Management

Employees Should Be Managed as Valued Assets

It’s time to stop treating human capital spending as an administrative expense. It’s an investment in future performance.

Management

How to Help Your Team be Productive Post Shutdown

Employee engagement was a problem before the shutdown. It’s likely to get worse.

Management

It’s Back to Work, But Not Back to Normal

It will be very difficult for federal employees to pick up where they left off, especially with another possible shutdown looming on Feb. 15.

Management

Why Feds Don’t Strike

During the 35-day partial government shutdown, many wondered why workers didn’t just strike. Here’s an explainer.

Management

Last One Out, Turn Off the Lights

Retirements were up 24 percent last year. The shutdown is likely to drive many more civil servants out the door in 2019.

Management

Shutdown’s Economic Impact Is A Forceful Reminder Of Why Government Matters

The shutdown is highlighting the crucial role government plays in the lives of citizens and businesses, offering a reminder of its fundamental value to the economy.

Management

Major Facebook Users Are Worse At Making Decisions

New research shows a connection between social media use and impaired risky decision-making.

Management

Agencies Spent $4 Trillion Last Year; Did Taxpayers Get What They Paid For?

Allocating resources effectively across 2,277 federal programs requires a comprehensive, standardized framework.

Management

Older Folks Were Most Likely To Share ‘Fake News’ In 2016

Surprisingly few Americans shared "fake news" on Facebook during the 2016 election season, but some of us were more likely to do so than others.

Management

If the Shutdown Derails Your Finances, It Could Affect Your Security Clearance

Don’t panic, but don’t go on a shopping spree either. Money issues cause more clearance denials and revocations than all other issues combined.

Management

Federal Employees Did not Sign Up to be Shut Down

The current impasse reflects a pattern of mismanagement of public service talent under the Trump administration.

Management

If You’re Over 50, Chances Are the Decision to Leave a Job Won’t be Yours

A new data analysis by ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire, suffering financial damage that is often irreversible.

Management

Improving Program Management

Two years after the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act was signed into law, slow but steady progress is being made.

Management

What Aristotle Can Teach Us About Trump’s Rhetoric

Trump appeals to his base in a way that philosophers knew was effective thousands of years ago.

Management

A Research-Backed Reason Not To Worry About What Your Peers Think Of You

Can we ever really know what our colleagues think about us? A new study suggests we already do.

Management

A Shutdown Would Have More Negative Effects than You Might Think

The budget impasse threatens our future capacity to govern.

Management

Is the Federal Workforce Reaching Its Breaking Point?

The level of burnout across government may be approaching a crisis point. The cost is substantial and growing worse.

Management

Managing Millennials? First, Set Aside Your Assumptions

Many people buy in to the myth that the millennial generation is entitled, demanding, and unprepared to deliver on real workforce challenges.