Workforce
Gender Stereotypes Creep into Performance Reviews
Performance reviews, especially ones with vague criteria, are an opportunity for managers to project their gender stereotypes onto employees.
Management
Thriving Through the Ongoing Pandemic
Those who will be able to look back when the pandemic is finally over and feel they did more than just make it through have several attributes in common.
Management
There’s a Better Way to Manage Federal Grants, a New Report Shows
Agencies spent $921 billion through grants last year. We know surprisingly little about what that funding has achieved.
Workforce
Numbers Can Trip You Up During the Pandemic – Here Are 4 Tips to Help You Figure out Tricky Stats
Understanding numbers in the news or social media can empower you to figure out risks and make good choices. Here's what to look out for to make sure you aren't misled by COVID-19 coverage.
Management
Vaccine Mandates Aren’t the Only – or Easiest – Way for Employers to Compel Workers to Get Their Shots
Can companies legally require workers to get vaccinated? Employers have gotten so good at finding ways to get employees to comply with their policies that it may not matter.
Tech
Video Conferencing Can Tank Collective Intelligence
By reducing synchrony among speakers, video conferencing actually may make it harder to communicate effectively than non-visual ways of connecting.
Oversight
Mindfulness Can Make You More Selfish
Mindfulness can relieve stress and anxiety, but new research finds it can also amp up selfishness in some people. Here's how and how to fight that effect.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Utility of Breaks – And Breakdowns
GovExec contributors Michael Lee Stallard and Katharine P. Stallard join the podcast to discuss how a nervous breakdown can help during the pandemic.
Management
The Importance of Leadership Communication in a Telework Environment
Senior leaders have a responsibility to foster trust and cohesion among staff. That requires a deliberate approach.
Management
To Achieve Racial Equity, the Biden Administration Should Put Data First
We need high-quality, publicly accessible data to identify and analyze racial inequities, develop solutions, and track progress.
Workforce
Pandemic Anxiety Has Women Drinking More
Women are drinking more during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research finds. Married women, who usually drink less, experienced the greatest increase.
Management
Having an Old-fashioned Nervous Breakdown Might Be a Good Thing
Carrying on until you are depleted or you collapse is not the way to go.
Workforce
What’s Safe to Do after You Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Just because you've gotten a COVID-19 vaccine doesn't mean you can return to your pre-pandemic lifestyle—at least not yet. An expert brings you up to speed.
Management
How to Build Employee Commitment and Improve Performance
A good place to start would be to reward goal achievement.
Management
Lessons From 30 Years of Government Reform Efforts
There’s much that newcomers to government should learn from the past.
Workforce
How to Spot ’Emotional Suffering’ During COVID-19 (And What to Do)
A year after the COVID-19 outbreak, many still report emotional distress. An expert describes what to look for and steps to help yourself and others.
Management
How New Agency Leaders Can Get Off to a Successful Start
Whether you’re a new appointee or a career executive starting a new assignment, take some advice from your predecessors.
Workforce
Will Your Work Ever Get Back to Normal?
With more and more people getting the COVID-19 vaccine, a group of experts breaks down what work could look like in a post-pandemic future.
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.
Oversight
CDC Stats on COVID-19 Deaths Obscure Structural Racism
The CDC controls for geography in its statistics about racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths. Researchers say that's a problem.
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