This is the fourth post in a series looking at various strategic human capital management issues facing federal CHCOs. Even as federal human capital leaders look to implement long-term strategic plans, there are several shorter-term, less expensive, tactical initiatives that can yield powerful impacts to... [+] Read More
It is understandable that adding a new set of SES performance guidelines to the other ongoing initiatives might seem overwhelming. Yet, part of this apprehension is based on either a lack of automated tools ("pen-to-paper" performance reviews) or a reliance on legacy technology that make... [+] Read More
To prepare new leaders and create a talent pipeline, organizations can take a strategic approach that begins long before leaders make their exit. A strong succession plan leverages reliable information about workers' strengths, career ambitions and potential to prepare the next generation of leaders in... [+] Read More
At these workshops and in individual meetings with various agencies, we're putting together "personalized" blueprints for agencies to incorporate a new way of managing performance and improving employee engagement. The step-by-step approach we take with these agencies allows them to see incremental gains -- small,... [+] Read More
Underlying any strategic or tactical projects that federal Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs) consider undertaking, are the issues of security and privacy. While the choice of an optimal, efficient and feature-rich talent management solution is critical and necessary to help an agency achieve its goals... [+] Read More
As Australian enterprises, including federal agencies, healthcare organizations and higher education institutions, grapple with outdated legacy systems while attempting to evolve in order to better address the new challenges of the 21st century, many Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs) and other HR leaders look to... [+] Read More
Acendre is dedicated to improving the way the federal government goes about attracting, hiring and developing its people.... [+] Read More
As federal Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs) embrace high-impact initiatives to help agencies meet their missions and HR needs for the 21st century, federal employee engagement continues to appear at or near the top of their lists for short-term fixes. Given emerging technology that is... [+] Read More
As federal agencies grapple with outdated legacy systems while attempting to evolve in order to better address the new challenges of the 21st century, many federal Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs) look to take a two-tiered plan of attack. In the long term, they understand... [+] Read More
In a previous post, I wrote that new tools are emerging to enhance business intelligence and people analytics that have the potential to improve success rates of data analytics projects and help lead to improved adoption rates. One-directional, static dashboards, while somewhat interesting, are often... [+] Read More