On Nov. 13, the Partnership for Public Service announced that it would field a privately funded (and fueled) federal employee climate survey—a survey that is required by the law—to replace the Federal ...

For over two decades, businesses have chased the elusive goal of improving employee engagement, yet the results have been lackluster. Gallup data shows U.S. engagement languishing at 31%, virtually ...

Fewer than half of employees of the federal judiciary believe court workers are willing to report instances of workplace misconduct, according to results of a long-awaited survey conducted by the ...

The Human Margin: Building the Foundations of Trust is a book written by Katherine A. Meese, PhD, and me. Why did we author this book? The research studied by Dr. Meese shows the significant impact ...

Traditional employee engagement surveys offer useful snapshots, but they often miss the nuance and real-time insight needed to shape meaningful change. As workplaces evolve, HR teams and department ...

“This sentence is false” is an example of a logical inconsistency known as the liar paradox. If this sentence is true, then it is indeed false. But if this sentence is false, then it must be true.

The percentage of federal employees who are classified as “thriving” decreased by 10 points between 2024 and 2025, according to a recent report from Gallup, which sheds light on how civil servants are ...