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Standing Panel News Mar 14, 2018

Improving Employee Engagement: Reflections of a Former HUD Deputy Secretary

What happens when you tie your Employee Engagement effort to shared mission and goals? Lots. In 2014, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) had the lowest ranking on the Best Places to Work rating of any…

https://napawash.org/news/improving-employee-engagement-reflections-of-a-former-hud-deputy-secretary

Standing Panel News Mar 8, 2018

Implementing Performance Management in Government

Introduction Based on our interviews with 42 Obama Administration appointees over the past four years, we developed many insights into what makes an effective manager in government. Three key skills to being an effectiv…

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Standing Panel News Mar 8, 2018

Implementing Enterprise Risk Management in Government

Introduction A recent Commentary in this series, Implementing Performance Management in Government, recommended that political appointees develop ways to track performance in their organization. In addition to tracking …

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Standing Panel News Mar 8, 2018

Implementing Innovation in Government

Indtroduction In our recent Commentary, Implementing Performance Management in Government, we discussed that effective political appointees need to develop ways to track performance in their organization. In this articl…

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Standing Panel News Mar 8, 2018

Scaling a Fiscal Cliff and Other Contortions

Introduction There is little new under the sun. We can find close presidential races from the time of Thomas Jefferson to Al Gore. The contentiousness often spills over into governance. The divided Congress that we face…

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Standing Panel News Feb 27, 2018

Australia-US Lessons on Public Sector Stewardship and Capability

The NAPA White Paper, Strengthening Organisational Health and Performance in Government, draws on international as well as US experience and research; it also offers practical guidance for international as well as US pub…

https://napawash.org/news/australia-us-lessons-on-public-sector-stewardship-and-capability

Standing Panel News Feb 22, 2018

Employee Engagement Surveys Are Only Part of the Answer

Merely measuring employee engagement isn’t enough, concludes a NAPA white paper on Strengthening Organizational Health and Performance in Government. While both the federal government and private companies measure emplo…

https://napawash.org/news/employee-engagement-surveys-are-only-part-of-the-answer

Standing Panel News Feb 12, 2018

The Five Rs and Employee Engagement

Companies need engaged employees. They are motivated to innovate, increase productivity, and satisfy customers. The sad truth, however, is that there are just not enough of them. Gallup surveys report that less than a th…

https://napawash.org/news/the-five-rs-and-employee-engagement

Standing Panel News Feb 6, 2018

Technology Forecast 2018 by NASCIO, PTI, and NAPA

Special Webinar: Technology Forecast 2018: What State and Local Government Technology Officials Can Expect Watch the Recording Here: https://amrms.adobeconnect.com/p7pbmapwgtp4/ This is popular annual event, NASCIO an…

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Standing Panel News Jan 31, 2018

Next Steps in Improving Government Performance

This blog post first appeared in Government Executive Have government reformers been putting the chicken before the egg? For years, their attention has been on improving performance by focusing on program results. But a…

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Standing Panel News Jan 11, 2018

Managing Across Boundaries: Strengthening Partnerships with State and Local Governments

Summary The new President and Congress need to forge a new partnership with state and local governments in order to restore public trust in the federal government and to mobilize the resources needed to address critical…

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Standing Panel News Oct 23, 2017

Upcoming Meeting of the Standing Panel on the Public Service

Announcement Please join me on Friday, October 27, 2017, for the next meeting of my Standing Panel on the Public Service. We will meet at the NAPA office at 1600 K Street, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, D.C. at 10:00 a.m.…

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