Last week the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the roll out of this year’s government-wide Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). However, did you know that over half of all feds disregarded the FEVS in 2013? That’s a paltry participation rate. Worse yet, some agencies had a shockingly low rate of under 30% of employeesRead… Read more »
We are embarking on the greatest business revolution in 4 generations. It affects the whole economy. The biggest change in ownership since WWII is starting now and will continue through the next 15 years. More than one half of small and medium business in the American economy are owned and managed by Boomers, and willRead… Read more »
“I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues. I am the Lorax who speaks for the trees, which you seem to be chopping as fast as you please!” – Dr. Seuss, The Lorax. It may sound a little strange, but trees play aRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda A Typology of Digital Workers. Are you (or your colleagues) digital natives? digital immigrants? Perhaps digital holdouts? Take a look The Five Categories of Digital Workers. Maybe the Holdouts Are on to Something. Alex Howard has not one, but two great articles this week. One on the President’s Council of Advisors on ScienceRead… Read more »
Follow these tips and you won’t waste time on Monday morning getting your focus back. http://www.karlabrandau.com/tgif Another Friday and 99.9% of all employees in America are muttering under their breath or uttering the words to colleagues as they walk through the doors, “Thank God It’s Friday.” We omitted .1% because there are workaholics who thinkRead… Read more »
NCDD supporting member and urban planning specialist Chris Haller recently wrote a great piece for EngagingCities on creating more engaging planning documents. We know his insights could be good food for thought for many of our members, so we encourage you to read the piece below or find the original here. Plan documents. You knowRead… Read more »
This article was originally posted on the IBM Center for the Business of Government Blog by Dan Chenok and John Lainhart. In the face of ever-increasing cybersecurity risks, significant attention is being paid toward improving preparedness and response of agencies, vulnerabilities and threats. throughout the public sector. Two ways to go about supporting these activitiesRead… Read more »
The Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C), a support network and civil rights advocacy group, which formed to combat employment discrimination in the Federal workplace, says National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Commissioner, Adam Silver’s leadership-style serves as an excellent model for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and other federal agencies professing to weed out rampant discrimination inRead… Read more »
Do you ever wonder, “How can I make a difference when so many things around me seem out of my control?” An hour spent perusing print and online news media or even attending some organizational planning meetings would lead us to believe that all hope is lost and that the good in the world (andRead… Read more »
Amongst the “crazy brave to politically suicidal” recommendations in the National Commission of Audit report, there are three recommendations for Government 2.0 and eGovernment initiatives that should bring a glow to the heart of digital enthusiasts and pragmatists.Recommendation 61: Data says that the Australian Government should improve its data management and analytics capability, also improvingRead… Read more »