The Vast Majority of IRS Employees Aren't Corrupt
GSA Mishandled Executive Bonuses
EIG 2013 as Told by Your Tweets
Infographic: Nominee Limbo
Will You Be Furloughed?
Boldly Go Where No Fed's Gone Before
AUTHOR ARCHIVES
Mark Micheli
Editor, Excellence in Government
Mark Micheli is the Special Projects Editor of Government Executive, editor of Excellence in Government Online and former Program Manager of the Government Business Council. Prior to his current roles, he worked on national security and emergency management issues with the US Treasury Department. He’s worked as a political research analyst, a correspondent for the Des Moines Register at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs. He studied at Drake University where he has degrees in Magazine Journalism, Political Science and History.
What the Heck is Operational Efficiency?
February 1, 2013 We’ve got a question for you: Excellence in Government recently surveyed over 2,000 federal managers to find out what they felt were the most pressing management issues facing the federal workforce in 2013. From middle managers on up, the answer was clear: achieving operational efficiency. The results showed that: 63 ...
15 Great Leadership Lessons From John Kerry's Senate Farewell
February 1, 2013 After 28 years in the Senate, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts bid farewell to his colleagues in an emotional address rich in wisdom and perspective on the challenges of our times. In a 50 minute address last Wednesday, he encapsulated the problems—and solutions—to the Senate’s gridlock as well as what ...
3 Ways to Improve Your ‘Best Places to Work’ Ranking
January 28, 2013 Last month, the Partnership for Public service released their annual “Best Places to Work” index and, to put it bluntly, the results were alarming. An across the board drop in employee satisfaction (among the lowest in the index’s history) raised important questions and left many wondering how, with so many ...
Meet Kid President: The Awesome Pep Talk You Must Watch Now
January 28, 2013 Need some motivation to kick off your week? Let Kid President help you start your week right. No words can describe the awesome motivational powers, or cuteness, of Kid President. Just watch, and enjoy your day... ...it's time to do somethin': Thanks to Megan for sharing. Who do you know ...
Obama and Clinton to Sit for First Joint Interview
January 25, 2013 Consider the hatchet buried. President Obama and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be sitting down this afternoon for a joint interview with “60 Minutes” to air on Sunday. The news broke on Twitter via Politico’s Mike Allen, who noted that this would mark the first time Obama has ...
Google's 8 Simple Rules for Being a Better Manager
January 25, 2013 In early 2009, Google's HR team began a project code-named Project Oxygen. Their mission, reported the New York Times, was to build better bosses. After combing through performance reviews, feedback surveys and other data-rich metrics, they distilled the essence of what makes a good manager down to eight jaw-droppingly simple ...
Give Feds Permission to Screw Up
January 23, 2013 Here’s one thing I rarely saw during my time working in government: permission to screw up. That’s not to say people didn’t mess up. It was quite the contrary—people screwed up constantly (myself included). But instead of owning it, people felt pressure to obfuscate, cast blame or change the definition ...
Obama’s Inaugural Address: 5 Quotes History Will Remember
January 22, 2013 Words are one of the most powerful tools a leader has. For a president, the inaugural address serves as their best opportunity to harness that tool to inspire the country, annunciate a governing philosophy and crystallize their legacy as a leader. (RELATED: Full text of Obama's Second Inaugural Address) Abraham ...
7 Huge Mistakes of Inaugurations Past
January 17, 2013 For all the preparation and pageantry of presidential inaugurations, sometimes things don’t go according to plan. In the depths of inaugural history lie some fascinating goofs, flubs and even deadly mistakes. Here now, in chronological order, we present a list of seven notable failures of inaugurations past: 1. The Time ...
Infographic: The Secret to Better Sleep
January 15, 2013 As we head into 2013, many Americans may have resolved to get more sleep this year. Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes for Health, recommends that adults get seven to eight hours of sleep each night. According to this Infographic from Greatist.com, most Americans are clocking in just ...
