I’m a big fan of the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program ever since it’s been announced. To me, it’s the way to do government innovation – clear focus, short term projects with quick wins, small focused team, with lots of top cover to rapidly skip any bureaucratic hurdles. We covered it’s announcement last August and theRead… Read more »
Sometimes you need to switch gigs. You’ve stopped learning, you aren’t as energized, and it’s time. You may not even know it. Plus, it is a pain to look for jobs (the black hole of applying online is painful) and hard to switch. But sometimes you need intervention and need to move on – soRead… Read more »
Over the weekend, I was reading a New York Times piece that highlighted Google’s 8 Habits of Effective Members (aka their Quest to Build a Better Boss). It was a fascinating article that synthesized a lot of research Google’s People team had done, analyzing their own internal data on what makes an effective manager. GovernmentRead… Read more »
I’ve always been a big reader – from reading the Hardy Boys growing up to reading favorites like Daniel Pink today, there’s nothing more I like than a great book. While I’m always a big fan of great business or leadership books, as I entered public service in 2004, I began searching for government-related books.Read… Read more »
Last week, the White House Presidential Innovation Fellowsannounced the launch of Project MyGov Toolbar. In the end, it’s a pretty neat simple piece of technology that helps government collaborate with itself and improves the citizen experience finding government information. I’m a huge fan & it fits into #4 of my 7 original ideas for ProjectRead… Read more »
Leadership is not new. While times change and technologies evolve, a lot of the same leadership lessons apply. That’s why I’ve been loving the fine folks at @leadershiptips who’ve been providing great leadership quotes every day on Twitter. Here’s 14 timeless leadership quotes from their archive: 20 yrs from now u will be more disappointedRead… Read more »
Top 5 way to Successfully “Do Lunch” At some point, you will have a lunch business meeting. Whether this is sitting with a superior to discuss your career or a potentially ally that you need to convince, a lot can be accomplished. However, there is an art to the business lunch. Here are my topRead… Read more »
Today I was asked by my sister for an example of a great Prezi presentation so she could share it with her high school English class. For those that don’t know, Prezi is a presentation software that enables more zooming in and out – basically a different approach to Powerpoint. I sent my sister toRead… Read more »
It’s the first day back from the New Year. And I’m guessing you may have a New Year’s Resolution you are working on. Maybe it’s exercise more, arrive early to work, or speak more at meetings. So how do you make it happen? Check out Stanford professor BJ Fogg’s Behavioral Model. BJ is one ofRead… Read more »
It was another awesome year at GovLoop. We: grew to over 63,000 members trained over 10,000 individuals at monthly online trainings launched 12 research guides and infographs hosted 8 in-person events got a sweet ping pong table in the office. In addition to those milestones, here’s my favorite 10 GovLoop items of year: 1) NewRead… Read more »