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In This Issue

FROM THE EDITOR, February 2023 | Focusing on the Good in Government
Mark McGraw, PSHRA

Forging a New Path | The City of Los Angeles Builds an Alternative Job Pipeline
Dana Brown and Vincent Cordero

A Letter from the PSHRA President
Cheryl Lewis-Smith, PSHRA President

Keeping a Connection | Federal Agencies Get a Handle on Hybrid Work
Mark McGraw, PSHRA

Passing it On | Why the Public Sector Should Consider New Knowledge Transfer Approaches
Beth M. Ritter, MBA

What Workers Want | Retention Strategies for Gen X and Gen Z Federal Employees
Mark McGraw, PSHRA

Financial Frustrations | Federal Workers Less Than Optimistic About Their Pay
Mark McGraw, PSHRA

A Battle Over Abortion Services | New VA Policy Faces Legal Challenges Ahead
Mark McGraw, PSHRA

Managing Public Sector Pay in Turbulent Times
Robert Greene, Ph.D.

From Call Center to the HR Suite | Elsa Quijada, MOL, CPM, PHR, HR Deputy Director, City of Tucson, Tucson, Ariz.
Mark McGraw, PSHRA

In This Issue

FROM THE EDITOR, December 2022 | Doing What it Takes to Find, Hire and Hold on To Public Sector Talent
Mark McGraw, IPMA-HR

Financial Fitness | Putting Resources at Employees’ Fingertips
Mark McGraw, IPMA-HR

Removing the Roadblocks | Improving the Public Sector Job Application Process
Mark McGraw, IPMA-HR

Workforce Planning Strategies That Fit Today’s Realities
Robert Greene, Ph.D

Outside-the-box Hiring Tools for Today's Competitive Job Market
Paula Mathias-Fryer

Is it Time to Transform HR Using Data Insights?
Neena Kovuru

Women in the Workplace 2022 Report: 'The Great Breakup' Is Hurting Employers in Need of Leaders
Mark McGraw, IPMA-HR

The Best Time to Communicate Your Defined Benefit Plan is Now
John Lowell

Cut Through the Confusion | Fighting Job Title Inflation
Mark McGraw, IPMA-HR

HR Utility Player Extraordinaire | Amnie Dingus, PHR, IMPA-SCP Director of Human Resources, Culpeper County (Va.)
Mark McGraw, IPMA-HR

In This Issue

FROM THE EDITOR, October 2022 | Human Touch Still Counts for Something in the Digital Age
Dan Cafaro

AI and Employment Decisions | Is the Risk Worth the Reward?
Nathan T. Jackson

HR Tech: Are You Tapping the Right Opportunities to Enhance Your Employee Experience?
Neerja Kumar

The 2022 Federal Employee Job Satisfaction Report | Post-Pandemic Environment Causing Ripple Effect on Predictors of Job Satisfaction
Gerome Q. Banks, Ed.D., MBA

Toward A Public-Private Collaboration: Listening to Leadership’s Needs for Mental Health, Substance Use and Opioid Solutions
Joel Bennett

Staying in the Loop: How California’s Public Sector Can Protect Itself Amidst Ever-Evolving Employment Laws
Corinne Spencer

How To Effectively Bring Music into the Workplace
Ross Honey

City of Coral Springs Champions Well-Being with Behavioral Health Access Program
Mark McGraw, IPMA-HR

Musician Offers Nuggets of Wisdom at the 2022 IPMA-HR Annual Conference | Gaining Insight and Wisdom from Challenging Situations
Mark McGraw, Special to IPMA-HR

Leading Through Disruption and Change
Mark McGraw, IPMA-HR Contributing Editor

In This Issue

FROM THE EDITOR, September 2022 | Developing New Capabilities in Today’s Hybrid Workplace
Dan Cafaro

Top 10 Predictors of Federal Employee Job Satisfaction
Gerome Q. Banks, Ed.D., MBA

How Behavioral Science Can Help Advance Diversity and Minimize Bias in Hiring
Michelle DiMartino, Michael Hallsworth, Yesenia Martinez, and Lila Tublin

3 Consequential Soft Skills That Should Be Part of Your Post-Pandemic Learning & Development Curriculum
Suzanne McCall

How to Bring Women Back to Work
Leah Reynolds

Are Boomerang Employees the Solution to the Great Resignation?
Paul Lewis

How to Create a Recovery Friendly Workplace
Cheryl Brown Merriwether

Employee Feedback | How 360s Can Improve Performance
David G. Epstein, IPMA-SCP, SHRM-SCP, CWP, CDP

Preparing for a Gen Z Workplace
Steve McIntosh

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT, September 2022 | Malena Murray, MSHR, IPMA-SCP, Human Resources Director, Draper City (Utah)
Dan Cafaro

VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY | When Homegrown Talent Feels Stuck
Devin Meireles

In This Issue

FROM THE EDITOR | Connecting to the Zeitgeist of Today’s Workplace
Dan Cafaro

Effective Rewards Strategies in Turbulent Environments
Robert Greene, Ph.D., and Peter Ronza

Next-Generation Benefits | A Competitive Advantage Amid the Great Resignation
Keith Algozzine

Wellness in the Workplace | DEI and the Employee Value Proposition
David G. Epstein, IPMA-SCP, SHRM-SCP, CWP, CDP

Tangled Up in Dobbs | How the ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation Intersect and Interact with State-level Abortion Restrictions
Kelly Robreno Koster

Cultivating an Authentic Approach to Employee Mental Health
Norman Winegar, LCSW, NCAC II, CEAP

Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Care Coverage and Other Benefits
Michael Giusti, M.B.A.

How Employers Can Lower Workplace Risks for Those with Musculoskeletal Conditions
Ted Hong

The Importance of a Population Health Management Approach in Health Care Benefits Packages
Karthik Ganesh

RESEARCH NUGGETS | State and Local Workforce 2022: Challenges Abound
HR Dive and Plan Sponsor reports

AGENCY ROUNDUP | EEOC: Pay Data Collection Is a Key Tool to Fight Discrimination
IPMA-HR

What Lights Me Up: Finding, Developing and Retaining Great Employees | MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Jenifer Phillips, MAOD, PCC, Deputy Director of Human Resources, City of Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.)
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