Management
Improving Government Performance in Louisville: ‘It’s All About the People’
A six-point system for cultivating talented staff.
Management
What Would Happen If American Senators Worked Like the French?
If Senators took a few tips from the French work week, the political process would still run as smoothly (ahem) as ever.
Management
A Ghost Tour of the National Death Index
Beware of what lurks deep in the bowels of vital statistics.
Management
Google is Sharing its Best Internal HR and Management Advice With Everyone Now
The search giant wants to make work better.
Management
Study: Stressful Jobs Make Life Shorter
Researchers found that unhealthy workplaces can affect mortality.
Management
Why Things Go Wrong
When an acquisition process is flawed, the outcome isn’t hard to predict.
Management
Goal Power: Use It, or It’s Useless
If cross-agency priority goals are viewed as an annoying requirement, they won’t work.
Management
Stop Complaining About Your 'Long' Work Week, in 2 Charts
People toiled for many more hours in the Industrial Age than they do in the digital one.
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How Stress and Worrying Can Make You Sick
Feeling overwhelmed affects everything from digestion to stroke risk.
Management
The Norwegian Army May Have the Answer to Reducing Sexism at Work
“We didn’t expect the results to be so strong.”
Management
Building Leadership Strength for the Next Administration
Transition roadmap leverages the talent of top executives.
Management
Clinton, Sanders, and the Value of Borrowing Policy Ideas From Other Countries
Americans are often skeptical of policy ideas from other countries. Why?
Management
How the OPM Breach Affected Hiring for Clearance Jobs
Recruiters expect to be dealing with the aftermath for months, if not years.
Management
A Simpler Way to Manage People
Performance management is both a battlefield and a minefield.
Management
The Next Budget Crisis Is Days Away. Is There a Better Way?
The building blocks for reform are largely in place.
Management
Telework Can Increase Employee Satisfaction, but It's Also Lonely
Working from home can decrease turnover. But it has downsides.
Management
Is Extending the Probationary Period a Good Idea?
It shouldn’t take that long to identify poor performers.
Management
Why Do So Many People With the Flu Still Come Into Work?
Money is part of it, but the guilt they feel about burdening their colleagues weighs on them just as heavily.
Management
Teaching Digital Buyers to Transform Acquisition
Public prize competition takes culture change to new level.
Management