Author Archive
People
Welles: Getting away
Taking a vacation will improve your performance at work, and it can also be a test of your leadership.
People
Welles: Sticky floors
Behaviors that make you linger in a job can inhibit the growth of your career.
People
Welles: Sticky ideas
If you want your ideas to make a difference, try these tips for couching them in appealing terms.
People
Welles: Your retirement ballpark
Calculating various retirement income scenarios could relieve your mind — or set your teeth on edge.
People
Welles: E-mail messaging
A marketer gives tips on using e-mail for communicating with the public.
People
Circuit: Helping heal the war-wounded and their families
We talked to the founder of a program that supports wounded troops and their families in innovative ways.
People
Welles: Think before you 'send'
The authors explore the etiquette of e-mail in a new book of tips on avoiding mishaps.
Modernization
Welles: The telework dance
Proponents fret about the lack of straightforward momentum for expanding government telework.
People
The move toward blogging
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a leader in using social media, such as blogs, to reach a portion of the population that is abandoning traditional media.
Digital Government
Welles: Now it’s your turn to blog
Agencies face the challenge of balancing the old and new ways of communicating with the public.
People
Blogs are no blip
Are blogs just fads, or can they play an important role in opening government to the public?
Featured eBooks
People
Welles: MCAT is not a test
It is a Management Competency Assessment Tool that OPM uses for managerial workforce planning.
People
Welles: Looking for a good fight
Conflict at work can be surprisingly productive if managers are open about rules of engagement.
People
Welles: How to turn a ship
Deidre Lee: To be effective at leading change, government leaders must love a good fight.
People
Welles: Look ahead: 2007
Union leaders hope a Democratic Congress will translate into gains for federal employees.
People
Welles: Looking back at 2006
I predicted last year that telework and retirement planning would be at the forefront of work/life concerns in 2006, and I was right.
People
Welles: Want to be the biggest fed loser?
Try the 119 small steps that one federal agency recommends for shedding unhealthy weight.
People
Welles: California hangs a vacancy sign
Federal job openings are plentiful in the state because of high housing costs and low locality pay
People
Welles: Communicating at work
You should ask for help on a challenging project and not say ‘can do’ if you can’t see it through.
Digital Government
Welles: Talking across generations
Baby boomers should get over their inclination to micromanage a younger generation of feds
