Articles by Robbie Kunreuther
If You Get Sued: Liability, Loopholes, Policies, and Politics
On many occasions participants in seminars for federal employees have asked if they should purchase insurance that would cover the costs of defending themselves from lawsuits brought against them. Here are a few considerations when you make your decision.
Posted: January 20, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Federal Employee Performance Appraisal: The Good, Bad and Ugly
How do federal employees see their performance appraisal process working? Are they measured against specific expectations? Are they accurately rated? More than 2000 readers sent in their views and here are the results.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Let The Supervisor Sign
Why do so many agencies make upper management responsible for the contents and accuracy of letters of reprimand? the author says that this policy undermines a supervisors' authority to lead.
Posted: August 23, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
The Persistence of Pay-for-Performance in Government
Pay-for-performance may prove a boon to government, but experiences to date indicate much groundwork must be laid before assumptions translate into proven successes. "As someone who looks forward to Director Berry's tenure at OPM, I urge him and his staff to temper their enthusiasm for PFP with the cool-but-conclusive data at hand."
Posted: June 28, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
A Modest Proposal For Improving Federal Supervision
As someone who teaches seminars relating to Federal performance appraisals, it's become clear we don't have a clue how to evaluate/appraise supervisors. It's just as clear to me that their performance has everything to do with an agency's success or failure. This article proposes both a starting point and how their performance can be improved.
Posted: May 18, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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Robbie worked for the Social Security Administration and Department of the Navy for over 13 years before dropping out of government… but he never really left. He began teaching seminars to Federal supervisors, managers, and union officials for a fledgling company called FPMI. In 1990 Robbie moved to Seattle, WA and began his own one-person training company – Government Personnel Services. He continues that enterprise today [see www.trainingfeds.com]. All of his clients are Federal agencies and the National Guard.
The perspectives in Robbie’s articles come "from the field" and from more than 30 years reflecting on why HR programs work… or don't. They stem from his experience in the areas of labor and employee relations and his attempts to make sense of Federal performance appraisal systems. When not teaching seminars, Robbie volunteers many hours as a Federal, municipal, and community mediator in the Seattle area.
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