NCDD has been invited by The Dreyfuss Initiative to be a participating sponsor of “It’s Time for a Talk,” a series of unique National Conversations on revitalizing America’s civic culture–the first of which is on MONDAY. You can participate online on Monday at 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific by visiting www.timeforatalk.org. I encourage NCDDers toRead… Read more »
As I open this essay, please forgive an immodest turn. Upon reading or hearing one of my edgy or catchy phrasings, for example, the title of my book, Practice Safe Stress, or a motivational mantra, such as, “Do know your limits and don’t limit your ‘No’s,” I often receive some verbal or nonverbal sign ofRead… Read more »
And Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of one of those Dreams, many years ago – a dream of the day when all peoples of the Earth would be “free” at last. In the wake of the recent tragedy in Arizona – our President spoke eloquently of a similar dream for our Nation – that weRead… Read more »
We’re just around the corner, historically speaking, from the annual State of the Coast Guard Address and though I dare not think to know what ADM Bob Papp may speak about, if only for the fact that there’s an unlimited amount of things that are on his plate, I happened across a great resource givingRead… Read more »
A powerful statement by NCDD member Bruce Mallory, Professor of Education at the University of New Hampshire and Director of New Hampshire Listens… The violent rampage that took place in Arizona on Saturday is yet one more reminder, if we needed one, that our claim to be a civil society, in which we solve ourRead… Read more »
Q: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? A: No. Sound is a vibration, transmitted to our senses through the mechanism of the ear, and recognized as sound only to our nerve centers. The falling of the tree or any other disturbanceRead… Read more »
Here in GovLoopville, we really enjoy hosting live chats with interesting and cool interviewees. The more chats we do, the better groove we get into, but we’re not going to pretend we were born doing this. It takes practice. Maybe a bit like hosting a live radio show or being an emcee, you need toRead… Read more »
Redeeming the Tragedy in Tucson Ron Manderscheid, PhD Executive Director, NACBHDD Last weekend, a tragedy of national proportions occurred in Tucson Arizona. Twenty-two-year-old Jared Lee Loughner repeatedly fired a pistol into a group at a Saturday political rally organized by Representative Gabrielle Giffords of the 8th Arizona District. Six people were killed outright, including aRead… Read more »
Wow! 111 of you joined GovLoop and Wikibrands author Mike Dover for a 30 minute live chat today. A ton a great questions were asked and Mike did his best to knock them all out. First off a shout out to Mike for being awesome and agreeing to do the chat. Secondly thank you toRead… Read more »
For over a year now, I’ve been meeting almost every week with a guy named Adam Schultz and his team at Change & Course. He’s been offering some great insight on how to improve GovLoop and it just dawned on me this week that you’d probably benefit from the lessons I’m learning, too. With thatRead… Read more »