Last week we gave you all a quick mobile GovLoop research digest. This week I am going to share three GovLoop resources that show the way in which government delivers services and operates is in the midst of a transformation. Be sure to take a look at and share the resources below, they are designedRead… Read more »
How many times have we heard (or said), “If you think training is expensive, think of the cost of not training”? The channels to deliver information grow exponentially. The technology to use them changes rapidly. The public adoption of both happens faster than we could have ever imagined. How can a techie keep up? AboutRead… Read more »
(August 19, 2013) Even though we’re entering the fifth decade (or more) of the Digital Era, many organizational leaders and other senior professionals have still not fully grasped what that means in terms of their own digital technology awareness, literacy, and engagement. This post offers seven recommended actions that leaders (and others) should commit toRead… Read more »
The census defines a bunch of us as knowledge workers. What exactly is knowledge work? Is there a difference between good knowledge work and bad knowledge work? There better be! Last week I took the President of a Scientific Society to meet the Executive Director of a Scientific Foundation. We had a President, an ExecutiveRead… Read more »
It’s silly season, so here’s my contribution. A few months ago, my mouse hand slipped and I found myself the owner of one of Berg’s Little Printers, a small thermal printer which prints on receipt paper and connects to the internet. It delivers ‘publications’ like the weather forecast, a crossword puzzle, or a quote ofRead… Read more »
What would you consider training in a truly foreign country to be? One where you neither speak nor write or read the language, right? I’m not going to make you guess. If you read Part I, you know that I’m talking about Japan. The Japanese actually have three kinds of writing, but I suppose ifRead… Read more »
Training in another country is not like training in Cincinnati when you live in Florida. Even when that training is simple. There are some other considerations. In the Far East or Malaysia, there may not be many signs in English or anything close to English unless it is a picture of something. If you areRead… Read more »
Missouri has no illegal aliens? A colleague sent this to me and I am skeptical this is true. Missouri’s approach to the problem of illegal immigration appears to be more advanced, sophisticated, strict and effective than anything to date in Arizona. So, why doesn’t Missouri receive attention? Answer: There are no illegal’s in Missouri toRead… Read more »
NYT article on the consequences of nurse staffing. I began to emerge from a truly black sleep, only to feel a wave of agony coming from the front of my face. I felt as if a train were hurtling into my head, over and over. I found myself panting and grunting, unable to even cryRead… Read more »
Everyone has a tribe – family and friends, other people with whom you have a relationship. This tribe is primarily involved with you in social, support, and general activities. People you’ve invited (or inherited) to participate in your life. Taking it to a higher level, Seth Godin wrote about tribes, seeing them as the confluenceRead… Read more »