I appreciated this opportunity to comment on this matter of extreme importance to the federal government and its dedicated public servants – http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/rights-of-federal-employees-under-budget-cuts-and-sequestration/
By Bob Gourley In this podcast we explore the topic of Cyber Threat Amnesia, the observed historical tendency of people in leadership positions in organizations to forget that they face a dynamic, changing threat that will always be there trying to find a way in. We also talk about ways that Cyber Threat Amnesia canRead… Read more »
As much as I would like to jump on the “sequester bandwagon” and write yet another article about the impact this enormous change will have on our country, I’m going to take a different approach on the topic that is monopolizing water cooler discussions these days. I, like the rest of us, have been readingRead… Read more »
Death and Taxes Nate Reagan, CPA, Handy and Reagan, LLC [email protected] or 503.635.6100 Stay connected with Handy & Reagan: Facebook, Website and LinkedIn Tis’ the season for procrastinating about filing your tax return. To put an end to your procrastination we have enlisted Nate Reagan, CPA, Handy & Reagan. (Full disclosure: Handy & Reagan volunteersRead… Read more »
I think IT security and physical security are converging. It’s a part of the overall trend towards the integration of technology with our everyday lives. It just shows how separated certain aspects of corporate business have been from the technology that could, or does, underpin them. You see there a separation from the mission, orRead… Read more »
So those who may not know, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer announced that employees are no longer allowed to telecommute – at all. So it appears the government is not the only institution that has issues with telework (whatever happened to the full implementation of that policy anyway? And why hasn’t the government revisited ROWE?) IRead… Read more »
Today is the third anniversary of my retirement from CIA. I’ve learned a lot in these 3 years. One particular plus has been getting to observe how this generation of knowledge workers is incorporating new tools to think and do differently. At Deloitte Consulting we’ve become advocates for the transformational impact of social and workRead… Read more »
The next infographic up for your viewing pleasure comes from the National Asphalt Pavement Association – definitely a site you’ll want to check out for everything asphalt. Thanks to T. Carter Ross, vice president for communications, for sharing their infographic “7 Keys to Highly Successful Parking Lots.” This infographic is based upon an informative andRead… Read more »
For Social Media Week DC, I participated in a panel that discussed how tech is changing the culture in the nation’s capital. All of the panelists had interesting points and perspectives–espoused by Microsoft’s Dr. Mark Drapeau, Carousel30’s Greg Kihlstrom, and PageLever’s Jesse Channon. For my part, I talked about three ways in which tech isRead… Read more »
When it comes to group behavior, most of us – both anecdotally and based on research – cite the Pareto Principle (aka “the 80/20 Rule”). Generally, this principle states that 20% of the people create 80% of the value for an organization. This 20% group includes those standout leaders who make most organizations function moreRead… Read more »