Management
Managers: It's Time to Bring Back 'Show and Tell'
How you can connect your remote team through personal knowledge.
Workforce
Only Your Boss Can Cure Your Burnout
People refer to various forms of malaise as “burnout,” but it’s technically a work problem. And only your employer can solve it.
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.
Workforce
Social Media Checks Can Bring Bias into Hiring
The way HR professionals check new job candidates' online info and social media posts, known as "cybervetting," can lead to bias in hiring.
Workforce
Pandemic Pushed Many Moms out of the Workforce
New research documents how the COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting loss of in-person education for kids, has sidelined mothers from the workforce.
Workforce
When Your Chance for a COVID-19 Shot Comes, Don’t Worry About the Numbers
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine that the FDA cleared Saturday was 66% effective overall in preventing moderate to severe covid, while the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were more than 90% effective. But the numbers aren’t exactly comparable. And all three shots prevent hospitalization and death.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Future of Safe In-Office Work
Drs. Brittany Busse and Anthony Harris join the podcast to discuss what "normal" work looks like when the country gets back to normal.
Management
4 Causes of ‘Zoom Fatigue’ and What You Can Do about It
Video chat platforms have design flaws that exhaust the human mind and body, leading to "Zoom fatigue." But there are easy ways to mitigate the effects.
Workforce
The Do’s and Don’ts on Social Media for Vaccine Haves and Have-Nots
In the thick of a global pandemic, and with a vaccine rollout that has been less than optimal, it's no surprise that selfies featuring the coveted COVID-19 shot surface on social media timelines. But is posting a vaccine selfie on your social media account a faux pas or a needed encouragement for others to get the shot?
Workforce
Make an Effort? If Rewards and Performance Align
We put in mental effort when there's a reward, research finds, but also when our performance will make a difference.
Workforce
To Close Gender Gap, Fight Pay Secrecy
"An emerging body of research finds that pay secrecy policies... disadvantage women in particular."
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.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How Feds are Burning Out During the Pandemic
Eagle Hill Consulting's David Witkowski joins the podcast to discuss his firm's survey results on how public servants are working during the crisis and handling the stress of COVID-19.
Tech
‘Cruel’ Digital Race For Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind
Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are commonplace as states expand who’s eligible to be vaccinated. The oldest Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a distinct disadvantage.
Management
Viewpoint: How Biden Can Foster a More Inclusive America
Much like a company with a poor track record on diversity, equity and inclusion, the nation is looking for clear change absent a clear idea of how it will be accomplished.
Workforce
The Remote-Work Revolution Will Be Bigger Than We Think
The past year has offered a glimpse of the nowhere-everywhere future of work.
Management
The Deputy Secretary: Linchpin to Making Government Work
Sixteen former deputy secretaries share insights about a critical—but often ambiguous—job.
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.
Workforce
Segregation Policies in Federal Government in Early 20th Century Harmed Black Americans for Decades
President Wilson sanctioned segregation policies more than a century ago by targeting Black civil service workers.
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