Published Articles

Leading the Next Generation
Reprinted from Fire Rescue Magazine, Jan 2010

What's Your Future...Six Steps for Gaining Strategic Foresight
Reprinted from The Navigator CPS HR e-newsletter

Conducting a Robust Interview
Reprinted from HR News a publication of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources, Dec 2008

How to Motivate and Retain Employees
Reprinted from California Special District a publication of the California Special Districts Association, Sept/Oct 2008

Building the Leadership Pipeline in Local, State and Federal Government
The impending retirement boom and resulting worker shortage is one of the major workforce challenges government faces today. Nowhere is the need for talented people more critical than in the public sector. Simply put, to succeed, government must recruit and retain talented people.

The County Welfare Directors Association of California - Turnover Study (2006)
CPS HR Consulting (through its Merit System Services contract) conducted a survey of all Social Service/Human Service departments in California to assess turnover. The purpose was to identify classifications in Social Services/Human Services that are most at risk of turnover and to identify the main reasons for turnover in each classification.

What Counts? A Report on Workforce Planning Data Used by the Nation's Top Ten Human Service Agencies (2004)
In this study, we surveyed the nation's ten largest children's services agencies to determine the availability and usefulness of human resources data for workforce planning, and to determine what barriers, if any, impede effective workforce planning.