You have probably been involved in some type of strategic planning effort either at work or in your personal life. You know the scenario: a group in your organization meets to come up with a strategy for a project, your association, church, or to meet a mandate to have a strategy. You spend most ofRead… Read more »
A new report says that Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (DC) employees are overworked and tired, including those in safety-critical jobs. Original post
A computer-generated voice is phasing out the familiar recorded announcements on the Toronto Transit Commission (ON) subway trains. Original post
NY1 took a look at three free smartphone applications that let New York City Transit riders plan their next trip: NextStop, HopStop, and Roadify. Original post
Email for templates, tips and best practices: [email protected] Website: RockYourTechReport.tumblr.com I’ll try to give you a quick breakdown why I think this initiative is so important although the GovWin post does a much better job explaining it. See, contracting officers need to have a technical analysis on proposals. This lets the government know it’s gettingRead… Read more »
With budgets expected to be cut, it is more importan than ever that organizations look for efficiencies. Places to look include and group output, error rates which cause rework, the number of people on leave, (especially sick leave and LWOP), overtime, workers’ compensation, individual and union time. Also, how many people are on direct laborRead… Read more »
From amazing metaphors involving adorable puppies to reflections about how data can transform generalities into actions, I was fortunate to attend the first CityCamp held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 11/12/2011. This un-conference is designed to be more of an open exchange of ideas than the traditional professional conference that most of us are use toRead… Read more »
The major indices, and our TSP stock funds, were bouncing violently last week in reaction to the ongoing debt situation in Europe. The new catalyst seems to be the yield of Italy’s 10 year bond. As the yield approached and went above 7%, a level that meant bailouts to other troubled European countries, stocks aroundRead… Read more »
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We participated this week with seven other entrepreneurs in the 2011 Capital Management Technology Hub and George Mason’s School of Management Technology Startup Challenge to introduce our cloud-based community and supporting tools: MyLeadershipPractice. What a top notch event and great learning experience! Plenty of innovative solutions to specific needs were presented. The competition was anRead… Read more »