Workplace Flexibility
Workplace Flexibility
When: Thursday, August 19, 2010
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Is your agency looking to improve employee performance, job satisfaction and work-life balance? Join us for an informative webinar in which presenters from the Partnership for Public Service will share highlights from a recently-completed study on workforce flexibility in the government.
In July, the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton released a report on the current state of federal government flexible work arrangements. "On Demand Government: Deploying Flexibilities to Ensure Service Continuity" examines the use of teleworking, compressed workweeks, flextime, part-time schedules and job sharing in the federal government, the barriers to expanded use and offers recommendations for change. These results apply to all levels of government.
Meet the Presenters
Bob Lavigna joined the Partnership as Vice President of Research in August 2006. He was previously Manager of Consulting Services - East for CPS Human Resource Services, a self-supporting public agency that provides human resources consulting services to government and nonprofit agencies. Before joining CPS in 2001, Bob served for ten years as Administrator of the Wisconsin merit system, and also directed a statewide labor-management cooperation program. Prior to being appointed to his Wisconsin position by the Governor, Bob served with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) for 17 years.
Bob's individual awards and honors include selection as a “Public Official of the Year” by Governing magazine; the highest individual awards from both the International Public Management Association for HR (IPMA-HR) and the National Association of State Personnel Executives; and a “Henry Toll Fellowship” from the Council of State Governments. He is a past president of IPMA-HR, and is also a past chair of the American Society for Public Administration Section on Personnel and Labor Relations. Bob has written many articles for journals and other publications, and is the author of two book chapters on HR best practices. Bob has a B.A. in Public Affairs from George Washington University, an M.S. in Human Resources from Cornell University, and has done Ph.D. work in Human Resources at the University of Wisconsin.
Jennifer Carignan is an Associate Manager for Research at the Partnership for Public Service. In this role, she conducts and manages research projects that analyze diverse areas of federal human capital.
Jennifer permanently joined the Partnership as a Program Associate for Education and Outreach in July 2008, overseeing a robust portfolio spanning numerous Partnership programs. She helped to manage the Call to serve network of universities and federal agencies and served as a coach to the University at Albany, Macalester College and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, three grant-funded Call to Serve institutions. Her role on the Education and Outreach team also included coaching seven Federal Service Student Ambassadors and managing the Partnership’s Making the Difference Web site, a widely recognized resource for jobseekers interested in federal career and internship opportunities. Jennifer initially came to the Partnership in 2005 as a Public Service Fellow on the Communications team.
A native of southern New Hampshire, Jennifer graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Susquehanna University and holds an M.A. in International Studies from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
Sign Up Today and Your Entire Staff Can Listen In for One Fee
Download your registration form and fax the completed form to (703) 684-0948 or email to meetings@ipma-hr.org.
The price for IPMA-HR members to participate in the webinar is $150; the price for nonmembers to participate in the webinar is $200.
There is no limit to the number of staff from your office participating in this webinar. In the room where staff will participate, you'll need a speaker phone and a computer. Prior to the event, you will get instructions on how you will link to the webinar by telephone and on the Internet. One registration fee gives you a unique access code for one phone line and a link to the Web component. As many of your staff that you can pack into a room can attend and listen in by speakerphone.
Please note: Additional phones lines require additional access codes, which means separate registrations for each additional access code you need.
Cancellation Policy
You may cancel your registration up to 48 hours in advance of the webinar, and transfer your registration to a future webinar without penalty. If you do not transfer your registration, you must cancel no later than one week prior to the webinar date to receive a full refund of your fee.
Questions? Contact us by phone at (703) 549-7100 or by e-mail at meetings@ipma-hr.org.