Mark Butler

Work teams continue to be recognized as a way to achieve greater productivity and to identify future leaders. Following these guidelines will aid success.

Mar 16, 2012 - Mark Butler

Retirement finances can be hard to guess but the Social Security retirement estimator eliminates guesswork. It is free and easy to use by everyone.

Oct 8, 2011 - Mark Butler

Republicans demand decreased federal pension costs and President Obama proposes increased contributions for feds, but what about Congressional pensions?

Sep 26, 2011 - Mark Butler

The cost of replacing workers who make small mistakes can be expensive. Using progressive discipline is a way to correct problems and save money.

Sep 14, 2011 - Mark Butler

Getting better performance out of average performers is the sign of a superior manager. Professional counseling of subordinates improves performance.

Sep 10, 2011 - Mark Butler

Personal life and professional life are best kept separate for a variety of reasons. More work gets done and family life is more about family.

Aug 24, 2011 - Mark Butler

Job hunting is tough enough without making mistakes that make one appear less than professional. Follow these guidelines to eliminate simple mistakes.

Aug 22, 2011 - Mark Butler

When the Congressional Research Service released a report that compared state governor's salaries to federal employes in that state, benefits were left out.

Jun 28, 2011 - Mark Butler

Federal employee retirement benefits are under attack. The move to make federal employees contribute more looks like a special tax on federal employees.

Jun 15, 2011 - Mark Butler

Government Accountability Office (GAO) report shows a cost of nearly $200 million to discharge gay and lesbian service members from 2004 to 2009.

Jan 21, 2011 - Mark Butler