Boxer Advisors is constantly evolving to better serve our clients as a strategic thinking partner. Let me tell you about a few of our latest upgrades. First is our new corporate phone number, 301-896-9714. Please feel free to get in touch with me and my team—we want to know, where is your organization going andRead… Read more »
Wordle is a great – and free! – resource for creating word clouds. This post offers a primer for organizations and individual professionals in particular that addresses Why, Where, What, and How and shares specific Wordle tips. Additional tips, examples and applications are welcome. Most everyone knows what a word cloud or a tag cloudRead… Read more »
“The world has a habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.” – Napoleon Hill In order to attain professional achievement, you must decide what you really want from your career. Then once you make the decision, you have to manage it, by stickingRead… Read more »
During a recent road trip, I was shocked that a roadside produce stand took credit cards simply by using an app on the farmer’s iPhone. If a vegetable kiosk can do better business with mobile, surely your agency can too. To learn how, join GovLoop and a great line-up of government thought leaders on Tuesday,Read… Read more »
Hiring the right person for the right job matters more than ever in government because tight budgets are making resources scarce. So how do you hire the best and the brightest on your first try? Tim McManus is the Vice President for Leadership and Education at the Partnership for Public Service. He told Chris DorobekRead… Read more »
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, Of Course! The organization provides its members with numerous opportunities to grow and network in the field. We caught up with Joshua Marcuse, YPFP’s founder, to learn more. Overview of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) is one of the leading associations for young professionalsRead… Read more »
Players learn the commands for the video game and run up the score. Doers learn how to do something to get results. Players value image – being in the right place, knowing the right people, being included in the right projects. Doers value completion – collaboration moving the project forward, process improvement to gain efficiency,Read… Read more »
The number of people teleworking in the federal government is a bit murky. The reason for the unclear percentage is that agencies are struggling to report actual numbers to the Office of Personnel Management. Those were the findings of a Government Accountability report. Yvonne Jones is the Director of Strategic Issues at the GAO. SheRead… Read more »
In the time-crunched, information-overloaded, do-more-with-less world we work in, maintaining the right level of social media engagement is a daunting proposition. For individuals and organizations just getting started, it can be completely overwhelming – there’s so much to do! This post strives to reduce some of the barriers to social media engagement by illustrating theRead… Read more »
This post originally appeared on my blog, Social Media Strategery. College students across the country are in the midst of moving back to college for the fall semester. In between partying, traveling, club activities, sports, Greek commitments, and jobs, some will also be attending classes. Those lucky enough to be taking a PR class shouldRead… Read more »