Street Fighting Years Preamble You may have noticed that I didn’t publish last week; as a result this week’s article is both weightier and lengthier. Accordingly I decided to experiment a bit by providing a TL;DR version of the article up front, namely: Public Engagement via Social Media + Big Data Analytics = Future ofRead… Read more »
I’m excited to be off to Toronto today (vacation) to deliver a pair of workshops to students at Humber College. As you likely know by now I am very particular about my presentations. I spend countless hours agonizing over images, placement, word choice and the relationship between the different elements; here’s what I’ve come upRead… Read more »
I spoke to a group of civil servants this week as part of their development program’s lunchtime speaker series; the talk covered a lot of ground and I wanted to take the opportunity to share some of my key messages from the discussion. The web is disruptive The internet has disrupted, is disrupting, or willRead… Read more »
So I’m back at work officially after a 6 week hiatus to deal with the implosion of my parental unit, it’s not pretty, there are sweeping implications, I’m exhausted, frustrated, and trying really hard not to let bleed into my interactions with my kids, my wife, and my day job now that I’m back inRead… Read more »
Pic is unrelated, but awesome. I won’t lie, the last 4 weeks have been gruelling, and the situation is no where near resolved. Luckily, I’ve got a broad network I can lean on for support, access to the Employee Assistance Program (which I would recommend to anyone in crisis), and a loving wife, who hasRead… Read more »
Friends, I am in the middle of a fairly difficult familial situation regarding my folks. I will spare you the details but suffice to say that you likely won’t see or hear or see much of me online or in the office. I will continue to answer any inquiries / correspondence, but know that theRead… Read more »
Earlier this week I sat down with an Assistant Deputy Minister of a major Canadian Government Agency to discuss employment opportunities, career progression and where I saw myself in the near to long term. For the record it was more of an informal discussion than a job interview, but the ADM did give me someRead… Read more »
Before heading out for the holiday season, I figured I’d take a look back at the year that was. Here are the top 10 most popular posts on cpsrenewal.ca last year: How to stop being tech support in 30 days Debunking the “risk” of working more openly Used to be a public servant, took anRead… Read more »
Welcome to the cube farm; pictured is my office, at least a small part of it. I – like many of my fellow paper farmers – have been allotted an internal plot of carpet with no direct access to natural light. While paper doesn’t necessarily need light to flourish, paper farmers do, at least thisRead… Read more »
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the issue of risk and how it relates to the idea of fearless advice and loyal implementation. Admittedly, these thoughts aren’t entirely formed yet so bear with me. When it comes to risk, we are our own worst enemy Generally speaking I feel as though civil servants over-inflateRead… Read more »