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How measurement motivates
Steve Kelman explains the power of stretch goals over general encouragement.
Cybersecurity
DHS offers IT career path guide
CIO Richard Spires announces the release of a document that explains how IT professionals can have a successful career at Homeland Security.
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How to learn from success
We all know how to learn from our mistakes. But what lessons can we take from the things that go right?
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How to assess your team
Technology executives at federal agencies must oversee and develop a wide range of employees: longtime civil servants, political appointees, their hires and those they have inherited. Dan McCarthy offers a tool to make that easier to do.
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How to join the Senior Executive Service
Moving into the exective ranks demands a proven track record and some high-level skills, but it's not a mystery.
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How to make the most of a mentor
Experienced hands can help younger employees learn the skills needed to navigate a career. However, you must know how, and when, to draw on your mentor's experience to get the most value from the relationship.
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VA academy gets new leader
Former deputy director of the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services takes the lead in acquisition training.
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How to foster better performance
The traditional view of success focuses on an employee’s ability to complete assignments, but managers need to broaden that view to reflect changes in the workplace, write CEB's Van Riper and Cattie.
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Transportation's acquisition workforce at risk
Poor documentation on attrition and other management lapses strain resources in the Transportation Department's component agencies, audit finds.
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Air Force expects to hire cyber pros
Despite the government's budget austerity expectations, the Air Force anticipates hiring hundreds of cyber specialists in the near future.
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Cavalry not coming for acquisition workforce
Although agencies have tools to make procurement more effective, 2013 is likely to remain a difficult year for acquisition workforce challenges.
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The coming mobile explosion
Security and BYOD concerns move closer to resolution as the trend toward greater use of mobile devices picks up speed.
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How to spot a turkey farm
Whether by intent or neglect, it's still common for poor performers to be stashed in agency 'holding pens.' PLUS: How to prevent poor performance.
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Cost-free ways to boost morale
A new survey reveals levels of employee satisfaction and a breakdown of what feds find rewarding.
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Departing House takes one last shot at federal pay
A bill that the House passed would freeze pay for federal employees and members of Congress, but the 112th Congress ended without Senate action.
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Bill provides means to punish execs for misconduct
A bill that the House passed would provide a mechanism to suspend Senior Executive Service members without pay for misconduct or malfeasance.
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BYOD: Not so inevitable after all
Employees might demand e-mail and Web access on their own devices, but agencies should think carefully when considering broader BYOD policies.
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When collaboration fails
Collaboration is the cornerstone of good, efficient government, but misperceptions and underlying issues often paralyze interagency efforts to work together.
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