There is much written, discussed and debated about the challenges of attracting, hiring, retaining and growing talent in the federal government. Ongoing and emerging challenges such as the retirement tsunami, the new millennial workforce and competing with the private sector are just a few of... [+] Read More
HR leaders and their teams everywhere can presumably feel the groundswell of talent analytics all around them. Industry analysts, press and vendors are all describing the importance of big data and how it relates to talent analytics. Forward-thinking business and government leaders are asking more... [+] Read More
Yogi Berra, the former New York Yankee baseball player known for his pithy comments and witticisms, could have been talking to HR leaders about talent analytics when he coined this phrase. Today, talent analytics is, or should be, at the heart of your talent management... [+] Read More
There's a lot of talk these days about legacy. In the United States, as President Obama nears the 6-year mark of his time in office, discussion has already turned to what his legacy will be, based on his term-to-date as well as how his remaining... [+] Read More
It is no secret that a poorly executed recruitment process can be extremely costly to your organization. In fact, a survey conducted by The Australian in 2013 estimated that making the wrong hiring decision can cost a business 250% or more of that employee's salary.... [+] Read More
Leaders and managers - stop what you're doing - focus and engage!. You're looking at a whirlwind of challenges and problems that seemingly feed on each other as you drown in an ocean of HR calamities.... [+] Read More
The pace of activity at NGA.NET around the globe is, in a word, frantic - and I mean that in the best possible way!... [+] Read More
It's a bold new world for today's leaders. Sitting in your office and shouting out edicts to your employees won't cut it. Particularly with millennials, substantive employee engagement is absolutely necessary for successful leadership. This is true from the critical time of onboarding for a... [+] Read More
If you oversee the human resource (HR) group of a federal agency or are heavily involved with HR performance management for an agency, you can be forgiven if it sometimes feels as if you're stuck in the 20th century with no way out.... [+] Read More
Talent acquisition for the enterprise is a challenging proposition in this era of talent shortage. Despite the lingering effects of the Great Recession and the fact that for many it seems like we are still in a recession. According to Rahaf Harfoush, co-author of the... [+] Read More