Action Learning Scenarios (ALS) and Results
"…action learning is both a process and a powerful program that involves a small group of people solving real problems while at the same time focusing on what they are learning and how their learning can benefit each group member and the organization as a whole." ~Michael Marquardt
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July 15-19, 2019
Change Management: Enabling a Culture of Ownership for Quality Management within the USGS
Cindy Lodge (champion) and Walt Guidroz (sponsor)
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Strategic Vision for Integrated Laboratory Science
Chris Johnson (champion) and Kenna Butler (sponsor)
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Implicit Bias in the USGS
Regina Neal-Mujahid (Champion) and Ulysees Gilbert (sponsor)
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February 11-15, 2019
Measuring Scientific Excellence
Craig Robinson (Champion) and Bruce Taggart (Sponsor)
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Quality Management in USGS laboratories
David Applegate (Champion) and Kenna Butler (Sponsor)
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Increase Knowledge Management
Mike Tupper (Champion) and Paul Wagner (Sponsor)
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August 6-10, 2018
Evaluating and Maintaining the Health of the Workforce in a Stressful Budget Environment
Craig Robinson (Champion) and Eleanour Snow (Sponsor)
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Centers of the Future: Metrics For Success
Leon Carl, Holly Weyers, Linda Leake (Champions) Scott Morlock, and Dan Hayba (Sponsors)
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Who's In Charge? Effective Succession Planning Across USGS
Kevin Gallagher, Holly Weyers (Champions), and Jill Nissan (Sponsor)
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Creating a Culture of Collaboration and Inclusion at the Local Level
Regina Neal-Mujahid (Champion), Ulysees Gilbert, and Ashley Cannady (Sponsors)
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June 4-8, 2018
Supporting the Mission of USGS Science Through STEM Learning Activities
Craig Robinson (Champion) and Eleanor Snow (Sponsor)
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Creating a Culture of Anti-harassment in USGS
Regina Neal-Mujahid, Aimee Devaris (Champions), and Stacy Curtis (Sponsor)
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Leadership Effectively Engaging and Communicating with Employees
Holly Weyers, Mark Sogge (Champions), and Stacy Curtis (Sponsor)
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Using Science Center Social Media to Strengthen the USGS Brand
Leslie Jones (Champion), Karen Armstrong, and Scott Horvath (Sponsors)
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August 14-18, 2017
Building an Inclusive Work Environment ...A Smarter Way to Work
Regina Neal-Mujahid (Champion)
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Employee Engagement
Julie Wozniak, Stacy Bushée, and Andy Ziegler (Champions)
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Building Generation Z Lab Capabilities: Energy & Minerals Mission Area Starting Point
Murray Hitzman, Geoff Plumlee, and Kenna Butler (Champions)
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July 17-21, 2017
Becoming a More Nimble Organization
Mike Tupper and Dan Hippe (Champions)
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What Makes a Center Healthy?
Holly Weyers and Katie McCulloch (Champions)
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Fostering High Priority, Multi-mission Area Science with the Expertise, Facilities and Capabilities Required
Leon Carl, Tim McHale, and Andrea Ostroff (Champions)
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Knowledge Transfer Across Generations
Tim Quinn and Paul Exter (Champions)
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August 15-19, 2016
USGS Trusted Digital Repositories
Randy Orndorff and Keith Kirk (Champions)
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USGS Workforce Accountability: Roles and Responsibilities
David Applegate, José Aragon, and Gregory Shelton (Champions)
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Creating a Rewarding Environment
Paul Young, Dan Hippe, and Pam Agnew (Champions)
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Rewarding Risk-taking and Innovation at the USGS
Barbara Wainman and Stacy Bushée (Champions)
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August 3-7, 2015
The USGS Bureau Workforce Plan
Kevin Gallagher and Jill Nissan (Champions)
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Sustaining Support for Our Science Mission
José Aragon, Julie Wozniak, and Shari Delung (Champions)
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Rewarding Risk-Taking and Innovation at the USGS
Suzette Kimball, Barbara Wainman, and Dave Hebert (Champions)
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Expect Innovation from the Enterprise Information Office: 21st Century Information Technology for 21stCentury Science!
