
Management
Reinventing Government: Learning From a Principle-Driven Reform Initiative
Creating a reform agenda that allows civil servants to be part of the reform can be a huge force-multiplier.
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