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Human Capital? Human Resources? Personnel? Does it matter?

Why did I call this blog ChiefHRO.com (for Chief Human Resources Officer) rather than something that uses the term “Human Capital?” After all, I was the Chief Human Capital Officer for the Department...

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Are New Political Appointees Ready to Govern?

Political appointees come from all walks of life and all sorts of backgrounds. Some understand and have worked in government, while others know little or nothing about how Washington works (when it...

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Performance Management – Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged?

This is first of a series of posts on the issue of individual performance management. I have to start with a confession. I am an HR person and I intensely dislike most performance review processes I’ve...

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Shutdown Roulette

The press is filled with reports of a pending government shutdown and what the political effects may be. Who will be blamed? Republicans? Democrats? All of them? With all of the focus on the politics,...

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Shutdown: It Could Get Worse Before It Gets Better (Updated)

The government shutdown is everywhere – in the news, in conversations at work, at social events – you name it, people are talking about shutdown. I have been surprised by the number of people who think...

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Shutdown Whack-a-Mole and The Interagency

Since the shutdown began there has been a lot of press talking about efforts to open parts of some agencies or specific programs. Great examples are the death benefits for families of fallen troops,...

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Shutdown: It Ain’t Over When It’s Over

With a few hopeful signs of movement on the budget/shutdown/debt ceiling/ front, I am hearing people talking about how quickly the shutdown can be turned off everyone can get back to work. As I have...

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Vultures and 19th Century Civil Service Reform

This is the first of a series of posts on the history and future of the civil service. We talk a lot about the merit system and its importance to the integrity of the civil service, and also complain...

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How 20th Century Reform Became 21st Century Headaches

This is the second of a series of posts on the history and future of the civil service. The first, addressing the Pendleton Act and Theodore Roosevelt’s role in civil service reform is here. Although...

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Should We Run the Government Like a Business?

We have heard people for years arguing Uncle Sam would be much better off if it could just get its act together and operate like a business. If they did, the government would be more efficient,...

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