I am as guilty of the following as any other. Or at least I have been. Assorted personal experiences and work conversations have, however, started to restrain my inner ‘oooooh shiny’ reaction to new technology. Lets talk about the evolution of the web. In the beginning there were Bulletin Board Systems. You couldn’t embed images,Read… Read more »
My last blog post was to get some advice for and from new 1102s, and the response have been great! I ran a parallel discussion on LinkedIn, and the responses there have also ben very productive (need to be a member of the group to access the link) Two that I especially like, as theyRead… Read more »
In principle, how things are now (the market share of our company, the mission impact of our nonprofit, the effectiveness of our government) depends on the interaction of two things: us and the world around us. If our company, nonprofit or government does not change in spite of a changing world, then things don’t stayRead… Read more »
Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week with Chris Dorobek where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days… and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead.Read… Read more »
Over the years, government has become more and more projectized. It’s undoubtedly a difficult task- working through culture barriers, developing a comprehensive strategy, and overcoming unforeseen (and potentially foreseen) obstacles. Even if you don’t have a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, it is still important to know the key elements of good project management. ToRead… Read more »
Eric Erickson is writing Recruitment 411 for Julie this summer. When not working in the IRS Recruitment Office, he spends his time waiting for the January premiere of the third season of ‘Downton Abbey’ on PBS. I’ve worked enough jobs to know that most workgroups are made up of a similar cast of characters. NoRead… Read more »
In July McKinsey released a report entitled The Social Economy: Unlocking Value and Productivity Through Social Technologies. The report offers up some interesting findings (many of which are worth noting, so I suggest you read it; but one in particular caught my eye. Here’s the excerpt from their dandy of an intro: “While 72 percentRead… Read more »
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On September 12, 2012, Cleversafe will be sponsoring a breakfast discussion on topics of high interest to federal IT professionals: ways to improve the effectiveness of data consolidation efforts. Here is more info from the event invite: The Data Center Consolidation Blues Ways to Improve the Effectiveness of Your Consolidation Efforts Are you responsible forRead… Read more »