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FEDmanager® is a free weekly E-Report providing federal managers, executives and HR representatives the latest information they need to manage the nation's largest and most important workforce. From top news stories affecting the federal workforce, to understandable reporting on new regulations, laws and key court decisions, we deliver unfiltered, unbiased news in an easy-to-read, straightforward format, designed to keep our readers ahead of the rapidly changing federal workplace.
In addition to the top news stories, each week you'll find our regular feature columns:
News from Capitol Hill. Read this column to learn the most up-to-date news about legislative initiatives that affect federal employee rights, pay, benefits, retirement, and programmatic changes.
Educate Yourself. In today's federal community, if you don't continually improve your skills and knowledge, you may fall behind the curve. Read this column for current and top federal training opportunities for both you the manager and your staff, as well as offerings from educational institutions with programs of interest to federal employees.
Case Law Update. We provide comprehensive summaries of recent court and administrative decisions (from the Merit Systems Protection Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Federal Labor Relations Board) that affect the terms, conditions and rights of your employment. Our legal update is written by a lawyer, but without all that legal jargon, so that you can readily stay on top of key legal developments that affect your employment.
Tip of the Week. We have the only E-Report for the federal community with an interactive advice column! Read this column for a tip on managing difficult personnel issues that arise in the federal workplace. Each week, we review questions submitted on-line by our readers, and respond in this column with a tip from the attorneys of Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C., attorneys who specialize in federal personnel law.
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No matter your opinion of Napoleon Bonaparte, he was, without question, one of the best motivational leaders in the last 500 years. After destroying his army in Russia and being exiled to Elba he was able to raise a new army that threatened European Nobility for a second time. Even his enemies admired his ability to see beyond the moment and inspire the minds of those who would follow him. When Lord Wellington was asked who the best general of all time was, he responded, “undeniably, Napoleon Bonaparte.” To this day, we are still influenced by his genius in small and large ways. The suit coats men and women put on every day have buttons at the end of their sleeves. This superfluous item of fashion, invented by Napoleon, was designed to prevent troops from wiping their nose with their sleeve. And yet this minor invention of hygiene remains with us today. But our greatest lesson from Napoleon Bonaparte was his skill in leadership, a word not yet invented.
With all the talk on the Hill and at the Office of Personnel Management on federal workers’ insurance and retirement benefits options, it could be hard to understand how the different initiatives or legislative proposals will affect federal employees.