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Dr. Francis Collins
Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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John Kamensky
Senior Fellow, IBM Center for the Business of Government
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Scott Eblin
Executive Coach // @scotteblin
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Sarah Agan
Director, Corner Alliance Inc.
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Jackson Nickerson
Associate Dean, Brookings Executive Education
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Lara Shane
VP Research and Communications, Partnership for Public Service
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Mark Micheli
Editor, Excellence in Government // @MARK_MICHELI
If It's So Hard to Fire Feds, Why Are So Many Federal Leaders Risk Averse?
Ask EIG is your chance to seek answers to public sector management challenges and conundrums. Submit your questions here. When it’s so hard to fire a federal employee, why are so many federal leaders risk averse? I’ve never seen anybody get canned for making a mistake, yet we all walk on eggshells ... Read & React
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.Aristotle
Disappointment Sucks. So, Now What?
Yesterday I found what is already one of my all time favorite New Yorker cartoons. I pulled the current issue out of the mailbox, started flipping through it and saw the classic guy on a therapist’s ... Read & React
8 Common Workplace Stressors and How to Handle Them
Most businesses have great security systems in place to protect their “property.” Small businesses place cameras on-premise while larger businesses have gates, security guards, and electronic entry cards. Yet, the real thief responsible for more than $200 billion annual loss in US businesses is ... Read & React
The States Where Women Make the Most (and Least) Compared to Men
At some point or another, you've heard the stat that American women earn just 77 cents for every dollar that men make. But what about state to state? Is it as bad in New York as, say, Ohio or Wyoming? In a new report, the Center for American Progress offers up this coast-to-coast breakdown. The pay ... Read & React
How to Manage Your Inbox so You Don’t Miss a Life-Changing Opportunity
Many people hate their inbox, but I love mine. I get hundreds of emails each day. At least a few times a week, I get a request for help from a stranger, and these give me a thrill. Doing a little favor for someone is a great way to kickstart my day. It gives me the energy to tackle the much bigger ... Read & React
Moving from Process to Practice in Performance Management
After more than 20 years trying to measure and improve performance, federal agencies are beginning to adopt cultures of continuous improvement and have shown progress in using data to help make decisions, according to a newly released report. The report found that most of the progress is taking ... Read & React
Want to Innovate? 4 Ways to Stimulate Creativity
Do you ever feel like that guy Fred from the 1980s Dunkin Donuts commercials? He awakes to the shrill of an old school alarm clock: eyes pop open and before it’s clear he’s even awake, out of his mouth comes“time to make the donuts.” He gets up, shuffles around and continues in a mono-toned ... Read & React
Service to America Medal Finalists: The Top Public Servants in Citizen Services
There are countless unsung civil servants working behind the scenes to ensure our government effectively provides critical services that meet the many needs of the American people. On October 3, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service will present the prestigious Samuel J. ... Read & React
How Local Governments Are Cutting Burglaries by 27 Percent
Police departments across the U.S. are piloting crime prevention programs that rely on a smart analysis of historical crime data in neighborhoods across their cities. And they are finding that they can cut burglaries by as much as 27 percent! City police departments across the country are turning ... Read & React
Don’t Like Organizational Politics? Get Over It.
At the end of a Next Level Intensive workshop yesterday, I asked the participants for some ideas on topics they’d like to cover in future sessions or what they’d like to see me address in my blog. As people were leaving the room, one of the managers sidled up to me and said she’d really like to see ... Read & React
The Retirement Wave You Didn’t See Coming
You’ve likely heard of the impending government retirement wave. For a decade, agency leaders have been monitoring their workforce demographics with increasing concern. Low attrition rates combined with less hiring have produced a static employee base that grows older with each passing year. Many ... Read & React
Many Feds Face Furloughs Twice
Dems Back Retroactive Shutdown Pay
How Long Has the Shutdown Lasted?
Agencies Post Shutdown Plans Online
No TSP Contributions During a Shutdown
How Contractors Might Weather a Shutdown
