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Posted by on Jul 17, 2014

Lesson from the VA: The Role of Culture in Optimizing Talent in the Federal Workforce

Recently, failures of service at the Department of Veterans Affairs have been in the news.  Investigators have found that the problems at VA are not occasional occurrences but to quote the Washington Post, the VA suffers from “corrosive culture of employee discontent and management retaliation. “ Unfortunately, organizational culture and workforce development continue to be […]

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Posted by on Dec 20, 2013

An Amazing and Dangerous Year

What an amazing year 2013 was. I had the privilege of spending a lot of time with Federal leaders, working directly with them on real organizational problems. Along the way, I heard hundreds of stories, from many perspectives, all around what I call “what happens when work needs to be done and human beings show […]

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Posted by on Dec 6, 2013

Do You Want to Innovate More? Don’t

Management Concepts recently identified 5 Essential NEW Leadership Habits for Federal Leaders. The second item on that list is “Seek new ways to experiment and ‘fail small’ to drive change and innovation.” Having worked as a leadership consultant and coach with dozens of Federal leaders, I’ve observed a few things about how leaders can drive […]

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