By Ann Boehm, January 14, 2020 Those of you who attend FELTG training and read our newsletters know that supervisors regularly tell us, “These are great ideas, but our HR staff or counsel won’t let us do this.” I have come to realize that it is not the fault of the...
By Ann Boehm, December 11, 2019 Throughout my career, I’ve often heard people mistakenly say, “That would be a due process violation.” When this occurs, I feel like I should respond as Inigo Montoya (rousingly played by Mandy Patinkin) does to Vizzini (Wallace Shawn)...
By Ann Boehm, November 13, 2019 In case you hadn’t heard, the Washington Nationals won the World Series!! Sorry Astros fans, but DC really needed this. Now that I’ve almost recovered from the daily fog of staying up too late to watch seven baseball games, I’ve had...
By Ann Boehm, October 16, 2019 Employee relations specialists, supervisors, and attorneys at agencies all around the country have one thing in common – they love, love, love their agency’s Table of Penalties. And I just don’t get it. When I became Chief of Discipline...
By Ann Boehm, September 18, 2019 In many training sessions, we suggest that agencies consider a “Last Rites” Agreement to handle problem employees. In my experience, despite our encouragement, many agencies still don’t use this effective tool. Finally, however, I...
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