Recently I picked up Harm de Blij’s Why Geography Matters More Than Ever, which has been on my reading list for a while. I’m only one chapter into the book, but so far, it’s fantastic. In the first chapter, Blij, a John A. Hannah Professor of Geography at Michigan State, former Geography Editor on ABC’sRead… Read more »
In partnership with IBM®, GovLoop is conducting a four-part guide series, The Journey to Big Data and Analytics Adoption. The final chapter below emphasizes how big data has allowed health agencies to break free from the one-size-fits-all model. Contributions to the chapter were made by GovLoop’s Pat Fiorenza, Senior Research Analyst and Matt Garlipp, ResearchRead… Read more »
Located in southeast corner of Phoenix, Arizona, the city of Tempe is home to Arizona State University – and nearly 170,000 residents. To serve these residents, the city provides critical services such as fire, public works and police. And to help departments meet their missions, a centralized IT team supports city services. Looking to improveRead… Read more »
“Even if nobody is home, act like the walls can hear you.” – Jewish saying The other day I went into a store with Buddhist books and Tibetan artifacts. It was empty. I wasn’t totally amazed, since we’re dealing with a worldview steeped heavily in karma and reincarnation – i.e., if you steal a book,Read… Read more »
We know the key to building inclusive work environments is to recognize and embrace differences our colleagues and customers bring to the workplace and the marketplace. We are familiar with categories of differences like race, gender, age, generation, sexual orientation, ability, culture, language and personality. There is another difference that serves as a powerful influenceRead… Read more »
Human resources professionals play a critical role in government. Among their many functions, they recruit, select, and onboard employees. But too often their work is done through tedious and slow paper-based processes. With today’s technology, this no longer has to be the case. With Enterprise Content Management (ECM) tools, HR professionals can automate much ofRead… Read more »
When asked to make an assessment on talent management, organizations give themselves a pretty dismal grade: a C minus, or a 1.5 grade point average (GPA), according to a recent, ambitious survey report from Deloitte. Organizations are struggling Specifically, more than 2,530 business and HR leaders evaluated their proficiencies on a number of “urgent” needsRead… Read more »
Nearly every industry is looking for new ways to capitalize on data. From transportation to public safety, the public sector is working to embed data into their decision-making process. This is especially true in the healthcare sector. As the medical community continues to create more and more data, there is now an unprecedented opportunity toRead… Read more »
What grows in Your People Garden in 2015?
“G-d talker! Get out!” That was my Grandpa, may he rest in peace (alav hashalom, a”h) at the head of the Passover table. It was an ordinary holiday which meant we were arguing like we usually did, the lot of us, maybe ten or twelve. They say “two Jews, three opinions” and we were noRead… Read more »