Management

Brain Connections Predict How Well You Can Pay Attention

Understanding why the mind wanders.

  • Monica Rosenberg, The Conversation
Management

How to Get More Dads to Take Paternity Leave: Pay Them

There are many research-backed reasons for parents to take leave.

  • Bourree Lam, The Atlantic
Management

Jane’s World: The Daunting Role of a Middle Manager

Efficiency, engagement and innovation start in the middle.

  • John R. Malgeri and Jeffrey E. Press
Management

Why Poor FITARA Grades Are a Good Start

The first round of ratings provides critical benchmarks.

  • Francis Rose
Management

Want Innovation? 10 Tips for Senior Leaders

Make it possible for staff to wildly succeed, because of you.

  • Dannielle Blumenthal
Management

Achieving Joined-Up Government

Digital strategies to fix fragmented public services.

  • Peter Williams, Jan Gravesen and Trinette Brownhill
Management

Most of the U.S. Job Hunting Takes Place Online Now. That's a Problem For Many.

A significant portion of job hunters lacks digital job-seeking skills.

  • Amy X. Wang, Quartz
Management

Should Computers Decide Who Gets Hired?

When it comes to reviewing job applications, humans are relatively bad at selecting the best humans.

  • Gillian B. White, The Atlantic
Management

Going Beyond Jack of All Trades

Procurement pros can master category management.

  • Tim Cooke
Management

Bad Boss? Are You Sure It's Not You?

Here's the top 10 challenging people. Now look in the mirror.

  • Art Petty
Management

To Move Ahead in Your Career, You Must First Disrupt Yourself

It's important to overcome your brain's response to uncertainty.

  • Aimee Groth, Quartz
Management

Building a Shared Services Marketplace

Unified buying power will boost efficiency, if agencies get on board.

  • Mark Doboga
Management

'Find a Mentor' is Great Career Advice. Why is it So Hard to Do?

It's about how to seek wisely, not how to find fast.

  • Cassie Werber, Quartz
Management

How to Build Better State and Local Partnerships

Some are wary of federal programs that dictate solutions rather than cooperation.

  • Alan Pentz, Corner Alliance
Management

Making Innovation Labs Work

Complex challenges overpower traditional agency silos.

  • Darcie Piechowski, IBM Center for the Business of Government
Management

Why Does Progress on Women's Wages Seem to Be Stalling?

So far, 2015 has seen a widening of the gender pay gap—the first in decades.

  • Bourree Lam, The Atlantic
Management

Does Pay for Success Work? Define 'Success'

Performance-based experiments net mixed reviews.

  • Patrick Lester
Management

Creating a Culture of Accountability

How to set up a performance system of feedback and follow through.

  • Stewart Liff
Management

The Productivity Obsession

In today's always-on workplace, employees crave any app that promises a chance at regaining control over their time.

  • Melissa Gregg, The Atlantic
Management

On Gender Equality, There Are the Nordic Countries and There’s Everybody Else (Including the U.S.)

Countries like Finland, Sweden and Denmark had the least discrepancy between the attitudes of male and female respondents on the survey.

  • Cassie Werber, Quartz
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