This article was originally published on the Tri Tuns Blog. IN THE NEWS In a recent interview on CNBC Warren Buffett said that he could end the federal deficit in five minutes. “I could end the deficit in five minutes. You just pass a law that says that any time there’s a deficit of moreRead… Read more »
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: Let’s be honest with each other. Last week, when you finished your project status report… how did you distribute it to the intended audience? You sent it via email… right? Well, that is SO internet 1.0. Our interview guest today is Dennis Brooke (http://www.dennisbrooke.com) who’s passion itRead… Read more »
Over the summer, FHWA is hosting Peer-to-Peer Exchanges in partnership with AASHTO, NACE, and APWA for the purpose of highlighting and promoting best practices in implementing the Federal-aid program by local governments. I’ll be attending the meeting for the midwest region on July 19th in Cincinnati, Ohio, to participate in discussions with people from allRead… Read more »
Something to think about. It’s been easy for us to continue to blame the economy for stalling business decisions or putting our personal lives ahead of the business at large. When these behaviors manifest themselves, we have one place to look to solve the issues. Internally. Often companies are making decisions based on the WIIFMRead… Read more »
Below is a great post on GovFresh that raises some important questions for the Global OpenGov Community: http://gov20.govfresh.com/as-white-house-tech-talent-comes-and-goes-open-government-continues-to-grow-globally/ What would you like to see next @The White House? At the Federal Agencies? State and Local Government? Worldwide? My personal interest would be to see the ExpertNet project come to fruition @The White House and aRead… Read more »
Harry Hatry, a pioneer in the performance measurement field, recently predicted that “performance data in the future will be able to be processed continuously and in real time,” and that “managers and their staffs will be able to obtain such information easily and quickly, no matter where the managers are. The information will come fromRead… Read more »
As a recap, I had the pleasure and privilege of speaking on the panel, Bridging the Generation Gap, at the Next Generation of Government Summit in July 2010, sponsored by Govloop. As the 2011 Next Generation of Government Summit is quickly approaching – what better time to reflect back and share experiences from last year’sRead… Read more »
As a customer service manager, I am called upon to train others on the subject. In my search for continuous learning, I happen to run across an article by Pivot Point Solutions, based on President Obama’s Executive Order to improve customer service. What a lot of people don’t know is that, although the Executive OrderRead… Read more »
Happy Monday everyone! So here’s the deal. If your career in project management is important to you: Go to our LinkedIn group right now, Career in Project Management Post a discussion asking your top question now I can’t make you take action, but action is the only thing that will change your life. If youRead… Read more »
Twelve months into the program, Barclays Cycle Hire (UK) has racked up some impressive statistics, but critics say that the program is not a reliable commuting option. The program has 6,000 bicycles (often called “Boris bikes” in reference to Mayor of London Boris Johnson) at docking stations throughout central London, and users can unlock theRead… Read more »