Leadership

Chief Officer Central

Over the past two decades, Congress and the Executive Branch have created a series of “chief officer” positions in agencies, supported by cross-government councils. Council leaders are now changing the way they manage them to boost government efficiency and effectiveness in lean times. Agencies facing increasingly challenging fiscal environments are looking for ways to makeRead… Read more »

Information Technology for Management

“Information Technology for Management: Improving Performance in the Digital Economy” (by Efraim Turban Efraim Turban (Author) › Visit Amazon’s Efraim Turban Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author Are you an author? Learn about Author Central Original post

Applause

When I go to a meeting and it’s time to applaud, I applaud. I often get the group started, as everyone is hanging, waiting for a cue. I’ve given up wondering if starting the applause is politically correct, over egoed, or disruptive. I start the applause because it increases meeting velocity, supports the presenter, andRead… Read more »

Online, Interactive Digital Engagement Governance – a.k.a. Approaching Social Media Governance as a Method

This will be the first in an ongoing set of entries about Interactive Digital Engagement Governance. Contact me or Navigation Arts in McLean, VA for more information, or for ideas regarding planning and implementing such a methodology at your organization. The concept of governance isn’t new at all to organizations building websites, whether inside (asRead… Read more »

Netfloor Cable Management Floor Tiles

Just noticed that the Cable Management Floor tile sample provided to me by Ecotile is branded “Netfloor”. It appears to be a Netfloor AD-400 40 mm (1.57″) UniPanel unit.Netfloor CMS Systems … light in weight, low in profile, fully accessible UniPanel consists 16 sub-panels distributed and simply Capped of Cable Trenches. These trenches house theRead… Read more »

Getting it Right: Critical Success Factors for Change Management Initiatives, Part 2

As a follow-up to last week’s blog https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/getting-it-right-critical#comments this week’s entry focuses on the five additional Critical Success Factors (CSF) that a successful Change Management (CM) program needs. To recap, in last week’s blog, I discussed in detail the following five factors: Effective program management Strong support from the executive champion Clear goals and specificRead… Read more »