Ep51: How to Build and Manage Great Teams - Angela Bailey

Topic:

Former Department of Homeland Security, Chief Human Capital Officer, Angela Bailey, shares advice and strategies to help leaders build effective teams that operate on trust and mutual respect.

Today's guest:

Angela Bailey is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AnandaLife, LLC.  Where her purpose is to elevate the power of “We” by enriching the journey of “Me.”  Life/executive journey guidance, retreats, collaborations and workshops are dedicated to helping all achieve their purpose, their path of joy, and ultimately, find their own way to co-create with the Universe.

Prior to embarking on this new adventure, Angie was a senior executive in the Federal government for over 14 years, and prior to her retirement, after 40+ years of service, at the end of 2021, she was the Chief Human Capital Officer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), serving over 250,000 dedicated public servants by providing overall agency human capital leadership to improve agency performance and achieve DHS’ mission and goals through human resources policy, systems, and programs for strategic workforce planning, recruitment and hiring, pay and leave, performance management, employee development, executive resources, labor relations, work/life, safety and health and diversity and inclusion.  

Angie also served as the Deputy Associate Director for Recruitment and Hiring and Associate Director of Employee Services, prior to her position as Chief Operating Officer, at the Office of Personnel Management.  She also served in a variety of roles within the Department of Defense, including Labor Relations Officer and Human Resource Director for the Defense Contract Management Agency

Angie accomplished her work through direct interaction and collaboration with the Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries, Directors and other agency and component senior leaders, including the Chief Human Capital Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Acquisition Officers, White House staff; the Office of Management and Budget and various executive departments and agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management; good Government groups such as Partnership for Public Service and employee and labor organizations and associations; payroll providers and shared service centers: members of Congress, their staffs, and entities such as the Government Accountability Office; Federal managers and employees; media; and others. She has a Masters of Arts (MA) in Leadership from Bellevue University, attended Harvard University’s National Leadership Preparedness Initiative, served as a Board of Trustee for the United States Coast Guard Academy, is a National Association of Public Administration Fellow, a Reiki

Master, and 2021 United States Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award, 2021 United States Secret Service Director’s Award, 2021 DHS Distinguished Service Medal, and the recipient of a 2017 Meritorious and 2021 Distinguished Presidential Rank Award.

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