Management

A Guide for Working Families

To attract and retain a talented workforce, the government must provide workplace flexibilities.

Management

Help Shape the Next President’s Agenda

Transitions in Governance 2016 wants your input on pressing federal management issues.

Management

2,500 Years Later, the Hottest New Management Guru is Confucius

It's possible to learn good business and good manners.

Management

The Lowdown on Agency Strategic Reviews

Results show progress, but morale and customer service challenges remain.

Management

Video: Capuchin Monkeys Show How Keeping Up With Your Peers is an Early Need

Feeling bad when our peers do better is a deep-seated instinct.

Management

Google’s Lessons for Federal Workforce Management

Granting employees the freedom to implement is a central theme.

Management

Technology and Government’s Distributed Future

Connected devices are changing the way we do business, but our thinking will need to catch up to our tools.

Management

The Evolution of Your Professional Self on Social Media

Don't think of it as a liability, but an asset.

Management

Don’t Blame the Bike If You Want to Improve Performance

Question every single meeting, method, routine and tool, and start over.

Management

Madam CEO, Fetch Me a Coffee

Women in business are still expected to bring cupcakes, answer phones and take notes.

Management

CEOs Need Mentors Too

A seasoned adviser can help leaders avoid costly mistakes.

Management

There Really Are More Pregnant Women at the Office

In the past fifty years, more Americans have decided to work during pregnancy.

Management

Do Your Stakeholders ‘Like’ You on Facebook?

Influencers can make or break your social media presence.

Management

Ensuring Women a Seat at Every Table

Women entering the workforce are more likely to be on a management track than they were a decade ago.

Management

Your Next Best Hire Might Be a Competitive Eater

Succeeding at competitive eating is something more akin to solving multiple puzzles at once.

Management

Science Agrees: Being Laid Off Is Terrible

New research from England suggests that cutbacks can lead to lasting trust issues.

Management

Why Every Manager Should Use the Great Sewerage Equation

Backlogs are not a government problem. They are a large-organization problem.

Management

Uncertainty: Get Over It

The days of long-range plans are dead, replaced by a series of short-term ideas and experiments.

Management

Baby Boomers Were Job-Hopping Before It Was Cool

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the notion of the "company man" died not recently, but long ago.

Management

Half of American Workers Have Left a Job Because They Hated Their Boss

Gallup estimates that managers who are "actively disengaged" cost the US economy close to $400 billion annually.