Management
Recruiting the ‘Essential Workers of Democracy’: Group Aims to Sign up Poll Workers Ahead of Midterms
Power the Polls helped recruit poll workers during a global pandemic in 2020. Now the nonprofit group is back to help election administrators address new challenges.
Management
GovExec Daily: How Managers Can Avoid Self-Sabotage
McKinsey's J.R. Maxwell and Sarah Kleinman join the podcast to discuss their new report.
Oversight
Commentary: Your Plane Landed Safely — Thank the Bureaucrats at the FAA
The "administrative state" is not as scary as it sounds.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How the Pandemic and Economic Climate Has Affected Women
The National Women's Business Council's Pamela Prince-Eason joins the podcast to discuss how inflation and other factors have impacted entrepreneurs.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Pendulum Shifts Toward Workers
Wharton's Stephanie Creary joins the podcast to discuss the management-labor dynamic emerging from the pandemic period.
Management
A Deep Dive Into the Widening Mortality Gap Across the Political Aisle
New research examines how an area’s political environment can affect its mortality rate.
Management
GovExec Daily: Fixing Culture Clashes in the Office
Dr. Lee Frederiksen joins the podcast to discuss a new report about workplace culture.
Workforce
Narcissistic Bosses Impede Flow of Knowledge
New findings show how knowledge-sharing can suffer under the reign of a narcissistic boss.
Tech
How Process Mining Uncovers Workflow Bottlenecks
Understanding how processes operate across technology stacks and departments can help agencies weed out inefficiencies.
Management
The Choice to Work: Jill Biden’s Biography Examines How the First Lady’s Teaching Career Redefines Her Office
In continuing to work outside the White House, the first lady establishes a household that better reflects that of many American families. Historians say it’s about time.
Management
How Managers Can Become More Effective Leaders
A new report from Gallup identifies seven leadership traits found among managers of high performing teams, and offers tips for how to develop these skills.
Management
Why Retiring from Politics is More Complicated for Women
Women in politics, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, face unique challenges when it comes to aging and family life.
Management
Pandemic Decision-Making Is Difficult and Exhausting – Here’s the Psychology that Explains Why
People tend to dislike uncertainty and risk – two things that are hard to avoid completely during a pandemic. That’s part of why it can feel especially draining to make even small decisions these days.
Management
To Reckon with Theft of Indigenous Land, Change Place Names
Researchers propose a path for reckoning with Indigenous sovereignty and U.S. public lands through place names in national parks
Management
Scientists Identify the Missing Ingredient for Climate Action: Political Will
The IPCC's latest report finally recognizes the social barriers to climate action.
Workforce
An Emphasis on Brilliance Creates a Toxic, Dog-Eat-Dog Workplace Atmosphere that Discourages Women
A focus on raw intellectual talent may unintentionally create a cutthroat workplace culture. New research suggests women’s preference to avoid that environment may contribute to gender gaps in some fields.
Oversight
Ukraine War and Anti-Russia Sanctions on Top of COVID-19 Mean even Worse Trouble Lies Ahead for Global Supply Chains
In the short term, the war is causing energy prices to soar and prompting fears of famine in some countries. In the long term, it could remake the modern global supply chain.
Management
Putin, Zelenskyy and Biden All Have Unique Leadership Styles
The current conflict in Ukraine has three key leaders, each of whom uses a different approach to the crisis.
Management
Four Black Women Became Classmates, Roommates and Lifelong Sisters. One of Them Is Now a Historic Nominee for the Supreme Court.
Errin Haines spoke to longtime friends of Ketanji Brown Jackson as she is poised to break a new barrier.
Management
Cost Overruns and Delays for OPM's Trust Fund Modernization
OPM is working to modernize the legacy financial system that manages retirement, health benefits and life insurance programs, but it's behind schedule and over budget.
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