Federal Employees

Improving Your Agency's Leadership Clout Among Employees

Tom Fox | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Leadership, Best Places to Work, Federal Government, Federal Employees, Federal Leaders, Federal Government Employees, Federal Government Leaders, Business News
Tom Fox

I've got some good and bad news for federal leaders. On a positive note, federal employees' views of their leaders have been on the upswing since 2003 based on an analysis of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings.

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Before They Were Famous: Celebrities Who Were Once Federal Workers

Joseph A. Beaudoin | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Government Workers, Federal Workers, Public Sector, Walt Disney, Dr. Seuss, Julia Child, Steve Carell, Kal Penn, Clara Barton, Walt Whitman, Government Employees, Public Service Recognition Week, Federal Employees, Ina Garten, Public Service, Celebrity News
Joseph A. Beaudoin

Even though you don't hear about their work every day, that's not to say you've never heard of some of America's federal employees! Who are these famous former feds?

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GSA Sends New Message To Its Federal Employees

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Top officials of the General Services Administration are telling employees they have a duty to report incidents of wasteful spending lik...

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Government Workers Are Unfairly Assailed

Ted Kaufman | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Pensions, Government, Government Waste, CEO Compensation, Federal Employees, Politics News
Ted Kaufman

Those who believe that you have to pay well to attract the best talent usually don't accept the same argument when it comes to government employees.

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No Respect for Federal Workers

Max Stier | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Federal Benefits, Congress, Federal Workers, Federal Budget Deficit, Pensions, Obama Pay Freeze, Federal Employees, Public Service, Federal Budget, Politics News
Max Stier

It is time for our political leaders to focus on what it will take for government to succeed against a tide of increasing challenges and decreasing resources. More politically motivated quick wins are not the answer.

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Convincing a Cynical Workforce That Change Is Necessary

Tom Fox | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Public Servants, Federal Leaders, u.s. Department of Education, Federal Employees, Management, Politics News
Tom Fox

To some public servants, the call to do even more with even less may sound all too familiar. It's especially difficult if your employees see it as a call to work even harder to achieve the same results with fewer resources.

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House GOP Proposes Major Changes To Federal Pensions

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Federal Workforce, Politics News, Congress, Video, Federal Workers, Federal Pensions, Retirement, Pensions, Gop, Highway Programs, Republican Party, Federal Employees, House Republicans, House Rules Committee, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Federal employees would pay more toward their pensions and new employees would receive less generous retirement benefits under a Ho...

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Don't Let a Good Idea Go to Waste

Tom Fox | Posted 03.25.2012

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Tom Fox

Do good ideas simply vanish? Do they resurface within an agency and save money without the headlines? No one really knows.

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Both Public And Private Sector Wages Barely Grew Over Twelve Months

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.23.2012

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Whether you work for the government or the private sector, it's likely your salary didn't go up much in 2011, but federal workers saw their wages grow...

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Tips to Help You Stop Stressing Out

Tom Fox | Posted 02.25.2012

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Tom Fox

Managing workplace stress requires focusing on the issues that you can control. Here are a few ideas I've picked up from colleagues and executive coaches over the years that may offer some benefit during these crazy times.

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Getting Federal Employees and Managers on the Same Page

Tom Fox | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Federal Managers, Federal Employees, Job Satisfaction Federal, FDIC Work Place, Work Place Surveys, Staff Manager Alignment, Best Places Work, Business News
Tom Fox

Have you ever thought, "My colleagues just don't seem to get it?" You're not alone. Research across sectors shows that managers often respond to workplace surveys more positively than staff.

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WATCH: Mitt Romney Calls Federal Workers 'Servants,' Complains About Wages

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 01.08.2012

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Mitt Romney isn't getting his facts straight. Speaking to workers at a steel fabrication plant on Monday, Romney, clad in his class-crossing plaid ...

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Poor Performers -- Dealing With Performance Issues in Federal Government

Tom Fox | Posted 12.28.2011

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Tom Fox

It's a supervisor's responsibility to take action regarding poor performers -- both as a team leader and as a steward of taxpayer dollars -- even as difficult and cumbersome as the process may be.

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Jacqueline Berrien on Leading the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Tom Fox | Posted 12.20.2011

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Tom Fox

"The ultimate measure of our work is a very long-term measure. Will the workplace be more inclusive and discrimination less common when my children, my godchildren, or my nieces and nephews enter it?"

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Susan Grundmann on Protecting Merit Systems in the Federal Government

Tom Fox | Posted 11.20.2011

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Tom Fox

Susan Tsui Grundmann is the chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent, agency that protects the federal merit systems and promotes government-wide merit system principles.

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How to Be a Great Boss

Tom Fox | Posted 11.14.2011

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Tom Fox

"The challenge for new managers is understanding you are no longer an individual contributor but responsible for the performance of others," says Linda A. Hill, professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School.

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Are Government Employees Giving 100 Percent?

Steve Ressler | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Employee Satisfaction, Federal Employees, Government Workers, Worker Satisfaction, Careers, Worker Engagement, Employee Engagement, Workplace Engagement, Government Employees, Politics News
Steve Ressler

Someone who likes their job 75 percent of the time is probably doing vastly better than average, so here are a five ways we can keep public sector employees -- and, really, anyone in the workforce -- interested, happy and productive.

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The Federal Coach: Will You Be Ready When Your Leaders Hit the Road?

Tom Fox | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Fed Spending Cuts, Federal Government Employees, Federal Money, Federal Employees, Federal Spending, Politics News
Tom Fox

Staff turnover is as inevitable as death and taxes, and for government it looms on the horizon. So, how can federal managers prepare for this looming brain drain?

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I Am a Federal Employee

Kelly Arsenault | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Government Shutdown, Gop Budget Cuts, GOP Budget, Federal Workers, Budget, Government Shutdown 2011, Federal Employees, Business News
Kelly Arsenault

I am one of those federal workers at the lower end of the pay scale. Hopefully I can dispel some myths that the general population may be thinking about federal workers and the government shutdown.

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America Needs Our Federal Employees

Daniel C. Adcock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Workforce, Washington DC, Budget Crisis, Federal Employees, Budget Debate, Politics News
Daniel C. Adcock

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Elise Foley

Eric Cantor Dismisses Report That GOP Plan Would Cause Job Loss

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Two weeks after House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) dismissed a question about the possibility of the lower chamber's spending bill kill...

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States Should Follow Federal Example on Pensions and Health Care Costs

Larry Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pensions, State Budgets, Health Care, Individual Retirement Account, Federal Government, Social Security, Federal Employees, Politics News
Larry Hirsch

With skyrocketing pension costs the primary economic threat to many states, it is obvious that there needs to be reform. A primary working example are Federal Employee benefits.

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Boeing Contract $1 Billion Waste

Larry Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Hirsch

I was just watching a CNN story about Boeing contract to build a virtual fence at the Texas Border. Over $1 Billion of Federal Money has been paid on ...

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The Federal Coach: Managing the Fear of Cutback Among Federal Workers

Tom Fox | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Obama Spending Freeze, Spending Freeze, Federal Employees, Cutbacks, Politics News
Tom Fox

I reached out to senior leaders across government to collect their thoughts about how federal leaders can best manage the fear among employees about proposed hiring and pay freezes.

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Test Your Federal IQ: Mensa or Moron?

Mike Causey | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mike Causey

If you are visiting or entertaining non-federal relatives over Thanksgiving and they start giving you a hard time about being a pointy-headed bureaucr...

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