by Marnie Green | Aug 16, 2013 | Management Articles
“A ‘five’ rating in my work group is not the same as a ‘five’ rating in another group.” When you design a performance evaluation system you want it to be fair. Yet, fairness is often an elusive characteristic in public sector employee performance evaluation systems. ...
by Martha Duesterhoft | May 31, 2013 | Career Advice, on the job
Whether you’re a manager trying to develop your people or trying to develop yourself and build a career, you need to know that one of the key ways you can have a positive impact on the business is by operating more as a Coach than a Manager. A study conducted...
by Mark F. Weinberg | Feb 2, 2013 | Career Advice, on the job
Receiving orientation to a new organization or assignment, acquiring knowledge and learning new skills, and building workplace “connectedness” are all valuable benefits of a strong mentoring relationship. As many as 70% of employees credit one or more mentoring...
by Tina Kashlak Nicolai | Feb 1, 2013 | Career Advice, on the job
Job got you down? Feeling in a rut? Don’t despair. There are things you can do to catapult yourself into a new situation, new job, and even more money. You can shift your attitude starting right now by following these simple tips. #1 Environment overhaul. Rearrange...
by Philip Ewell | Jan 23, 2013 | About the Public Sector, overview
There is a story that was shared with me many years ago of a man said to have been the source of the well-known phrase “ Good Enough For Government Work”. It was said to have originated some 70 years ago. The man, an engineer, owned a small engineering firm and would...
