Tom Fox

Poor Performers -- Dealing With Performance Issues in Federal Government

Tom Fox | Posted 12.28.2011

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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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Mapping the NIH's leadership DNA

Tom Fox | Posted 12.28.2011

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"One of my challenges is to make sure that the message about the sustainability and future promise of biomedical research is coming across, even if we have to tighten our belts right now."

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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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"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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Robert Reich on Bringing Tenacity to Public Leadership

Tom Fox | Posted 12.18.2011

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What leadership lessons did you learn during your tenure as the secretary of labor? There is a difference between leadership and formal authority. Many people have formal positions of authority, but do not exert leadership.

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Alfonso Batres: A Leadership Veteran

Tom Fox | Posted 12.10.2011

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"Vet Centers provide a safe confidential environment where combat veterans and their families can receive prompt professional services. Many of our Vet Center staff are veterans themselves and understand and appreciate the veteran's service to country."

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Susan Grundmann on Protecting Merit Systems in the Federal Government

Tom Fox | Posted 11.20.2011

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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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"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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Want to Drive Innovation in Your Federal Agency? Start With Leaders at the Top

Tom Fox | Posted 10.31.2011

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Leadership is the key to employee commitment, and ultimately to innovation and results.

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Developing the Leadership Skills of High-Potential Employees

Tom Fox | Posted 10.30.2011

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Despite the lean times that lie ahead, the great challenges facing our nation and the need for more effective government call out for investing in the development of a new generation of leaders.

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What Are Battered Feds To Do? Don't Worry, Be Happy

Tom Fox | Posted 10.19.2011

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There's been a steady drumbeat of bad news for federal employees for more than a year, and the stories are likely to get worse before they get better.

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