'Back-Door' Base Closures
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Neely Out at GSA
More USPS Buyouts
Gimme My Discount! Deals for Feds
Buyout Watch: Who's Offering What
AUTHOR ARCHIVES
A Safe Place For Dangerous Truths
April 1, 1999 lthough many people think drawing is only for the artistically talented or the mentally deficient, the exercise of creating pictures is a sophisticated tool for analyzing complex situations. It enables a group to see context at the same time as content. Unlike overhead slides with bullet points, drawings are not ...
Beyond Victimization
April 1, 1999 his picture was drawn by a woman who was a member of two warring organizations who had met for a two-day planning session. It shows a person caught in a vise that is being tightened by the employees of each of the organizations. When the creator of the drawing lifted ...
The Big Picture
April 1, 1999 iecing lots of smaller pictures together inevitably delivers a big-picture view. And with a bigger picture, dangerous truths become less dangerous and even less true. "Many dangerous truths are just assumption bubbles that, once exposed, can be tested to see if they pop," says one federal official. "When we don't ...
An Explosive Situation
April 1, 1999 ate last year, 30 employees and managers of one agency gathered for a five-day planning session. A glance around the room at the beginning of the session revealed crossed arms, cynical smiles and eyes that rolled at the very mention of "teamwork." Incongruous bursts of anger bubbled up about insignificant ...
Dangerous Truths
April 1, 1999 ou want the truth? I'll tell you what the real problem is. But we need to find a place where it's safe to talk. Hang on, let me close the door. Or maybe I should just call you later, from home." In many federal offices, speaking the truth about how ...
