Time for the adults to take charge: here is a candid assessment by a guy who is so honest that I am surprised he hasnt had a car accident financial condition is bad and getting worse; last 8 years have been catastrophic need tough budget controls, tax reform, and entitlement reform out of control health […]
Tag: Employment
Public employee unions shovel money to the Democrats: is that really news?
Here is the money quote: Follow the money, Washington reporters like to say. The money in this case comes from taxpayers, present and future, who are the source of every penny of dues paid to public employee unions, who in turn spend much of that money on politics, almost all of it for Democrats. In […]
Worst of both worlds: unions & government employees
We need about 10 years of budget gridlock and just continuing resolutions. This is a start. According to the White House, the pay freeze will save $2 billion for the remainder of FY 2011, $28 billion over the next five years, and more than $60 billion over the next 10 years. It will apply to […]
Major demographic trends and implications for organizational development/design
Image via Wikipedia One trend is a growing recognition that diversity means more than simply cultural or racial differences; there’s recognition of this definition is too narrow. Diversity comes about from people with different resources, perspectives, and needs, preferences, expectations and lifestyles in addition to their cultural and racial makeup. Another trend is the serious […]
The motivational approach to work design.
Image via Wikipedia Work design is concerned with creating jobs and workgroups to generate high levels of employee fulfillment and productivity. It can be a standalone change program or part of a larger program. Three approaches to work design include: the engineering approach which focuses on efficiency and simplification; sociotechnical approach, which balances the social and […]
Coaching & mentoring: can you do both at the same time?
Image via Wikipedia In one of our weekly leadership discussions, the question was posed: can someone be both a coach and a mentor to someone at the same time: the concern raised wa that the two roles could cause conflicting signals: i think its pretty hard to be a mentor to someone with whom you […]