Public Personnel Management articles from December 2002

Public Personnel Management archives from December 2002

Ensuring the organization's future: a leadership development case study.
December 22, 2002... Like many public sector organizations, the County of San Diego was facing a crisis in its leadership scheme at the turn of the millennium. Of the county's 17,000+ employees, over 3,000 were eligible to retire as a result of a major enhancement...

The way we learn: a plan for success.
December 22, 2002... Is learning something that you just do or is it a process? The term "learning" carries connotations and sounds like it provides an endless list of opportunities. The concept of learning and the process that is provided in order to express the...

Strengthening the pay-performance link in government: a case study of Korea.
December 22, 2002... Economic success in the global marketplace is no longer assured. In order to hold the competitive advantage and maintain a high level of success in the creative reforms must be taken and resources must be used wisely. Strides to increase global...

Assessing the training needs of high-potential managers.
December 22, 2002... Management in Idaho state government, like many other states, is characterized by a system of promoting the better technical performers who often have limited management experience or education for supervisory and managerial positions....

Examining training in large municipalities: linking individual and organizational training needs.
December 22, 2002... Both practitioners and academics in the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors are increasingly focusing attention on organizational and human resource management performance. An important component or predictor of government performance...

Training and development: best practices.(International Public Management Association for Human Resources survey)
December 22, 2002... The IPMA/NASPE benchmarking project subcommittee on training and development best practices began by asking operational questions such as how much is spent on training, what types of training are available, and what is the quality of training....

A model of leadership development.
December 22, 2002... Employee development serves a variety of purposes and is accomplished in myriad ways. Ramsey County has created a comprehensive leadership development program, The Leadership Academy, that incorporates several learning methods. Some of the...

Studies in emotional intelligence redefine our approach to leadership development.
December 22, 2002... The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) consistently alerts its members and readers about the survival tactic of evaluating, documenting, and quantifying the return on investment (ROI) of training initiatives within...

Employee perceptions of leadership and performance management in the Botswana public service.
December 22, 2002... During the past three decades, Botswana has acquired a reputation for sound development management and good governance. That reputation has been derived primarily from the behavior and performance of the country's public servants. Some analysts...

Using the balanced scorecard to measure the performance of your HR information system.(human resource)
December 22, 2002... The desk was piled high with documents to read, the phone was ringing off the hook with customers demanding improved service, and e-mail messages were piling up in the new HR Information System Program Manager's in-box. It was clear that...

An analysis of gender equity in the federal labor relations career field.
December 22, 2002... When the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission was commissioned in 1991, its charter was to assess the barriers hindering "the advancement of women and minorities to management and decision-making positions," and to make recommendations toward the...

Training needs assessment: a must for developing an effective training program.
December 22, 2002... There are four main reasons why needs analysis must be done before training programs are developed. 1. To identify specific problem areas in the organization. HR and management must know what the problems are so that the most appropriate...