Tim Quinn and Paul Exter (Champions)
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June 15 - 19, 2015
Water — Think USGS
Bill Werkheiser and Barbara Wainman (Champions)
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Enduring support for our science mission
Jose Aragon, Katie McCulloch, Julie Wozniak, and Shari Delung (Champions)
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The USGS Workforce Plan
Mark Sogge, Nancy Lee, and Bill Werkheiser (Champions)
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Working with the matrix at USGS
Geoff Plumlee, Paul Young, and Dan Hayba (Champions)
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July 21-25, 2014
#Water - Think USGS
Bill Werkheiser, Barbara Wainman, and Ethan Alpern (Champions)
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Diversity and the USGS Science Pipeline
Sarah Ryker and Virginia Burkett (Champions)
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Engaging Employees in the Major Digital Changes Happening in the USGS
Barbara Wainman, Karen Armstrong, and David Hebert (Champions)
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The Science Portfolio: Strategic Positioning and Periodic Reassessment - What Does This Really Mean?
Leon Carl and Bill Guertal (Champions)
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** No Leadership 201 classes were held in 2013 **
June 11-15, 2012
A New Vision for Laboratories in the Water Mission Area
Bill Werkheiser and Jerad Bales (Champions)
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Strengthening the Bonds between USGS Diversity Sub-Councils and USGS Employees
Leslie Holland-Bartels and Alesia Pierre-Louis (Champions)
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Sustainability, Science, and the USGS
Marcia McNutt, Ione Taylor, Carl Shapiro, and Sally Brady (Champions)
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March 12-16, 2012
Launching and Developing an Identity for the New USGS Environmental Health Mission Area
Suzette Kimball, Ione Taylor, Patti Bright, and Herb Buxton (Champions)
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Creating an Engaged Workforce by Communicating Effectively with Employees
Barbara Wainman, Tom Brocher, Sarah Gerould, Veronica Johnson, Kurt Newman, and Greg Steyer (Champions)
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Strengthening the Bonds between USGS Diversity Sub-Councils and USGS Employees
Leslie Holland-Bartels, Alesia Pierre-Louis, and John Szemraj (Champions)
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August 1-5, 2011
The National Research Program within the Context of the USGS Strategic Directions
Bill Werkheiser (Champion) and Jerad Bales (Sponsor)
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The Use of Economics in the USGS as a Bridge Between Science and Societal Decisions (follow up)
Ione Taylor (Champion) and Carl Shapiro (Sponsor)
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Strengthening the Bonds Between USGS Diversity Sub-Councils and USGS Employees
Leslie Holland-Bartels, Alesia Pierre-Louis (Champions), and Diversity Sub-Council (Sponsor)
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Cutting Costs While Keeping Our Science Strong
Karen Baker and Barbara Wainman (Champions)
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March 21-25, 2011
The Use of Economics in the USGS as a Bridge between Science and Societal Decisions
Ione Taylor (Champion) and Carl Shapiro (Sponsor)
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Strengthening the Bonds between USGS Diversity Sub-Councils and USGS Employees
Leslie Holland-Bartels (Champion) and Alesia Pierre-Louis (Sponsor)
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Leading a "Best Place to Work" in Federal Government Effort
Ralph Charlip (Champion) and Alesia Pierre-Louis (Sponsor)
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June 14-18, 2010
Boundary Spanning Leadership at the Science Resources Management Interface
Marcia McNutt and Suzette Kimball (Champions)
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Talking Change: How to More Effectively Communicate About the Reorganization
Barbara Wainman and Joanne Taylor (Champions)
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USGS Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Sue Haseltine (Champion) and Dave Bornholdt (Sponsor)
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March 22-26, 2010
Engaging All Employees in Science Excellence
Marcia McNutt and Suzette Kimball (Champions)
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USGS EPN: The Dilemma of Consolidation
Kevin Gallagher (Champion)
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The Leadership Case for Diversity
Bill Werkheiser and Veronica Johnson (Champions)
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June 15-19. 2009
Top Ten Potential: Making the USGS One of the Government's Best Places to Work
Suzette Kimball and Barbara Wainman (Champions)
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The Leadership Case for Diversity
Pam Malam (Champion) and Alesia Pierre-Louis (Sponsor)
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The Proposed John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis
Sue Haseltine (Champion)
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March 30 – April 3, 2009
Top Ten Potential: Making the USGs One of the Government's Best Places to Work
Suzette Kimball and Barbara Wainman (Champions)
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The Leadership Case for Diversity
Pam Malam (Champion) and Alesia Pierre-Louis (Sponsor)
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Leading the USGS through a Time of National Economic Challenge
Matt Larsen (Champion)
Science at the DOI: Who’s Responsible for What?
