Yearly Archives: 2013

How to Make Your Organization Have a Winning Season in 2013 – And Make The Playoffs Year After Year!

With my favorite NFL team out of the playoffs this year – I’ve had plenty of time to contemplate what makes a winning team – and it’s not all about the coach (or firing the coach, like my team did this year.) When it comes down to it, making an organization and a football teamRead… Read more »

Is Your Business a “Benghazi”?

So by now most of you are aware of the incident that occurred at the US Embassy in Benghazi on September 11th 2012. An independent panel was established by the U.S. Government to further investigate how the attack occurred, how it was handled, and what can be done to prevent such future issues from takingRead… Read more »

How to sweat the small stuff without ending up stinky

Small steps can be just as important as the big ones Business process re-engineering doesn’t have to be a boil the ocean approach to transforming your business. I don’t have any scientific evidence to support this but I believe that the most missed opportunities to improve are the little ones we have in front ofRead… Read more »

DEADLINE TODAY ~ JANUARY 15 for the 2013 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition

2013 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition Call for Entries Join NAGC and Save on Entries! DEADLINE TODAY ~ JANUARY 15! HURRY AND POSTMARK YOUR ENTRIES TODAY! Be recognized! Enter your best work in the National Association of Government Communicator’s 2013 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition. This annual international awards program recognizesRead… Read more »

01.15.13 Jobs, Jobs, Jobs (Honest Abe Remix)

Orygun Chief Technology Officer, City of Eugene Senior Grants Coordinator, Multnomah County Library Director, City of Gladstone Data & GIS Analyst Senior, Multnomah County Economic Development Director, City of Gresham Public Health Services Director*, Clackamas County Paralegal, City of Portland Program Analyst 3 (Housing Development Coordinator), Oregon Health Authority-Addictions & Mental Health Planning Manager, CityRead… Read more »

Maps: Where Design and Data Meet

Maps: Where Design and Data Meet From store locators to Google navigation tools, interactive maps have become an integral part of our daily lives. Maps are also appearing more frequently on organization websites. Visualizing information in a geographical framework can be a powerful tool for advocacy, government and educational groups. And, in the past coupleRead… Read more »

Helping Build Obama’s OpenGov Vision- Lessons Learned

In December 2009, President Obama issued an Open Government Directive requiring federal agencies to become more transparent, collaborative with both the private and public sector, and to increase citizen participation. As a result of this directive, REI Systems, in partnership with Office of Management and Budget, helped create key websites such as USASpending.gov, Data.gov, andRead… Read more »

Microsoft Hosts an EduTech Family Summit in Boston on January 26

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — I wanted to let Publicyte readers know that Microsoft’s YouthSpark program is hosting a series of EduTech Family Summits across the country in 2013. The next one will be in Boston, MA on Sat., January 26th, 2013. Beginning at 7:30am at the UMASS-Boston campus (just off the red line onRead… Read more »