Management

Why ‘Fake News’ Matters to Feds

People are deeply mistrustful of those who develop, publicize, and use information.

Management

The Pay Gap Analysis is a House of Cards

It contains estimates stacked upon estimates. Rube Goldberg would be pleased.

Management

Job References Often Lie. Ask These Questions To Make Them Tell The Truth

There’s an easy way to ensure references don’t sugar-coat candidates, without making anyone uncomfortable.

Management

8 Leadership Questions for Sara Ratcliff

The executive director of the Federal Chief Human Capital Officers Council shares some hard-won lessons in leadership.

Management

Americans Are More Anxious Than They Were a Year Ago

A new study provides clues for implementing more effective public policies.

Management

Social Impact Bonds, Explained

These partnerships between investors, governments and nonprofits are a new way to pay for programs and services that help people in need and address intractable problems like mass incarceration.

Management

How Managers Can Spark, Not Squelch, Our Motivation

Intrinsic motivation has a wide range of benefits for both employees and the organization. Here are 5 ways for managers to foster it.

Management

It’s Premature to Break Up OPM

It makes no sense to initiate a major reorganization before defining what the new organization is expected to achieve.

Management

Understanding the Rising Rate of Suicide

Deaths from opioid overdose and suicide are at an all-time high. One in 10 adult Americans uses marijuana. And only 1 in 3 Americans self-describes as "happy." A public health expert asks, what's going on?

Management

Why Bosses Cut Some Employees Slack for Unethical Behavior

The same transgression can lead to different consequences. Here’s one reason why.

Management

Only 1 In 4 Women Who Have Been Sexually Harassed Tell Their Employers. Here’s Why They’re Afraid

Courts have created three legal barriers that have made it much harder for workers to complain to their employers about sexual harassment.

Management

The Biggest Problem The World's Workforce Faces Is a Classic Management Issue

"Any change you make needs to be going with your people, not against them," says Moya Greene, CEO of Royal Mail, who spoke at the CogX Festival of All Things AI.

Management

It Turns Out Men, Not Women, Suffer More From Imposter Syndrome

A recently-published study flips the gender dynamic of imposter syndrome on its head.

Management

Overcoming a Big Obstacle to Citizen Feedback

It took the Defense IG more than a year to get approval for a simple five-question survey asking users’ opinions about its website.