Sue Haseltine (Champion)
June 9-13, 2008
The Diversity Business Case
Pam Malam (Champion) and Alesia Pierre-Louis (Sponsor)
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Moving Toward a Common Bureau-Wide Science Planning Process
Barbara Wainman (Champion)
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Increasing Program Efficiencies
Barbara Ryan (Champion)
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March 31-April 4, 2008
The Diversity Business Case
Pam Malam (Champion) and Alesia Pierre-Louis (Sponsor)
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Engaging Partners in a New Way: The National Global Warming and Wildlife Science Center
Sue Haseltine (Champion)
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Moving Toward a Common Bureau-Wide Science Planning Process
Barbara Wainman (Champion)
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June 25-29, 2007
Increasing USGS Partnership Opportunities through Additional Funding Acceptance Authorities
Karen Baker (Champion) and Louie Pectol (Sponsor)
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USGS Response to DOI's Technical Guide and Departmental Order on Use of Adaptive Management by DOI Bureaus
Sue Haseltine (Champion) and Ken Williams (Sponsor)
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The Diversity Business Case
Pam Malam (Champion) and Alesia Pierre-Louis (Sponsor)
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March 26-30, 2007
The Diversity Business Case
Pam Malam (Champion) and Alesia Pierre-Louis (Sponsor)
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Leading the Effort to Implement a USGS Data Integration Blueprint
Karen Siderelis (Champion) and Kevin Gallagher (Sponsor)
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Engaging Employees in the New USGS Science Strategy
Bob Doyle and Barbara Wainman (Champions)
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Achieving the USGS Science Strategy: Maximizing Organizational Effectiveness
Suzette Kimball (Champion), Dave Russ, and Jess Weaver (Sponsors)
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July 17-21, 2006
Improving the Ability of USGS Managers to Engage and Lead Employees
Bob Doyle and Pam Malam (Champions)
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Molding Mark Myers
Barbara Wainman (Champion) and Amy Holley (Sponsor)
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Science, Facilities and Administrative Costs
Karen Baker (Champion)
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The Role of USGS Science in Structured Decision-Making Processes
Sue Haseltine (Champion), Ken Williams, and Dan Ashe (Sponsors)
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April 3-7, 2006
Improving the Ability of USGS Managers to Engage and Lead Employees
Bob Doyle and Pam Malam (Champions)
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Proactively and Positively Managing Organizational Change During Regional Restructuring
Pat Leahy and Suzette Kimball (Champions)
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Competitive Sourcing at the USGS
Karen Siderelis and Barbara Wainman (Champions)
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Engaging Employees and Stakeholders in the Bureau Science Strategy
Linda Gunderson and Marty Goldhaber (Sponsors)
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July 11–15, 2005
Managing Leadership Development
Suzette Kimball (Champion) and Carole Carter (sponsor)
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Maintaining a Rewarding USGS Environment in Challenging Times
Amy Holley (Champion) and Janis Nash (sponsor)
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Naming and Renaming USGS Organizations
Carol Aten (Champion)
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Creating a Leadership-Centered Culture in Times of Doing "Less with Less"
Barbara Wainman
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April 11–15, 2005
Less with Less: The Communications and Leadership Challenge
Bob Doyle, Barbara Wainman (Champions), Leslie McElroy, and Jess Weaver (Sponsors)
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Maintaining a Rewarding USGS Environment in Times of "Less with Less"
Olivia Ferriter, Janis Nash, Laure Wallace, and Stacy Bushee (Sponsors)
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USGS Fleet Management
Carol Aten (Champion)
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August 2–6, 2004
The Executive Leadership Team: Are they a team and is their leadership effective?
