Blog:Author: Hillary Roberts | Source: HCI
| November 3, 2010
Like any other employer, the U.S. Government faces some disturbing demographic trends in the years ahead. As the Baby Boomers retire from critical positions in droves, the public sector will face myriad challenges such as the loss of organizational knowledge and increased demand on their succession plans. more »
Blog:Author: Hillary Roberts | Source: HCI
| October 13, 2010
Like any other employer, the U.S. Government faces some disturbing demographic trends in the years ahead. As the Baby Boomers retire from critical positions in droves, the public sector will face myriad challenges such as the loss of organizational knowledge and increased demand on their succession plans. more »
Blog:Author: Michael DeMarco | Source: HCI
| September 22, 2010
Proving that last is never least, Lieutenant General Benjamin Freakley, Commanding General of US Army Accessions, wrapped up the 2010 Government Summit with an entertaining and inspirational address for all attendees. He set the tone for his address by saying, "While I'm at Fort Knox, I know nothing about gold. But I know about people." more »
Blog:Author: Michael DeMarco | Source: HCI
| September 22, 2010
In the final afternoon of our 2010 Government Summit, Saundra Sticher, Director of Recruiting and Hiring Services, Human Capital Line of Business, Lockheed Martin, took the stage with panelists Jody Hudson, Chief Learning Officer, HR Training & Development, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Dr. Nicole Johnson, Associate CHCO, Strategic Management, Department of Treasury; and William "Billy" Milton, Deputy Director, Office of HR Management, USDA. Their goal, to discuss how to sustain a high-performing workplace, no small challenge in today's busy times. more »
Blog:Author: Michael DeMarco | Source: HCI
| September 22, 2010
Day 3 of the 2010 Government Talent Management Summit found Julia McClung, VP of Talent Management Solutions for Vangent, leading an early afternoon panel discussion entitled New Paradigms in Work/Life Balance. Her panelists included Stephanie Miller, Acting Deput and Director of Womens' Policy, US Navy; Nancy Kichak, CHCO, Office of Personnel Management, and Kim Holden, Assistant Commissioner for Management (Operations), FDA. more »
Blog:Author: Amanda Lewis | Source: HCI
| September 22, 2010
This session started off with a bang (or a rumble more aptly) with the infamous song being pumped through the speakers of the conference room, bringing the audience to their feet!
We're live blogging Human Capital Institute's 2010 Government Talent Management Summit. Up next: Retaining Top Talent moderated by Michael Flentje, Director, PricewaterhouseCooper, Washington, D.C. Federal Practice; presented by Cynthia M. Rooney, Director, Acquisition Policy, Workforce Development, and Evaluation, Federal Aviation Administration, Lisa Doyle, Chancellor, VA Acquisition Academy, Department of Veterans Affairs and George Tanner, Chief Learning Officer, Department of Homeland Security
Blog:Author: Michael DeMarco | Source: HCI
| September 22, 2010
Day 3 at HCI's second Government Summit began with a lively speech by Richard Florida, author of The Great Reset and Professor of Creativity and Business at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. Florida notes that we are undergoing "...the biggest change in economic history," in which we must move outdated industrial-era models of labor management toward what Peter Drucker called a Knowledge Economy. To do so, Florida believes we need to lead in ways that enable creativity to flourish for these knowledge workers. In fact, Florida believes, "The great challenge of our time is to get to that creativity that is born into each of us." more »
Blog:Author: Hillary Roberts | Source: HCI
| September 21, 2010
Live Blogging Session #9 featured a lively panel discussion, “Finding the Talent You Need, Loving the Talent You Have: The Art of Practical, Flexible Talent Management in 21st Century Government.” The moderator for this talent session was HCI’s own Michael DeMarco, Team Leader, Strategy and Acquisition at the Human Capital Institute. DeMarco was joined by panelist presenters Jim Hoen, VP, at Kelly Government Solutions, Jennifer Stanford, CEO & Managing Partner at Emergent Performance Solutions, LLC and Patricia Way, Human Capital Officer, Human Capital Operations Division, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. more »
Blog:Author: Hillary Roberts | Source: HCI
| September 21, 2010
As an introduction, Barrientos spoke of IBM preparing to unveil its “2010 Global Chief Human Resource Officer Study.” This study was compiled using the interviews with over 700 HR executives for the study “Working Beyond Borders.” 50% of interviews came from executives in the public sector to get a range of perspectives. A few of the goals that were addressed were cultivating creative leaders, capitalizing on collaboration and using analytics to capture and grow leaders. more »
