Federal News Countdown
The Performance Institute Policy Director, Jon Desenberg, on FNR 1500AM’s Federal News Countdown
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Executive Order: Creating Labor Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services
The Performance Institute, a non-partisan public policy think-tank and the leading provider of performance management training for government managers, supports President Obama’s recent Executive order to create labor management forums to improve the delivery of government services.
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Playing Favorites
Jon Desenberg, Senior Policy Director at The Performance Institute comments on fairness in employee performance evaluations and the importance of objective measures.
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Institute Launches InnoGOV.org
Arlington, VA – January 21, 2009 – The Performance Institute, a public policy think tank and government training provider, launched InnoGOV.org today, a part of the Innovations in Government project.
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City and County Performance Summit Announces Keynote Speaker
The ninth Annual City and County Performance Summit has just confirmed George Burgess, County Manager of Miami-Dade County as this year’s Keynote speaker. Burgess will be giving the Executive Update for day one of the conference on April 1, 2009 addressing budget management and strategic plans.
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New Regulations Make Succession Planning and Performance Managing Training a Priority
Agency managers will be focusing on succession planning and undergoing performance management training as part of the new OPM rules. The goal is to help managers improve performance and productivity to reach strategic goals. The regulations will most likely be implemented in mid-2009 for agencies. Jon Desenberg comments below.
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What are the top five management priorities for the next administration?
Agencies are working harder than ever to come up with performance measures. It is starting to become increasingly clear what the next administration will be concerned with when it comes to management priorities. The top five management priorities for the next administration will focus on thinking in terms of results, individual performance linking to organizational results, data transparency, the CFO’s role and talent management. Jon Desenberg, Senior Policy Director at The Performance Institute comments on these priorities below.
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President Bush’s new executive order, Non-Cabinet agencies included in succession planning
Recent executive orders by President Bush have asked all agencies to participate in a formal succession planning process. Agencies are now drafting contingency plans and those with plans already in order will make the necessary changes and are asked to designate officials who would take over duties of the agency should the agency head resign or is unable to continue working. Jon Desenberg, Senior Policy Director at The Performance Institute comments on this decree below.
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OPM makes development of future managers priority in new regulations
The Office of Personnel Management has proposed new rules indicating that agencies will have to consult OPM on succession planning programs for managers and performance management training starting mid-2009. Experts agree that succession planning will improve federal recruitment and development. Jon Desenberg, Senior Policy Leader at The Performance Institute comments on agencies taking the lead in strategic planning. Read More or hear Jon speak at the September Performance Management Week.
Sen. John McCain’s plans for the federal government are sweeping and broad, but achieving them will require sustained attention to the nitty gritty.
Experts in the field say that the new system will most likely be based off PART due to the experience and information that has been gathered from using it. Along with a new system, McCain has said that, if elected, discretionary spending would be frozen until top to bottom reviews of federal programs are completed. Jon Desenberg, Senior Policy Director for The Performance Institute, comments on the future of PART and how the management agenda might change if McCain is elected. Read More or hear Jon speak at the September Performance Management Week.
HR leaders have transition on their minds
Federal human resources leaders face somewhat different challenges than they did one year ago, a change that is attributed largely to a pending change in administration, an authority on the federal workforce said on Wednesday.
Katie Malague, senior program manager for the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, said chief human capital officers across government are thinking ahead to the HR changes that could come with new national leadership. She spoke to an audience at the Government HR Innovations 2008 conference hosted by the Performance Institute, an Arlington, Va.-based think tank.
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Think Tanks Aid Government in Talent Management
Consider The Performance Institute, a private, nonpartisan think tank seeking to enhance workforce performance. Founded in 1999, the Institute primarily works with government agencies on talent management issues. However, the Institute increasingly works with private companies, which suggests to Consulting Director Jon Desenberg that talent management issues, whether public or private, are very similar.
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The Importance of
Career Feds
An Interview with John Desenberg, Policy Director, Performance Institute