This year Harrisburg Young Government Leaders is participating in the “Step Out: Walk to fight Diabetes” at City Island, Harrisburg on Sunday, October 4, 2009. We are participating for two reasons, the first is to raise donations for the American Diabetes Association and the other is to support one our own Harrisburg YGL members asRead… Read more »
Don’t worry, I still believe social media is cool, but check out the perspective in the article: “Automation Killed The Social Media Star” it is stated that, “Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan) tweeted the following: ‘Social media isnt cool. Human interaction is cool. Just fyi.’ ” I like the thought process in the article and it justRead… Read more »
Keynote Speaker Robert Lentz, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Identity and Information Assurance & Chief Information Assurance Officer, U.S. Department of Defense has over 26 years of experience with the National Security Agency (NSA) in areas of financial management and technical program management. He has served as: Chief of the Space and NetworksRead… Read more »
Originally posted on Unleash the Monster This week on Unleash the Monster, we are focusing on “Where the Jobs Are: Mission Critical Opportunities for America”. The Partnership for Public Service will release the report in partnership with us. It offers insight on the jobs that are available today in the Federal market. This report willRead… Read more »
Want to see how your state voted with their political contributions. This interesting site lets you create your own comparisons using available federal data.
We live in an “instant information” age, with 24-hours news channels on TV, radio, and the Web, all needing information and wanting exciting, attention-getting headlines. This creates an environment where managing the message to the media takes on heightened importance, since the chance for a misstep to go unnoticed is slim. We have all seenRead… Read more »
It might sound a little strange that a lot about leadership can be learned from studying fish, but that is just what a group of researchers recently discovered. The major finding from the study of fish suggests that leadership is a dynamic process that is dependent on the context of the followers. In other words,Read… Read more »
The problem with leadership development is that as humans we are predisposed to think we know a good leader when we see him. (notice I said see “him”) Unfortunately, this view overlooks a wide talent pool of women and minorities who if given the chance could become special leaders. A recent study revealed that genderRead… Read more »
A recent study from my favorite source the Science Daily reported that ethnic groups are a creation of our minds and not grounded in genetic reality. What substitutes for what we think are ethnic differences are really the result of social rules and norms we have created to erect barriers between groups. Probably as aRead… Read more »
Hello to all I generally understand the purpose of DOD “Expeditionary Medal” but my question is are our Air National Guard (Armed Forces) entitled to a DD 214. 1. If not why? 2. And is the Air National Guard entitled to 5 points for veterns perference after serving in the Gulf War? 3. I amRead… Read more »