COE Donates Computers to The Dwelling Place
August 8, 2018
The Center for Organizational Excellence, Inc. (COE) is pleased to announce it has donated computer equipment to The Dwelling Place, Inc (TDP). The donation will directly benefit families represented…
COE President to Chair Panel at SEA Presidential Awards Leadership Summit
November 30, 2017
Rockville, Md. (November 30, 2017) – The Center for Organizational Excellence, Inc. (COE), a leader in organization transformation, today announced that chief executive officer, Steve Goodrich, will…
COE Contributions to HFOTs Help To Build a Home for Wounded Veteran
November 10, 2017
Rockville, MD – The Center for Organizational Excellence, Inc. (COE), today made a special announcement that, on September 30, 2017, Marine Corporal Kevin Blanchard and his family received the…
Four Dimensions of Designing Succession Plans
July 5, 2017
Transforming Government from Congress to the Cubicle
March 6, 2017
This is not a book about national policy or legislative initiatives, it’s about the management practices and behaviors that need to take place to transform government and strengthen its capacity to…
Why Do We Sometimes Insulate Ourselves from the Truth?
November 8, 2016
It’s an interesting phenomenon we observe during this election season, the adoration of a candidate or perhaps unrelenting allegiance regardless of their position or their truthfulness on an issue.…
Engagement Success
September 25, 2016
COE uses the term "partnership" when talking about our working relationships, because the most successful engagements are true collaborations, complete with mutual trust and respect. In order to…
Things to Consider When Selecting a Firm
June 12, 2016
In today's environment of tightened budgets, heightened partisanship, and increased scrutiny, agency contract selections are under more pressure than ever. Fewer dollars means that the wrong choice…
Attrition as a Workforce Strategy: Supporting or Sabotaging Organizational Strategic Goals
May 10, 2016
Written by Christine Boyette A former boss of mine used to say that when you hire a government civilian, “you’ve got what you’ve got and you’re stuck with them.” In 2011, a USA Today analysis of the…
Four Immutable Laws of Data
November 6, 2015
I am often fascinated by the ways in which data is erroneously perceived, collected, stored, retrieved, and reported in organizations. Data of all kinds certainly have limitations. In any given…
