Managing Government Employees: How to Motivate Them, Deal with Difficult Issues and Produce Tangible Results

Managing government employees presents unique challenges. Government managers may feel that strict and complex regulations mean they cannot accomplish their job or delegate to their staff properly so they can work more efficiently. This session will show participants how to manage employees as proactively and decisively as their corporate counterparts, and holding their staffs, teams, and departments accountable for productivity and results.

This session offers techniques for meeting the challenges and stressful situations supervisors face on a daily basis. Major topics include how to:

• Get maximum dedication and productivity from employees
• Improve results of poor performers and discipline or fire them when necessary
• Deal with union and EEO issues
• Cut through the red tape of government employment systems

Who Should Attend:

Managers and individuals with management responsibilities whose success depends on managing people successfully through clear communication, a cooperative attitude and commitment to shared goals.

About the Presenter:

Mr. Stewart Liff, has held many high-level positions throughout his government career. During his most recent assignment, he managed the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Los Angeles Regional Office (LARO), which employed over 400 people.

Mr. Liff began his career with the federal government in 1974, serving as a Personnel Management Specialist with the Army, a Staffing Specialist with GSA and later as the Chief of Employee and Labor Relations at the Bronx VA Medical Center. He moved on to become the Personnel Officer and Assistant Director of VA’s New York Regional Office and the Acting Director of its Roanoke and Atlanta Regional Offices. He also served as the Chief of the Veterans’ Benefits Administration’s Human Resources Division, administering a national personnel program that served over 13,000 employees.

Why Wait?

Along with your registration, you will receive a complimentary signed copy of Managing Government Employees: How to Motivate Them, Deal with Difficult Issues and Produce Tangible Results, by Stewart Liff.

Registration Fee

1 day
Non Members $399 / AMA Members $369 / GSA $316

Special Pricing:

Register two attendees and receive the third registration free. Please call 1-877-566-9441 to take advantage of this offer.

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