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Accountability in Action: Navigating Federal Performance Management Changes 

Federal agencies are facing a pivotal shift. Recent executive orders and guidance from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are reshaping performance management across the government, calling for greater accountability, clearer expectations, and stronger alignment with mission outcomes. These changes are influencing how agencies operate and lead and, more broadly, performance culture.  Here are…

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How to Develop the Leadership Skills You Need for 2025 and Beyond 

It’s clear that the skills required to lead effectively are shifting. The rapidly evolving landscape, shaped by economic pressures, advances in artificial intelligence, hybrid work models, and more, calls for a different kind of leadership. Our first blog post in this two-part series, What Makes a Great Leader in 2025?, explored the traits that strong leaders…

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What Makes a Great Leader in 2025? 

In today’s world of artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and constant change, leadership is being redefined. The expectations placed on leaders, across industries and at every level of leadership, are higher than ever. This year, leaders are navigating complexity, uncertainty, and rapid transformation, all while supporting a workforce that has weathered economic downturns, a global pandemic,…

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Adapting in Action: Upskilling as a Strategic Response to Change

In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, upskilling is not only a cornerstone of workforce development, but also a strategic approach for enhancing organizational effectiveness and driving workplace efficiency. Compared to traditional training methods designed to facilitate long-term employee growth through formal, structured programs and curriculum, upskilling reflects a shift toward addressing immediate skill gaps and shifting…

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AI Implementation: Three Keys to Success

Organizations today are faced with the need to do more with less. They are being asked to be more efficient with their time and more flexible in how they address challenges. In the face of these challenges, organizations are turning to technological tools like AI to evolve with the changing times. Along with identifying ways…

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Mental Health Awareness Month: Leveraging Resilience to Drive Efficiency Through Organizational Change

This year’s Mental Health Awareness month provides an opportunity to reflect on how change impacts employee mental health. During periods of organizational change, employees often face increased stress, uncertainty, and burnout, which can undermine productivity, morale, and efficiency. One strategy for maintaining performance during times of change is fostering resilience within employees. By building resilience,…

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The Efficiency Edge: Implementing Business Process Improvement for Maximum Impact

In the first two blogs of our Efficiency Edge series, I highlighted the benefits that BPI can offer for work processes and organizational performance, and the key approaches for implementing it. In the third and final blog of the series, I explore best practices and considerations when implementing new or updated processes. Any organizational change…

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The Efficiency Edge: Achieving Optimization Through Smart Processes

Efficiency continues to be a hot topic of discussion across organizations today. Organizations are focusing on how to do more with fewer resources while leveraging automation to deliver higher quality products and services faster. Business Process Improvement (BPI) has been an effective tool to support organizational optimization since the early 1990s.[i] At its core, BPI…

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Impactful Communication in the Age of Information Overload

Feel as though you’re wading through dozens of emails, social media posts, news articles, text messages, news streams, radio messages, podcast voices, and Teams messages each day? You’re not alone. The flow of information is seemingly never-ending and growing by the day, yet our mental bandwidth isn’t expanding to match its pace.   The best communicators…

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Employee Spotlight: Ian Hamilton

Throughout February and March, we’re showcasing one of FMP’s key capability areas: Strategic Communications. We kicked things off with a blog about navigating change in the workplace amidst uncertainty, and this week we’re spotlighting Ian Hamilton, a consultant and member of FMP’s Strategic Communications Community of Practice (Strat Comms CoP). Ian earned his bachelor’s degree…

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