On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: With only a few weeks left in 2013, it is time to start predicting what will happen in the days, weeks and months ahead. We asked John Palguta to peer into his crystal ball and give us his predictions for the year ahead. The SEVEN stories that impact your life TheRead… Read more »
This month we have an infographic showing the rising need and salaries for IT professionals. IT services support a lot of what we do in government, and if we want to ramp up and innovate delivery of our services, IT professionals will play a key role in supporting our efforts. For those thinking about ITRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The government has lost a bit of its luster. The government is now very uncool. How did it happen? We take a look back with John Palguta from the Partnership for Public Service. But up front: Politico: Federal workers’ pensions targeted in budget deal NYT: Officials say U.S. may never knowRead… Read more »
For the first time since 2009, the House has approved a bipartisan budget plan that dulls sequestration’s. The GOP-controlled lower chamber on Thursday voted 333-94 to send the sweeping spending and deficit-reduction plan crafted by the chairs of the House and Senate Budget committees, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., to theRead… Read more »
The principal difference between the 21st century workplace and the 20th century (19th century?) work culture in which so many of us live is flexibility. While some organizations have made a commitment to an outcomes-based approach to meeting mission objectives, others are still stuck in a compliance culture that values by-the-book processes and policies overRead… Read more »
Professional Development in Public & Private SectorYou have invested considerable time and money into your education, credentials, organizational memberships…some of you have advanced degrees and certifications. If you want to continue to develop professionally, I have to ask …. Are you LinkedIn? There are 180 million reasons to join Linkedin, that’s the current reported membershipRead… Read more »
“What we have here is a ‘Failure to Communicate’” is a memorable line from the classic movie, Cool Hand Luke. Without a doubt, ‘Failure to Communicate’ is a problem found in many organizations. I witnessed ‘Failure to Communicate’ early in my military career and it taught me a valuable leadership lesson. I often relied onRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: NASA’s Curiosity Rover has more than 1.4 million followers on Twitter. The robotic wonder is also a social media master. We take a look at NASA’s out of this world social media with the guru herself Veronica McGregor. The SEVEN stories that impact your life The new budget deal will reduce,Read… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: 2013 may go down as the year of Congressional roadblocks for government. First there was sequestration, then the shutdown. But in our Year in Review segment, Brooking’s Darrell West shows how some organizations were able to innovate despite the legislative hardships. But up front: A budget deal… maybe National Journal’s CongressionalRead… Read more »
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill 1 – Goal Setting: Every morning, take 3 to 5 minutes to write out your top 10 goals in the present tense. By writing out your 10 goals at the beginning of each day, you will program them deep intoRead… Read more »