Writing an Executive Summary An employer’s attention span could be limited to 30 seconds at least that’s what recruiting experts tell us. Every executive resume should have a summary that introduces the applicant and provides a quick snapshot of a job candidate’s background. A potential boss may have the perfect candidate in mind. Most likelyRead… Read more »
PeakTwo is pleased to announce the launch of a new site for our client Digital Sandbox, a heavy hitter in risk analysis software and threat assessment consultation. Development required aligning several objectives: From a messaging standpoint, the site has to convey rock-solid solution performance and an ironclad understanding of security objectives for state, local, andRead… Read more »
Concern about legalities, compliance (in GSA the Social Media Order has about 12 different areas of compliance social media needs to adhere to). Lack of overall organizational direction / overall gameplan / strategy and plan for how social media will complement the traditional communications approaches — and do it in a way where it doesn’tRead… Read more »
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d091002t.pdf Review of GAO Audit: “Despite Progress, DHS Continues to Be Challenged in Managing Its Multi-Billion Dollar Annual Investment in Large-Scale Information Technology Systems” I was interested in this because large scale IT systems seem to be a challenge for everyone. Hoping there might be some good points to ponder or other “lessons” in theRead… Read more »
A friend and career consulting colleague, Martha Collar, [email protected], requested a review of my book, Practice Safe Stress, for Best Practice Magazine (she’s editing) – Hong Kong based — with a circulation of 30,000 (including inflight on Cathay and numerous business lounges in hotels and airlines) and the theme is Corporate Wellness. I’ve pasted aRead… Read more »
One of the best ways to help you navigate the rough waters of your job and career is to have your own support network – a personal board of advisors. This board of advisors (or board of directors, as some call it) is a collection of about 6 to 10 people who know you, areRead… Read more »
Kublai, the Italian central government’s first (or at least one of the first) government 2.0 project, has quickly gained a certain international visibility. After two showcases with the European Commission (EUPS20 and Wikicrats) and a French exchange of ideas, last week it was the World Bank, following up on an interview I had given toRead… Read more »
Abstract The management of world affairs has intensified and at the same time become more complex. Intensified, because with the advent of globalisation, almost everything is now the concerne of everybody. Just think for a moment about the questions of climate, commerce, humanitarian problems, security, health, sport, sustainable development or even religions. More complex, becauseRead… Read more »
Background: Andy Krzmarzick , a Senior Project Coordinator at the Graduate School and Executive Board member of Young Government Leaders, wanted to tap into the multi-sector, multi-generational, governmental community to collaborate on a series of articles for The Public Manager magazine. The suggested articles would cover a variety of the issues surrounding telework, including greenRead… Read more »
Cultural Leaders understand that their unconscious biases can lead them to less than optimum decisions like everyone else. This recent Scientific podcast illustrates the power of how one looks on our vision of what constitutes a leader. Most of us think unconsciously think that leaders should be tall, attractive, and intelligent. Unfortunately, there is noRead… Read more »