Since the 2010 election cycle, the Nevada voters have seen the effects of term limits. Their effects will be even more pronounced in 2012. According to an article in CarsonNow.org, “[I]n this election cycle, already it appears that a minimum of nine incumbents, or more than 42 percent of the Senate, will be gone as…
Yesterday, Representative Mike Nemes, R-Louisville (38th District) introduced House Bill 406, which would place term limits on members of the Kentucky House of Representatives and Kentucky Senate to serve no more than three consecutive terms. According to the sponsor of the legislation, “Some people have become disenfranchised with their government in part because they view…
The old adage ‘All work and no play makes jack a dull boy’ might not be as apropos as once thought. According to an article in the L.A. Times, a new way of thinking about work and workaholics has revised the concept about whether being a workaholic is necessarily a bad thing. According to the…
Yesterday, Our Generation board member Mark Murphy, who is also the chief executive of LeadershipIQ, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm was quoted in The Wall Street Journal about workplace cultures. The article noted that LeadershipIQ has identified four different types of workplace cultures, “‘Hierarchical’ companies are built on tradition and rely on clearly defined roles;…
This week the House passed legislation that would again freeze congressional and federal employee pay. The justification for freezing federal civilian pay was bolstered by a Congressional Budget Office report released this week that shows that federal employees enjoy a pay premium that the private sector doesn’t have. While there is justification to freeze federal…
