Recently in my coaching sessions with several government managers, I found a reluctance to engage in conversations that would open up and potentially deal with sensitive, difficult issues. This is a common problem I see with managers and is part of learning how to effectively manage up. Part of the fear of having these conversationsRead… Read more »
We just added a new set of trainings to our ever-growing list of great discounts for NCDD members who opt to pay dues. The League of Extraordinary Trainers — eight highly seasoned practitioners and trainers who are now working together to offer the IAP2 certificate course and other trainings — are reaching out to NCDDersRead… Read more »
I really like how data.gov is launching niche communities like health.data.gov. Generally I believe if we want interest in our government data it’s not going to be developing just broad “data” ecosystem. Instead, I think we need to build smaller ecosystems like transit data, health data, jobs data, education data, etc. So I was excitedRead… Read more »
NCDD member and Wisdom Council guru, Jim Rough, recently touched base with us to share news of an exciting event taking place in Batchuns, Austria February 23-35, 2012 in association with the Office of Future Related Issues there. Surfing Democracy: Dynamic Facilitation and Wisdom Council Practitioners Network Conference is bringing together alumni of Dynamic FacilitatorRead… Read more »
The Council of Federal EEO and Civil Rights Executives will host the executive level Thought Leadership Think Tank & Training Conference on Diversity & Inclusion, Civility and Bias. The focus of the conference is compliance with Executive Order 13583, which establishes a coordinated Government-wide initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in the federal sector, andRead… Read more »
Personality tests are a funny thing. They tell you things you’ve always known about yourself but never quite knew how to contextualize. On Monday, January 9, we received our Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) results and spent the morning trying our new qualified identities on for size. The MBTI is a test developed during the 40′sRead… Read more »
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is turning his focus to infrastructure for 2012. In an early morning address to local business leaders, the Governor underlined the need to keep his state’s infrastructure in good working condition as a cost saving measure. He also repeated his plan for a New International Trade Crossing bridge connecting Michigan andRead… Read more »
The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program is the crown jewel of government-wide contracting programs. The MAS program provides customer agencies with access to thousands of contractors offering millions of commercial services and products. State and local governments can use the MAS program’s information technology contracts to meet their needs as well as using MASRead… Read more »
From the e-DMR listserve: “SUBMISSION DUE DATE: February 1, 2012 SPECIAL ISSUE ON Immigrant Inclusion by E-Participation Guest Editors: Itir Akdogan, Mauri Kaipainen, Sonia Sousa, and Ilona Tikka INTRODUCTION:Immigrant Inclusion by e-Participation (IIeP) is a multi-stakeholder regional project that addresses immigrant communities and public authorities in Estonia, Finland and Sweden. The aims of the projectRead… Read more »
It seems that every few months we see a new article, report, or hear testimony predicting a mass exodus of “experienced” 1102s from the Federal workforce. Citing workforce data, the conclusion that is commonly drawn is that a “crisis” will result. If we just look at numbers it would seem that this would be aRead… Read more »