Class themes this week were external and internal environmental assessments in SP and how to recruit, select, and promote the best people and volunteers in SHRM. The readings in the two classes were quite different this week, aside from an intersection where the Maidment article from SHRM mentioned the importance of having a performance management framework in place to help keep employees motivated, while the Kroll article provided an in-depth exploration of the use of performance information to create public value. This week’s SHRM articles built upon concepts from past weeks, moving from culture and leadership to issues of downsizing and employee retention. In SP this week’s readings took a turn toward the tactical, diving deep into assessment systems and models.