Aphorism 54
Nudge is not enough to change behaviour on its own. Sometimes you need to bribe and threaten people too. Flip Chart Fairy Tales (introducing his blog post, Nudge is not enough on its own) Original post
Project Management
5 Things Harry Potter Can Teach Us About Government Contracting
I originally posted this on GovWin for the release of Harry Potter, and realized a lot of this still connects to federal employees as well. For the broad information that does relate to just contractors, it will at least provide some insight from our side. As J.K. Rowling’s boy wizard franchise prepares to close withRead… Read more »
Honoring Fallen Civil Servants
Nearly three thousand federal civil servants have died in the line of duty since 1992. They represent a wide range of federal agencies, yet the federal government has no program or policy in place to provide a U.S. burial flag for these fallen heroes. This glaring omission was the subject of an Op-Ed in TheRead… Read more »
Experience in Project Management – How To Get It
Steve Tkalcevich is a member of the Lakeshore, Ontario chapter of PMI in Canada. His chapter partnered with another community organization to do something great. He gained some great experience, and is continuing to volunteer. In an email exchange I recently had with Steve, he said: I am now volunteering with a local art galleryRead… Read more »
Restaurant Week
This is my twice yearly public service blog about Restaurant Week in DC (August 15 – 21). Do you take advantage of this? Restaurant Week takes place twice a year, once in the frigid cold of the post-holidays and then again in the dog days of August. Times when diners are likely to be few.Read… Read more »
MEP Finding US Suppliers to Support Buy American
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, part of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, is helping government agencies that have Buy American/America provision requirements connect with US manufacturers who can make the products they need here in the US. We are leveraging our vast network of experts who work with manufacturers everyday to identify suppliersRead… Read more »
Brian Drain -reposted
Ayn Rand foreshadowed it in her bestseller, Atlas Shrugged, but what can be done about brain drain? The NEO model offers a new kind of vision for leveraging intellectual property and assets During the past twenty odd years I have held various titles and positions – almost always with the same small twist to them.Read… Read more »
Why Small Regional Training Conferences Are Most Effective
I recently published a blog on 5 Ways to Make Your Training Conferences Rock! But we all know that large training conferences aren’t always the most effective training platform. In fact, if we have to have a training conference at all, the smaller conference or meeting (sounds less formal) is the best face-to-face way toRead… Read more »
Failure Is An Option: The Way To High-Performance Innovation
The three keys to innovation are to seek out new ideas, test these ideas on a scale where failure is survivable, and constantly monitor these trials for feedback. This is according to Tim Hartford’s new book, Adapt: Why Success Always Starts With Failure. Hartford argues that the world is too complex for top-down “big project”Read… Read more »
Designers: Consider the Icon
As designers and visual communicators, we should do better to consciously recognize the communicative value of icons and symbols. Designers are a curious breed of people: we are creators, inquisitive leaders, thinkers, and ponderers of how we can spark change through the process of design, and how we can improve communication and understanding through whatRead… Read more »