What is Worse than a Tourist on the Metro: Being in the Real World. So my life has been a bit of a crazy ride. I will not go into the details, but lets just say I’ve had experiences. I went back to school in 2005 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in GeographyRead… Read more »
The BPD flies under the radar providing some truly essential services to our government At the 2-3 May 2012 HP Software Government Summit, Joe Gribble of the Department of Treasury Bureau of Public Debt brought up some really amazing success stories of how they are following executive directives and transforming their IT business processes. TheRead… Read more »
Here’s an Australian initiative addressing a key challenge in the Asia-Pacific area: bridge the culture and language gap between English and Mandarin speakers online. The Marco Polo Project is an internet platform where Chinese and English language learners collectively reference and translate Chinese writing for an international audience. The website combines the functions of anRead… Read more »
We’ll be putting a call out soon for workshop presenters for NCDD Seattle (October 12-14), and I’d love to get some NCDDers’ help thinking about what makes a great workshop. Your comments and ideas will help the conference team with the selection process, and will help session leaders start thinking about how best to frameRead… Read more »
As pressures to reduce costs and increase efficiencies continue to dominate the federal landscape, shared services will continue to provide much needed returns for federal agencies. Many government agencies have already taken unprecedented steps to conserve resources while improving service delivery by embracing shared services. These progressive organizations have many experiences and lessons learned toRead… Read more »
I received comments on my original blog on this topic that I would like to address to sharpen the focus on the distinctions I am making between the two practices. There are times when mentoring or showing someone the ropes appears to morph into coaching, especially when it takes the form of advocacy or helpingRead… Read more »
The Avengers: A Lesson in Teamwork The Avengers movie was the biggest box office smash this weekend, breaking the all-time opening record. Eager to see all my iconic childhood heroes come alive (still eagerly awaiting the Hawkeye movie), I made my way to the Mazza Gallerie last night to be among the masses. It isRead… Read more »
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for federal employees. First with the GSA conference scandal and then the Secret Service Prostitution scandal. But feds are doing some amazing work and the Partnership for Public Service is highlighting those achievements in their annual awards program. The 33rd Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal (SAMMIES)Read… Read more »
Just wanted to let everyone know about an event we’re hosting on Friday that may be of interest to the group. Spread the word! Happy Public Service Recognition Week! Cross posted from ed.gov Teachers, firefighters, police officers, government employees, military—day in and day out these public servants work tirelessly for citizens across the country. ToRead… Read more »
Harry Boyte, Director of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at Augsburg College, asked me to share with the NCDD community an article he co-wrote with Blase Scarnati for the Huffington Post (published 5/3/12), titled “Building Democracy Colleges: A Different Kind of Politics.” The article begins… A fit with the season of tornadoes across theRead… Read more »