Engaging your employees can be tough. But it’s essential, think of GSA, right now their employees are being attacked for the work of a few bad apples. Tom Fox is the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at the Partnership for Public Service and a columnist for the Washington Post. He told Chris Dorobek onRead… Read more »
We are constantly balancing – sometimes it feels like juggling – core levers in our lives: finances, family, friends, community, hobbies, etc. How do we decide what to do first and can we do it all? Another part of finding happiness relies on you confronting WHY you do these things and decide which are reallyRead… Read more »
The following post is an excerpt from the GovLoop Industry Perspective Case Study featuring the Honolulu 311 mobile app. This is part of the GovLoop Industry Perspective Series. You can view the entire case study below or view here. The Honolulu 311 Mobile App is powered by CitySourced. In early 2012, the City of HonoluluRead… Read more »
One question I was asked at the last Social Media Surgery was – could I say something about employers access to employees Facebook accounts. Yes I can. There has been a trend in the US of employers asking to have access to employees Facebook accounts. This has gone so far that Facebook have reacted toRead… Read more »
Over the past week, we have been inundated with articles surfacing in response to the UK government’s first open standards roundtable discussion hosted by the Cabinet Office that was held on the 4th of April. It was described as “a resounding call to scrap the government’s policy on open standards“, as Mark Ballard from ComputerRead… Read more »
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Even when a successful nonprofit takes in a lot of money, much of it is earmarked for carrying out their main mission. Things like advertising, design work, and other activities, while valuable, are expendable if funds are limited. Now, a creative services company is helping them, pro bono. Crowdspring– aRead… Read more »
Another question I get asked regularly is “How do we manage the resourcing requirements of engaging online?” This is an interesting ‘length of string’ question as the resourcing requirements of social media vary dramatically depending on why and how an organisation chooses to use social media. Generally the more engaging your participation the higher theRead… Read more »
Also announced today was HelpMeConsult, another online resource for online consultations. From the blog post: The second lanch is a solo project. It’s called ‘HelpMeConsult‘ and is an independent guide to (formal) eConsultation. It contains details of the various solutions, legal matters and tips/tactics. So, just another data push? Wrong! We’re adding a premium contentRead… Read more »
Social media has been the subject of this blog more times than I can count. We’ve covered everything from terrific and terrible Twitter hashtags to playing nice on Facebook and the impact of integrating social media channels to reach a wider audience. Our use of these tools is very strategic and we like to considerRead… Read more »
When it comes to training there are a whole bunch of different philosophies: webinars, online and in-person. But one thing is certain government workers need to be in a culture of continual learning. But tight budgets, baby boomers retiring and the GSA conference scandal mean trainings are under more scrutiny than ever. Now there isRead… Read more »