We hear a lot about the slouches, cheats and party loyalists in the federal bureaucracy . But there are probably a lot of hard working employees in there, too, if they haven't yet burned out. And the news about all their personal data being left unguarded so that it was easily picked up by a potential enemy has to be disheartening. No wonder they hold their senior leaders in such low regard.
But now there's hope for them. Management is sending in coaches! See OPM launches personal coaching network for feds. Excerpt:
The government is betting that personal coaches can help boost federal employees' sagging morale and even make agencies more productive.
The Office of Personnel Management has compiled a governmentwide database of certified coaches — all federal employees who have other day jobs — who can be deployed to help any federal employee at any agency. It's now embarking on a marketing push to let agencies know about the database. OPM says there are only 110 registered coaches now, but it has plans to train 60 more within the next few weeks. Deputy Associate Director Steve Shih, who oversees performance-management issues, says he hopes the number will grow exponentially in the next few years.
Via Freebeacon.com.
We here at Sleepless in Midland would like to suggest some reading material for the coaches. Vince Lombardi quotes. Here's a sampling:
“Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser.”
“It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up.”
“The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.”
“Winners never quit and quitters never win”
“If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.”
And, since the workers are on the clock, they might appreciate this one:
“We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.”
Editor's note: Maybe they could replace the Obama portraits in government office buildings with those "Hang in there baby" posters of the cat hanging by his paws. Robo-ed.
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