Bob Doyle and Barbara Wainman (Champions)
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Creating a Rewarding USGS Environment: Assessing the future
Bonnie McGregor (Champion) and Janis Nash (Sponsor)
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Implementing a Federal Enterprise Architecture Within The USGS: Charting The Future For the Survey
Karen Siderelis (Champion) and Andrea Alpine (Sponsor)
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Developing Successful Leaders and Managers: Preparing for the Future
Kaye Cook (Champion) and Stacy Bushee (Sponsor)
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September 15-19, 2003
Leadership and the OAS: What are we hearing?
Barbara Wainman (Champion)
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Strategic Facilities Management
Bob Doyle (Champion)
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Integrated Science Planning – Getting Project/Field Center Involvement
Bonnie McGregor (Champion) and Tom Armstrong (Sponsor)
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USGS Role in Science with DOI Bureaus
Sue Haseltine (Champion)
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June 9-13, 2003
How does the USGS Implement a meaningful integration of its research and education contributions during a restrictive and competitive budget climate?
Bob Ridky (Sponsor)
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How can a science impact office be designed so that it is sustainable?
Carl Shapiro (Sponsor)
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How do we get the business rules, developed by the separate disciplines, to reinforce an interdisciplinary approach to science?
Bob Doyle (Champion)
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September 16-20, 2002
Strategic Change Success Stories
Barbara Wainman and Carol Aten (Champions)
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Developing Next-Generation Senior Leadership Cadre
Kathy Clement, Bonnie McGregor (Champions), and Dianne Jeffries (Sponsor)
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Center Director involvement in Bureau Planning and Business Practices Activities
Chip Groat (Champion) and Tim Miller (Sponsor)
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How do we enhance and maintain the scientific credibility of the USGS in a difficult and competitive budget climate?
Pat Leahy (Champion) and Linda Gunderson (Sponsor)
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June 17-21, 2002
Vision for the USGS
Chip Groat and Barbara Wainman (Champions)
Support of DOI and National Program Needs
Tom Casadevall (Champion) and Tim Miller (Sponsor)
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Business Model
Bonnie McGregor (Champion)
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How Do You Lead Through Competitive Sourcing?
Kathy Clement and Carol Aten (Champions)
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June 18-22, 2001
Develop a Marketing Plan for the Leadership Development Program
Jeffrey Armbruster (Champion) and Nancy Driver (Sponsor)
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How does the USGS Implement Knowledge Management?
Karen Siderelis (Champion) and Dianne Jeffries (Sponsor)
How Do You Really do integrated science?
Bonnie McGregor (Champion)
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Leading Up, Down and Across – 360 Degree Leading
Jeffrey Armbruster (Champion) and Nancy Driver (Sponsor)
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June 4–8, 2001
Performance Reviews for Non-Research Grade Employees
Bill Fordyce (Champion), Janice Nash, and Dianne Jeffries (Sponsors)
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Cost Containment in the USGS
Kathy Clement and Carol Aten (Champion/Sponsor)
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Integrating Leadership Competencies and Behaviors
Jeffrey Armbruster (Champion) and Nancy Driver (Sponsor)
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Leading Up, Down and Across – 360 Degree Leading
Jeffrey Armbruster (Champion) and Nancy Driver (Sponsor)
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September 25-29, 2000
How do you Explore Methods to Manage Human Resources Management Council (HRMC) Issues Bureau-Wide Throughout the Disciplines?
Jeffrey Armbruster (Champion) and Lew Wade (Sponsor)
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How do we Plan, Prioritize, and Implement Multidiscipline Training Within the Concept of a Strong Region/Discipline Organization?
Dianne Jeffries (Champion/Sponsor)
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How to Develop a Single Source for Bibliographic Information About All Reports Published by the USGS and Authored by the USGS?
Barb Ryan (Champion) and Ken Lanfear (Sponsor)
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