Accountability: A Proven Strategy to Improve Government Performance
Workers at all levels want to work for successful, highly regarded organizations. They want to feel valued and members of a ‘winning team.’
About Howard Risher
Howard Risher has 40 years of experience as a consultant and HR executive with clients in every sector. His early focus was compensation and performance management. In those years he managed the consulting practices for Mercer in Manhattan and for Watson Wyatt in Washington and Philadelphia. He began working privately in the early 1990s. He also started working with Wharton’s Peter Cappelli to plan and manage conferences for the Center for Human Resources. That put him in contact with the nation’s HR thought leaders which triggered his interest in the practices that are redefining and expanding HR’s role. His public sector clients have included a number of federal agencies, several states from Hawaii to Vermont, counties, cities and Pennsylvania court system. In 1990 he managed the project for OPM that led to the Federal Employee Pay Comparability Act and the switch to locality pay. He has also consulted with the UN’s ICSC and the OECD in Paris. He has published frequently in HR journals and websites. He is the author or co-author of six books and a growing list of ebooks. The most recent is Building the Workforce Government Needs. He is associated with Grahall Consulting Partners. He has a BA in psychology and an MBA and PhD from Wharton.
Posts by Howard Risher:
Public Sector Employers Need to Compete for Talent
Recent columns suggest private employers are about to be hit by “Great Resignation 2.0”, based on surveys showing a high percentage of employees are considering resigning.
A New Dimension to Workforce Planning: Costly Worker Shortages
Job vacancies are normal but when the numbers increase, it causes burnout and increased worker ‘quits’.
Government Needs Healthy Organizations Too
When leaders fail to address organizational health, they fail to help their agencies reach their full potential for performance.
Cities Have a New Challenge Filling Job Vacancies: Demographics
Agencies are experiencing staffing problems that impede service delivery, while a retirement tsunami erodes the ranks of older, knowledgeable workers.
Increasing Job Vacancies Are Eroding City Services
According to experts, the total cost until a new hire becomes a full performer can easily be 200% of salary. That does not consider the impact of poor performance on the public.
The Healthcare Workforce Crisis Should Be a National Priority
State and local leaders are in the best position to assess the need for healthcare services, currently and based on population trends into the future.
Government Now Has to Compete for Talent
Today US labor markets as well as the world’s are undergoing a rapid evolution in the way work and workers are managed.
The Healthcare Workforce Crisis Should Be a Priority
Vacancies are affecting agencies at all levels of government, but the problem, from the report, is “particularly acute in healthcare.
Public Employers Need to Improve Their ‘Brand’ to Compete for Talent
The goal is to enhance how job seekers perceive the company’s values, reward opportunities, and work environment.