Ask the Fedcoach: government


Posted at 05:03 PM ET, 06/05/2012

How to make your government agency more innovative
By Tom Fox
Innovation in government is possible, and so is the ability to get help for it.

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Tags:  leadership, innovation, federal government

Posted at 05:18 PM ET, 06/01/2012

Smart leadership can ease federal workers’ dissatisfaction with pay

By Tom Fox
Federal employee satisfaction with pay was down 6.1 percent during 2011, the most significant drop in almost 10 years.

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Tags:  leadership, federal workers, government

Posted at 10:52 AM ET, 02/27/2012

Doing your employees’ work for them?
By Tom Fox
Upward delegation is what happens when, as a leader, you assign a task to a member of your team only to have it deflected back to you. Here’s how to turn the problem around.

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Tags:  leadership, federal workers, government

Posted at 09:50 AM ET, 02/08/2012

How to attract the best young graduates to your agency, despite the government bashing
By Tom Fox
In a recent survey, only 2.3 percent of college students said they plan to work for the federal government.

By Tom Fox  |  09:50 AM ET, 02/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal government, federal workers, college, higher education

Posted at 10:07 AM ET, 01/26/2012

Dealing with passive-aggressive leaders
By Tom Fox
One federal supervisor at the FDA asks how you deal with those frustrating, biting folks in an agency.

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Tags:  federal government, federal workers, federal agencies, government workers, federal