Yearly Archives: 2012

Macon It Happen

After attending both PyCon and OSCON, and manning the Code for America expo booth at both events, it’s become pretty clear that technical people are kind of shocked that Macon is a Code for America city. “Macon… Georgia?” is a question I’ve heard multiple times (with varying amounts of pause between city and state). InRead… Read more »

Review of “Guarding the Social Gates,” by the Altimeter Group

A virus that lives in only one kind of medium will not be terrifically successful. The most dangerous–and thus successful–viruses can live in their host, where they replicate their own code, but also in media like air, water, and even other hosts in which they cannot replicate, but can hitch a ride from one idealRead… Read more »

How to work with people you dislike

Ordered from the worst option to the best option: Don’t work with them. If all else fails, try finding another project or another job. Limit your work relationship. Focus on the work and be extra careful in your communications to make sure your dislike does not show, and that your work still gets done. Finally,Read… Read more »

Big Money for Big Data

Big Data is the data too large, complex, and fast-moving for conventional information infrastructure to handle. There’s been a lot of buzz about investment in cutting edge Big Data solutions and start ups, and for good reason. Venture capital for Big Data is sizable and growing. In 2010, Big Data start ups already received $1.53Read… Read more »

AFGE MEMBERS ELECT J. DAVID COX PRESIDENT OF NATION’S LARGEST FEDERAL AND D.C. GOVERNMENT WORKERS UNION

Eugene Hudson Jr. elected Secretary-Treasurer; Augusta Thomas reelected NVP, Women’s and Fair Practices J. David Cox today was elected national president of the American Federation of Government Employees during the union’s 39th National Convention in Las Vegas. Eugene Hudson Jr. was elected National-Secretary Treasurer, while Augusta Thomas was reelected National Vice President for Women’s andRead… Read more »

Times are changing for Chief Human Capital Officers and a 6 part guide to turning around under-performing teams

On today’s program Times are changing — and that is true for chief human capital officers. What are the challenges ahead? Click here for the full recap. And everybody has been there — where you feel like nothing is going right. How can you take your organization from so-so to WOW!? We’ll talk to theRead… Read more »

How to go from a chump to a champ in your organization — Team Turnaround

“Do more with less,” you hear that phrase all the time. But how do you actually do it? Turning around a struggling team has never been harder and managers must work to identify and maximize whatever potential strengths a team already has. As sports fans already know, behind every great underdog story is a leaderRead… Read more »

How sequestration could spell doom for DC region — 7 DorobekINSIDER stories you need to know

The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Thursday the 17th of August, 2012 The Washington area has survived the recession fairly well, but that could change if the across-the-board spending cuts happen in January, that could change. That according to new analysis by the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University. The WashingtonRead… Read more »

Bracing for change — Chief Human Capital Officers

Chief human capital officers (CHCOs) have a very difficult job — a job that is only getting harder. Budgets are declining. Workloads are increasing. An aging workforce. Increased turnover and outdated or inadequate human resources (HR) systems and policies are adding additional hurdles, making their jobs more challenging than they have been in decades. TheseRead… Read more »

INSA Cyber Innovation Symposium 26 September 2012

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), a great group of US national security professionals, is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit, private sector organization which provides a forum for thought leadership, idea generation, information sharing and networking. Members include many individuals with national security backgrounds and over 150 corporate members from some of our nation’s greatest firmsRead… Read more »