Partnership for Public Service
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These are tough times for federal employees. Mallory Barg Bulman, vice president for research at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer some toughening-up advice for feds.
March 08, 2017 -
A more contemporary and effective performance management system ought to be a priority for federal executive management and the Office of Personnel Management. Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
March 01, 2017 -
Most federal employees consistently say their agency's mission motivates them to come to work everyday. Now, some agencies say a mission-focused approach to employee engagement is giving them better insight into workforce challenges, and it's starting to pay off in the Best Places to Work rankings.
February 22, 2017 -
The Partnership for Public Service's Best Places to Work rankings showed vast disparities between agencies with the highest and lowest employee engagement in 2016. The Partnership compared 69 agencies and subcomponents into five mission areas for the second time.
February 21, 2017 -
The hiring freeze gives federal agencies room to be more strategic about their workforce and hiring practices. Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss maintaining and building relationships with colleges and universities for future hiring purposes.
February 15, 2017 -
Citizen satisfaction with government services rebounded to a four-year high in 2016, driven largely by improved performances on the part of government websites.
February 08, 2017 -
Everybody likes a smaller, more efficient government with better services from its agencies and the habit of hiring the best possible people. Throw in a hiring freeze and a reduction through attrition and you end up with a nearly unsolvable equation. Margo Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the effects the freeze may have on the ability to ensure quality service.
February 01, 2017 -
Crowds haven't chased Donald Trump into a hotel nor overrun the White House like they did in the 1829 inauguration of Andrew Jackson. But the election and transition have been heated. Now the new administration must get down to work. David Eagles, director of the Center for Presidential Transition at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some insight into the challenges beyond Day One.
January 20, 2017 -
Ultimately, a good workplace is about relationships among people. With the stress of transition about to hit, along with a possible hiring freeze, now is a good time for career leadership to re-engage with the workforce. Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some tips for effective ways to do that.
January 18, 2017 -
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, after presiding over two-year of workforce and process improvements at the agency, has a few suggestions for his successor and the incoming administration.
January 13, 2017 -
Lots of federal managers have asked how they help manage through the upcoming presidential transition. Some tried-and-true basics for taking care of people can certainly help. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director of the Partnership for Public Service, shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 11, 2017 -
President-elect Donald Trump has laid out numerous goals for the first few months of his administration. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, talked with Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what the incoming administration needs to do to strengthen the Office of Management and Budget as the focal point of missions that cut across agencies.
December 28, 2016 -
Presidential transitions can be perilous, but they can also be opportunities to better engage the workforce and get things done. Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, which last week came out with its annual rankings of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, offers her take on the transition on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 21, 2016 -
Leadership is a key driver of employee engagement for agencies like the Agriculture Department, which rose from 16th to ninth in the Best Places to Work rankings in 2016. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said his agency has been hard at work for the past seven years, after a call from the White House prompted his leadership team to develop an engagement plan.
December 15, 2016 -
The wait is over. We can now reveal this year's best and worst places to work in the federal government. No sea change, but a few surprises. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the latest.
December 15, 2016