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Overcoming Employee Apathy
This story is fairly typical and should have been entirely predictable: - I enter the DMV in Washington, DC and step into the queue. - The counter employee (who I did not identify as “on duty” given her disinterested elbow-lean and gaze into space) literally screams at me to come forward. - After I convey [...]
Also posted in General Thoughts, Human Resources Tagged apathy, babson insight, customer care coach, dmv, employee engagement, joanna brandi, kassarjian, management issues, mckeown, service employee, wiifm 1 Comment
FedPitch – Making the Cut
After weeks of deliberation, the good people at FedPitch have announced their Top 20 Finalists.  For those unaware of FedPitch, it is a competition initiated by 13L and co-sponsored by a variety of non-profit entities including the Council for Excellence in Government, the Partnership for Public Service, Young Government Leaders, and American University’s Institute for the Study of Public [...]
Counterpoint – Taking FedPitch From American Idle to American Idol
In an effort to spice up Inflexion Point, Shannon Flumerfelt and I will occasionally post a point/counterpoint on a particular topic.  This is an experiment so feel free to let us know if this is entertaining or useful.  Here are Shannon’s thoughts about my prior post FedPitch – How Would You Improve Federal Workforce Management.  Take it away Shannon. Thanks [...]
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FedPitch – How Would You Improve Federal Workforce Management?
You’ll have 120 seconds.  No slides or written materials are allowed.  Company logos and paraphernalia are prohibited.  It’s just you, five prominent judges and hundreds of audience members in a tent on the National Mall in Washington, DC.  Your goal?  Come up with an innovative idea or approach to attract, engage, motivate, lead, develop and reward the [...]
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The Frustrated Employee – Does This Sound Like You?
You are highly engaged and committed to organizational objectives. But you feel held back, like your company’s ecosystem is somehow working against you. You also wonder if your job fit and opportunities for growth are appropriately matched to your high level of personal and professional motivation. According to a new study released by Hay Group’s [...]
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Help Wanted (This Means You)
If a company put out a press release stating that they anticipate filling over 193,000 jobs in the next two years, the public would stand up and take notice. If the firm provided strong benefits, a healthy retirement package, incredible job stability, opportunities in every possible field, positions in nearly every country (not to mention [...]
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“Federal Human Capital: The Perfect Storm”
This is the title of the latest study released by the Partnership for Public Service, a bipartisan non-profit organization dedicated to Federal employees and their agencies. Research was conducted by PPS in conjunction with Grant Thornton, whereby 55 interviews were conducted with Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs – pronounced “Chicos”, as in “the man”) and [...]
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The Quiet Battle for Federal Competitive Sourcing
Although it’s not garnering significant attention in the market, a significant battle has been brewing for the rights of Federal Competitive Sourcing. Historically, federal agencies who desire to contract out the work of greater than 10 employees enter what’s known as an OMB Circular A-76 competition. In this process, the MEO – Most Efficient Organization [...]
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Senate Investigates Nine Indian Firms Over H1-B Visas
In an article published by Business Process Management Today , Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) are investigating nine firms who accounted for nearly one-third of the H1-B visas offered last year. The nine firms represent either the parent or American subsidiary of some of the largest Indian outsourcers in the market, including [...]
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FedPitch – Exiting Stage Right