Yes, it’s that time again. The Presidential Management Fellows application process is officially open for the 2012 application year. Here’s a very quick rundown of how to determine if you are eligible and what to expect. At the end of this article are the other great resources available on the web. I will be happyRead… Read more »
My friends at LGIU, The Hansard Society and Networked Neighbourhoods are running a free event next month in London that looks dead good: Wednesday 19 October, 18.30 – 20.00 Thatcher Room, Portculis house, Westminster LGiU, Networked Neighbourhoods and the Hansard Society are putting on a free event in Parliament on Weds 19th Oct. We willRead… Read more »
*** The blog below was originally posted on September 15, 2011. *** *** Please click the banner above to access the 2014 guide. *** GovLoop is proud to announce the release of our newest resource for up and coming leaders: Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Guide: Managing the Application Process It’s that time of year whenRead… Read more »
This blog is co-authored with Mark Herbert a corporate management and executive coach with more than 30 years experience in helping businesses become leaders in their field. In my dream the angel shrugged and said, “this time if we fail it will be a failure of imagination,” and then she gently placed the world inRead… Read more »
Dear all knowing Internet, Yes, I know its been two weeks since my last post. But after surviving the flooding of Hurricane Irene then Lee, consoling a dying computer, moving to a new apartment, and dealing with a puppy, I have returned to my blog. Don’t worry, I’m still frustrated. Over the past two weeks,Read… Read more »
Currently I am working with a client who is in the process of developing an RFP for a Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) solution. The draft RFP was completed in early June and reviewed by project team members, including the steering committee, very quickly. The draft was considered final by mid-June. During this review process, theRead… Read more »
Guest post by Charles Huang (@1CharlesH), mentor at DDD and Blueprint Health. It is an exciting time to be an entrepreneur these days. President Obama earlier this year launched a Startup America initiative to promote entrepreneurship in America, citing the need for the US to maintain its competitiveness in international business through tech innovation andRead… Read more »
Real life leadership lesson – be transparent, congruent and authentic to both yourself and to those you lead! To be clear – I am wearing my organization development practitioner hat here. This is a bi-partisan analysis of a real life event to highlight what I believe are imperative traits of successful leadership -transparency, congruence, andRead… Read more »
I have some pretty cool news to share. Aetna is teaming up with Recipe.com and Bobby Flay for one awesome cause. The Aetna Healthy Food Fight is an initiative to promote healthy eating through education and sharing of healthy tips and recipes. Aetna’s Food Fight is making healthy eating not only a reality, but reallyRead… Read more »
According to this story over at NextGov.com, about 25 percent of dot-gov domains are not reachable. The article says that some of these websites could have already been cut, as part of the White House’s announced plan to consolidate or cut some of its almost 1,800 top-level federal Web domains this year. But remember, theseRead… Read more »