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Determining Nonprofit Success
Nonprofit organizations are progressively under more pressure from their funders, boards, clients and other stakeholders to demonstrate they are carrying out their mission effectively and proficiently. This increased pressure…
Why I Love Legos™
I spend a lot of my time working within networks. Some of these are interorganizational networks, some interdepartmental and others interpersonal. What drives each of these networks is the belief…
AGA Seeks Nominations for Financial Leadership Awards
The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) is accepting nominations for their annual National Leadership Awards. These awards honor federal, state and local officials or financial executives in the private sector…
Managing the Managers
If you are an executive who manages managers, your challenge is to work effectively through them to accomplish the mission for which you’re responsible. Working through subordinate managers to get…
Facing Up to Government Sprawl
Reducing the size of the federal workforce has become a hot political issue this year. When the House and Senate drew up their budget plans this spring, both chambers included…
Facial Recognition Software Thwarts Government Fraud
Emerging technologies are making it easier to detect fraudsters. One such technological advancement is facial recognition software. This technology identifies faces via a “science of sophisticated mathematical representations and matching…
Wisconsin and State-workers Unions
I have worked in many different job and occupations: mailroom sorter, airline attendant, store floor supervisor. In the majority of jobs I had over the course of my young life,…
Things You Can Expect From Vets in the Workforce
It’s great to be able to talk about veterans and what they can do for employers in both the public and private sectors. Vets have developed a strong sense of…
Avoiding an Abusive Workplace
A New York Times expose in August described the workplace of Amazon as “bruising.” It is worth the time to read the full article. A consultant at Amazon noted that…
It Takes a Village
A September 2005 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, “Managing for Results: Enhancing Agency Use of Performance Information for Management Decision Making,” highlights practices that “can enhance or facilitate greater…
Collaboration Helps Veterans Transition into Civilian Life
During the past 10 years, 44 percent of American veterans have had difficulty re-entering civilian life, according to the Pew Research Center. And in North Carolina — home to more…