Since 2001, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified skills gaps as a high-risk area impacting federal staff across all agencies, affecting productivity, and resulting in costly issues. In 2021, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and GAO reiterated that “strategic human capital management remains high-risk because more work is needed to address government-wide mission-critical […]
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Federal agencies are struggling to retain top talent. In 2018, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) found that voluntary separations accounted for 36% of federal employee departures. Resignations were the most cited reason, followed by retirements. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the median tenure of federal employees was just 8.2 years in 2020. […]
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There are hundreds of articles, commentaries, and stories of perseverance, stories of those who overcame seemingly insurmountable odds. Coincidentally, sheer doggedness does not equate to success. This is not a quest for the successful. It is a quest to find those who have the potential to succeed in the face of adversity. H. Ross Perot […]
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Are diversity and inclusion interconnected? Yes. Are they interchangeable? No. Diversity refers to the traits and characteristics, such as gender, ethnicity, and age, that make people unique. Inclusion is “the achievement of a work environment in which all individuals are treated fairly and respectively, have equal access to opportunities and resources, and can contribute fully […]
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There’s good news and better news, despite what you may have heard about federal employees. Like the Motor Vehicle Administration, the federal government has a bad reputation when it comes to employee performance and cooperation. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), that characterization is undeserved. In their most recent time and attendance report, the […]
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Management Concepts was proud to return to the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) Veterans Conference on August 12-14, 2020, as a Gold Sponsor. While there, we represented the accomplishments of our training partner, the National Veterans Training Institute (NVTI), a program of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Veterans Employment Training Service (VETS). […]
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