Spock – Not a “yes-man” One thing I have learned unequivocally over the course of my career is the importance of diversity in achieving success. Leaders should be skeptical of too much agreement and actively work to bring in people that complement rather than duplicate their own viewpoints, backgrounds and beliefs. This diversity leads toRead… Read more »
After owning my laptop for 5 years, strange things started happening. My nightly ritual of watching The Daily Show on Hulu ended when flash player stopped working. As new technology grew incompatible with my 5-year-old operating system, every item I had downloaded stopped working. The solution was clear, it was time to buy a newRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Deloitte has some tips for aspiring Intrapreneurs. Intrapreneur Jay Nath writes about innovation and open data in the city of San Francisco. Journalist’s Resource has a fascinating read titled “Open government and conflicts with public trust and privacy: Recent research ideas” Related: 16% of Facebook users list “getting news” as a “major reason”Read… Read more »
“If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got.” – Jim Rohn How do you know if you really know a thing or not? Simple, if you live it, you know it. Otherwise, you just simply know of it. If you are not in the career you want, makingRead… Read more »
Plain Language Workshops from the Center for Plain Language Thursday, November 14, 2013 – 1pm National Press Club – 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045$95 for non-members; $75 for memberWorkshops are 2 1/2 hours. We break for a networking session for 30 minutes. Choose one of two popular sessions: Testing your plain language Kath Straub, Usability.org StudiesRead… Read more »
Originally posted on #GovLife. One of the things we hear about a lot when we talk about innovation is the rate of adoption. Whether or not an idea (no matter how amazing) succeeds is a huge risk, and it’s not just applicable to government. The characteristics listed in 5 Common Characteristics of Ideas That Spread,Read… Read more »
Code for America held its annual Summit in San Francisco last week and Joel and I were honored to have been part of the presentation. We’ve both been involved with Code for America for some time, and its amazing to realize all the organization has done in just a few short years. This year’s SummitRead… Read more »
Leadership is just as important today as it was in the beginning of human history. As far back as history can be determined, there have been people such as Jesus, Moses, Noah, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, who have been in situations that required the skills of a leader. An example of leadershipRead… Read more »
As part of the Online Facilitation Unconference that’s going on right now in the midst of IAF’s International Facilitation Week, I’d like to engage people around a compelling report produced by our friends at AmericaSpeaks, an NCDD organizational member. The report is nice and short (just 5 pages long!), and focuses on how we mightRead… Read more »
This past Monday, The Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area made its way to the Express. It was a comprehensive section which was centered on how the federal employees make a difference to the community through the CFC. Learn more about the history of the CFC, participating charities and much more through theRead… Read more »