http://www.govexec.comen-usFri, 21 Dec 2012 15:48:19 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/12/federal-holiday-poem/60336/Our annual ode to federal employees.Brian FrielFri, 21 Dec 2012 15:48:19 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/12/federal-holiday-poem/60336/ManagementOlha Insight/Shutterstock.com http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2011/12/a-federal-holiday-poem/35702/Observing what has been a holiday tradition since 1998, we present our annual ode to federal employees.Brian FrielThu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2011/12/a-federal-holiday-poem/35702/Pay & Benefitshttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2010/12/a-federal-holiday-poem/32984/Observing what has been a holiday tradition at GovernmentExecutive.com since 1998, we present our annual ode to federal employees.Brian FrielWed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2010/12/a-federal-holiday-poem/32984/Pay & Benefitshttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2010/09/collaboration-minded-feds-see-barriers-to-working-together/32281/Nevertheless, mid-level managers are forging new relationships and building bridges across departments and agencies.Brian FrielFri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2010/09/collaboration-minded-feds-see-barriers-to-working-together/32281/OversightStephen Websterhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/08/fixing-reform/32065/Want good government? Get good agencies.Brian FrielWed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/08/fixing-reform/32065/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/07/learning-it-your-way/31865/Formal classroom training isn’t the best route for many federal workers.Brian FrielWed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/07/learning-it-your-way/31865/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/06/wheres-the-rigor/31733/The Gulf oil spill highlights the management issues federal scientists face.Brian FrielWed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/06/wheres-the-rigor/31733/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/06/political-hot-potato/31639/Career civil servants can’t be expected to make all the hard decisions.Brian FrielWed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/06/political-hot-potato/31639/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/05/mission-fissures/31538/Many federal agencies have long struggled with conflicting aims. Breaking them up isn’t hard to do.Brian FrielWed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/05/mission-fissures/31538/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/05/transparency-trap/31441/Opening the book on government operations could cause major headaches for federal managers.Brian FrielWed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/05/transparency-trap/31441/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/04/dont-go-ksas/31264/Federal managers will find ways to revive ‘knowledge, skills and abilities’ statements under a different name if hiring reformers eliminate them.Brian FrielWed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/04/dont-go-ksas/31264/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/03/ha-ha-ha/31167/For many, the age-old jokes about government work are no laughing matter.Brian FrielWed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/03/ha-ha-ha/31167/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/03/a-test-of-leadership/31063/Employee suggestion programs put managers’ reputations on the line.Brian FrielWed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/03/a-test-of-leadership/31063/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/03/its-a-stretch/30962/Four tried-and-true ways to trim fat from your office budget -- and avoid being asked to cut from the bone.Brian FrielWed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/03/its-a-stretch/30962/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/02/the-governmentwide-problem/30858/Many challenges have only agency-by-agency solutions.Brian FrielWed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/02/the-governmentwide-problem/30858/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/02/toot-your-horn/30786/Federal agencies struggle to promote their work without crossing the line into propaganda.Brian FrielWed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/02/toot-your-horn/30786/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/01/dont-blame-the-system/30686/Managers can hire and fire federal employees, a new book argues.Brian FrielWed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/01/dont-blame-the-system/30686/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/01/complex-risks/30608/With the first decade of this century behind us, federal managers face a daunting world ahead.Brian FrielWed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/01/complex-risks/30608/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/12/putting-the-i-in-teamwork/30531/Should federal managers rate teams rather than individual employees?Brian FrielWed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/12/putting-the-i-in-teamwork/30531/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/12/avoid-the-arbitrary/30442/Don't pick a number, any number, when setting goals for your office.Brian FrielWed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/12/avoid-the-arbitrary/30442/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/11/when-nothing-happens/30358/What counts most can’t always be measured.Brian FrielWed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/11/when-nothing-happens/30358/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/11/the-best-and-the-brightest/30275/Should top leaders seek innovation from the front lines?Brian FrielWed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/11/the-best-and-the-brightest/30275/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/10/culture-clashes/30123/Bureaucratic rivalries run deep. Can leaders bring conflicting agencies into harmony?Brian FrielWed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/10/culture-clashes/30123/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/10/people-prediction/30086/Forecasting your future personnel needs can help you avoid a flood of vacancies.Brian FrielWed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/10/people-prediction/30086/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/09/moments-to-remember/29947/Being a leader means being there when it counts the most.Brian FrielWed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2009/09/moments-to-remember/29947/Management - Management Matters