Jim McLaughlin's Blog

Four Ways to Be More Effective in Meetings https://nyti.ms/2n544z3 Read more

"… infrastructure has not kept up with the demands of an increasingly productive society." https://shar.es/1Uo9Cc Read more

‘Addressing some probing questions—such as “How do you create a DNA-deep, sustaining capacity for innovation?” “What does it mean to be a leader in a creative, connected, disruptive world?” and “How do you create organizations that unleash rather than squash human potential?”’ http://nistbaldrige.blogs.govdelivery.com/2017/03/02/an-exploration-of-innovation-an-organizations-only-insurance-against-irrelevance/ Read more

In short, yes! http://nistbaldrige.blogs.govdelivery.com/2017/02/16/does-managing-for-the-long-term-pay-off/ Read more

Aside from consultants promoting employee engagement studies, there has been virtually no interest in identifying the practices that are most effective in managing government’s workforce. At the same time, independent surveys have highlighted workforce problems as the No. 1 management challenge. [Don’t miss this link, too.  http://worldmanagementsurvey.org/ ed.] Source: Identifying Best Practices in Workforce Management |… Read more

Ethics standards and laws proscribe certain behaviors but say little about how an ideal public servant ought to behave. Demanding public servants be ethical is not enough. “All public servants must constantly learn, but responsible citizenship means gaining a deeper understanding of the Constitution and regime values. Failing in one’s job as a program administrator… Read more