Workforce
Restarting the Economy Too Soon Could Damage It More
Preventing people from getting sick with COVID-19 and saving lives is better for the economy than reopening businesses too soon, a new paper finds.
Tech
The Early Internet Years in Government Are a Model For Fostering Innovation
It’s critical to begin with a compelling vision for how life could be made better for the end user.
Management
We Know Almost Nothing About the Costs of Grant Administration
A recent survey finds surprisingly wide variation and few efficiencies of scale.
Management
GovExec Daily: Management Challenges in a Unique Time
National Academy of Public Administration CEO Terry Gerton joins the podcast to explain how federal managers can handle the challenges brought tot the fore by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Management
4 Weird Things that Happen When You Videoconference
An educational technology scholar illuminates some of odd feelings people experience when they communicate through cameras on the web.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Pivoting to Virtual Work Environments
Jacquelyn Phillips had to change a 90-person meeting from an in-person event to a virtual one. She joins the podcast to explain how she did it and how she continues to lead staff remotely during the pandemic.
Management
What Happens if Social Distancing for COVID-19 Ends Too Soon?
A new model can show how different interventions, like social distancing, will affect the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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.
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