Quantity has a Quality all its own. This famous and perceptive phrase has been variously attributed to the German philosopher Hagel, Engels, Lenin, and finally Josef Stalin. Despite the largely shady cast of characters associated with it, the phrase captures an important truth: that large volumes often have characteristics far beyond the traits of aRead… Read more »
#7 Glide to the Front Man was created as a being who should constantly keep improving, a being who on reaching one goal sets a higher one – Ralph Ransom If you want to get promoted, you have to get noticed. (Tip #7) One proven way is to ask, ask, ask. Continually ask for moreRead… Read more »
County Administrator – Colin Baenziger and Associates are heading up the recruitment. For information on CB&A, see the ELGL feature Executive Search with Colin Baenziger and Associates. Questions about the position? Contact [email protected] and we will put you in contact with a current or former employee who can address your questions. Original post
The High Five The Completely Puzzling Relationship Between City Population and Parks – Why do some cities – and neighborhoods – have so much more “urban nature” than others? Should We Be Zoning With Crime in Mind? If residential areas are safer than commercial ones, it would seem so. How Government Helped Turn Portland EntrepreneurialRead… Read more »
Today is National Equal Pay Day 2013. Did you know? According to the National Committee on Pay Equity: “Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men’s and women’s wages. Since Census statistics showing the latest wage figuresRead… Read more »
This topic has come up time and time again here on GovLoop and I felt it was time to revisit the greater discussion involving use of social/new/2.0/3.0/etc technology for the purposes of emergency response, recovery, mitigation, citizen engagement, and so forth through the optic of the PIO. To this end, an entire world-wide group ofRead… Read more »
Well, I’m not a performance athlete. And I’m no Mark McGwire or Lance Armstrong. But we all have our own “work performance drugs” – the legal kind that is. Here’s my top 5 that keep me productive at work: 1. Coffee – This is the #1 stimulant in the world. And the reason the workRead… Read more »
By Doug Cutting Editor’s note: It has only been seven years since Hadoop’s first release, and think of the amazing things it has already empowered us to accomplish. Doug Cutting (Hadoop’s founder, Apache Software Foundation chair and Cloudera’s chief architect) published seven thoughts on Hadoop’s seventh birthday at the Cloudera blog, and we sought hisRead… Read more »
I recently wrote on the coming of age of the “Digital Public Information Officer (PIO)” and how social media, digital volunteers, and organization is key. (Find the original posting here: Considerations for the Digital Public Information Officer) This sparked a lot of great conversation across the Social Media in Emergency Management (SMEM) community and aRead… Read more »
By ChrisScott I watch with mixed horror and fascination the posturing of North Korea. This has been going on so long, it’s hard to take it seriously. But of course, such blatant threats can’t be completely ignored, and SECDEF’s recent announcement confirming his intention to expand the US Ballistic Missile Defense capabilities has been metRead… Read more »