Workforce

GovExec Daily: How to Manage the Zoomers in Your Office

Kat Clowes and Robin Paggi join the podcast to discuss how to bring Gen Z workers into your workplace.

Tech

Why ‘Zoom Fatigue’ Is Worse For Women

New findings may clarify why women are suffering more from Zoom fatigue, or feeling worn out from lots of online video calls.

Management

This Quick Morning Task Sparks Leadership Vibes

A quick reflection in the morning can leave you feeling like a leader at work, say researchers. Here are the prompts they suggest.

Pay & Benefits

After Decades of Stasis, Federal Pay Policy Is a Shambles

The Biden administration has an opportunity to change that, a former Trump administration official argues.

Management

Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It’s Not an ‘Excuse’ for Current Medical Racism.

When it comes to vaccine hesitancy, it's mainly academics and officials who are preoccupied with the history of the Tuskegee medical experiments.

Management

3 Ways Employers Could Help Fight Vaccine Skepticism

Surveys suggest people trust companies more than government and the media, showing they have an important role in helping end the pandemic.

Management

The Business Case for Investing in Human Capital Management

The payoff will be improved agency performance—and the gains could be significant.

Management

One Key to Making a Leadership Offsite a Success: Logic Models

It's a way to weave evidence into the agenda of a leadership strategy session, providing a real chance for actionable takeaways or recommendations.

Management

Why We Need to Focus on Pay Equity in Government

President Biden’s promise to “pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all” defines the goal.

Tech

Why Too Many Government Modernization Efforts Fail

Technology “solutions” almost never address the organizational issues critical to success.

Management

How to Address the Question Every Program Manager Should Answer: Does It Work?

In one of his first actions, President Biden encouraged agency heads to support “evidence-building plans,” more commonly called “learning agendas.” Here’s the back story.

Management

The Next Steps in Performance Management are Critical

The Biden administration should restore and stimulate performance management across the executive branch, encouraging managers doing the hard work of improvement.

Management

How the U.S. Mint Used the Shift to Remote Work to Reshape Its IT Mission

The pandemic upended operations, but that wasn’t entirely bad, says Chief Information Officer and acting Deputy Director Francis O’Hearn.

Management

Talking Politics in 2021: Lessons on Humility and Truth-Seeking from Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin spoke and wrote in ways that, if taken up now, could begin to erode the polarization of the current era.

Management

Setting the Stage for Improved Performance

The Biden administration has an opportunity to significantly change how government works.

Management

Ten Years On, How Has the Federal Performance System Performed?

An early skeptic finds there’s evidence for optimism, and much the Biden administration can build on.

Workforce

Clicks on a Job Site Reveal Hiring Discrimination

A broad look at recruiters' actions on a job website reveals who experiences hiring discrimination and when, report researchers.

Management

How Age Diversity in a Presidential Cabinet Could Affect Policies and Programs

Millennials and boomers advising Biden can look for common ground on climate change, student loan debt and other key issues.

Management

It’s ‘Back to the Future’ to Improve Agency Management Practices

Given the shift in workplace dynamics driven by the pandemic, creating a new bottom-up initiative with a focus on quality management may be what’s needed now.