Feature Article

Forum: Innovations in Learning

Executives and Middle Managers Play Vital Role In
Employee Development

by Paula Ketter

Executives and managers need to step up to help grow their next generation of leaders, a task that can no longer be solely left to HR and learning departments.

This Issue: Fall 2012

Forum

Training to the Rescue: First Responders Power Up Skills While Cutting Costs

Employee Engagement

Great Leaders Connect With the People They Lead

News & Events

Register today for the 2012 Government Workforce: Learning Innovations Conference - October 24, 2012 at the Washington DC Newseum. Visit www.GovernmentWorkforce.org for the latest news and information. To register, click here.
Free Webcast: Growing the Next Generation - A Succession Planning Case Study with Lisa Doyle (Moderated by Carrie Blustin) - Sponsored by Blackboard and free to all government employees. Presented by Lisa Doyle, Chancellor of the VA Acquisition Academy. Sponsored by Blackboard.
2012 Service to America Medals - Nominate an Outstanding Federal Employee by January 6, 2012

Recent Blogs

Threaded Environments: Changing the Way We Work

By Marnie Green

Threaded Environments require the development of internal and external alliances to reach intended goals. Workforces that thrive in threaded environments will rely on new skillsets.

A Cliffside View of Government Oversight

By Warren Master

Opening the dialogue on oversight and how government can respond to disasters before they go over the cliff.

Announcements:
The Public Manager

Government Workforce: Learning Innovations Conference

Visit the 2011 Government Workforce Conference Highlights page for Discussion Notes, Session Descriptions, White Papers, or to download the complete 2011 Program Guide.

Miss the 2011 Conference? Visit www.GovernmentWorkforce.org for the latest 2012 conference updates.

The Public Manager in the News

Sports Illustrated: "The Winningest Coaches"

Federal Times: Reorganization in the Information Age

C-SPAN: FDA on E Coli Outbreak and Food Safety

Washington Post: Trade Offices Targeted in Reorganization

The Public Manager Affiliates with ASTD

The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) announced that it has formally acquired and affiliated with TBI.

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The Ken Blanchard Companies

New research from The Ken Blanchard Companies surfaces new factors that drive Employee Work Passion and explores the correlations between Employee Work Passion factors and intentions.