Management
The Fine Print of Firing
HR offices have a lot to learn about appeal rights for employees who get the ax.
Management
Red Tape or Redemption
The PIP should be a last chance -- not a parting shot -- before workers get fired.
Management
Deadly Sins
Defense and Homeland Security are creating a list of mandatory firing offenses, and unions are worried.
Management
Team Bush
By placing White House loyalists in key Cabinet departments, President Bush has moved to solidify his control of the government in his second term.
Management
Listen Up
When employees make sound business cases for change and managers respond, agencies improve.
Management
For the ASKing
NASA site uses the ancient technique of storytelling to boost management lessons.
Management
Bye-Bye, Captain
Lately, the Navy is more likely to dismiss officers for misbehavior than poor job performance.
Management
The Filter Dilemma
Protecting the boss from the onslaught of information is bound to burst his bubble.
Management
Perks, Pride and Preparation
Managers use special benefits, the aura of public service, career grooming and other techniques to hang on to top talent.
Management
It’s a Big Country
The question is whether central or regional offices are the best way to run programs.
Management
Singling Out Veterans
Tension overflows as managers look for ways to hire without feeling hamstrung.
Management
Pointing Out the Problems
Former DHS Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin spent his two-year tenure pressing for better management at homeland security.
Management
Hard Bargain
Unions hustle to attract new members as labor loses clout in personnel reforms.
Management
Bolstering Buyers
Federal procurement chief David Safavian wants to give the acquisition workforce a shot in the arm.
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