The City of Melbourne was recognised in 2012 as ‘Most Admired Knowledge City’ in an award from the World Capital Institute and Teleos, an independent management research firm. The city is building on this with the annual Melbourne Knowledge Week, designed to engage both the knowledge community and the wider public in a range ofRead… Read more »
The Mobile Platform Development Webinar Series will continue with Apple iOS on Wednesday at 2 p.m. EST. Before the session, we wanted to share some highlights from the first two sessions presented by Research in Motion(RIM)/Blackberry and Windows Phone. The series was developed to help government agencies learn how to deliver government content–information, data and services–anytime, anywhere and onRead… Read more »
We’ll be putting a call out soon for workshop presenters for NCDD Seattle (October 12-14), and I’d love to get some NCDDers’ help thinking about what makes a great workshop. Your comments and ideas will help the conference team with the selection process, and will help session leaders start thinking about how best to frameRead… Read more »
A win strategy is a simple set of bulleted statements outlining how you will win the targeted bid, which leads to a comprehensive plan that prepares you to finish on top. It looks at all aspects of the opportunity, and leaves no stone unturned. It incorporates a priority-driven action plan with deadlines and belly buttonsRead… Read more »
I received comments on my original blog on this topic that I would like to address to sharpen the focus on the distinctions I am making between the two practices. There are times when mentoring or showing someone the ropes appears to morph into coaching, especially when it takes the form of advocacy or helpingRead… Read more »
A preview of the SAMMIES, A look at a Previous Winner and the Newseum’s Gallery by GovLoop Insights On today’s program for Monday May 7th, 2012: The nominees are in for the Oscars for Federal Employees — The Service to America Medals award. Turning garbage into energy at the EPA — just one of theRead… Read more »
Just wanted to let everyone know about an event we’re hosting on Friday that may be of interest to the group. Spread the word! Happy Public Service Recognition Week! Cross posted from ed.gov Teachers, firefighters, police officers, government employees, military—day in and day out these public servants work tirelessly for citizens across the country. ToRead… Read more »
Andrew Morton is an Army Lieutenant Colonel retiring August 1, 2012. He is currently set to transition to a prominent full-service PR firm in the Washington metro area. The top 5 things I knew, things I thought I knew but did not, and things I had no clue about. 1. Be proactive, but not tooRead… Read more »
An interesting, if not obvious, article came across my RSS reader today: From “Pay and Hiring Freezes Leave Their Mark“ In a survey of 40 federal information executives by TechAmerica and Grant Thornton, 70 percent of respondents said the current two year across-the-board freeze on federal pay and hiring freezes have had an impact onRead… Read more »
Social Connect via: Do we have to resign ourselves to the 9-5 grind within our cubicle walls? Do we have to accept that “business as usual” is the norm and without great organizational leadership that can’t be changed? Do we have to accept that with little to no authority we can’t change anything about theRead… Read more »