Author Archive
Management
How to Improve the Performance Appraisal Process
The federal practice of issuing uninformative mid-year reviews followed six months later by year-end appraisals is both painful and ineffective.
Management
How to Create a Culture of Fairness in Government
The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey shows that some agencies have a lot of work to do.
Management
Improving Employee Engagement
I suggest that agencies look at their FEVS results from a different perspective.
Management
You Can’t Legislate Accountability
Organization must have a culture of performance to deal effectively with those who fall short.
Management
Blame Weak Management, Not Lack of Authority, for Poor Performers
For the most part, federal supervisors already have the ability to do all of the things described in Trump’s new executive order on removal procedures.
Management
How to Improve your Organization’s Performance
Problems are generally caused by a multitude of issues, which are invariably connected.
Management
The Low Rate of Firing Government Employees is Not a 'Positive Sign'
The vast majority want to work in an organization that values performance, which is why management needs to fire the slackers.
Management
Managing Your Career in the Trump Era
Do you feel like you are making a difference or are you just trying to survive?
Management
How to Survive the Hiring Freeze
There are ways to optimize the resources you already have.
Management
Tapping Government’s Biggest Asset—Knowledge
How agencies can develop, share and keep critical expertise.
Management
Government’s Turnaround Starts at the Bottom
Fixing performance requires making everyone a leader.
Management
Finding a Fix for Government Performance
The Trump administration should look at time-tested management approaches.
Management
Can a New Work Design Help the Government?
What you can learn from the agencies that pioneered different approaches.
Management
Is Telework Really Benefitting Your Agency?
Most organizations don’t collect enough data to actually know.
Management
What Government Could Learn from the Golden State Warriors
Organizations get the results they’re designed to get.
Management
To Deal With Poor Performers, You Need Will and Skill
As the workforce has grown savvier and more litigious, government managers have had a hard time finding reliable HR expertise.
Management
Hold Senior Executives Accountable, But Don’t Strip Appeal Rights
Why treat VA’s senior executives differently than other senior executives in government?
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Are You Turning Off Your New Employees on Day One?
Take a good look at your onboarding process.
Management
Why Do So Many Government Incentive Awards Programs Fail?
Cash bonuses can do more harm than good.
Management
Creating a Culture of Accountability
How to set up a performance system of feedback and follow through.
