After the last few weeks of my politically-inspired rantings, how about something on the lighter side? I have been drowning this week in a round of KSA writing. For those of you who don’t know, that’s Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. KSAs appear as a list of questions that must be answered in narrative form andRead… Read more »
That question has been cropping up a lot recently. It’s going to be a whole new world. Surely it will demand new things from us. The thinking around here is – not so much. It’s the same old competencies applied in a new context. Let’s take a couple of examples: 1. We recently had aRead… Read more »
I’ve had the survey question – “What Would Make Your Job Better” – on the site for a few weeks. I found the responses very interesting: -Cooler Projects – 32.2% -More Money – 32.2% -Better Co-Workers – 23.3% -Better Benefits – 12.3% I think it is great that the #1 answer (tied) is – “CoolerRead… Read more »
Originally posted at The GenerationShift Blog: There is no doubt that social media and the Millennials were two intertwined forces that propelled Obama to the Presidency. Offering evidence to the idea that Obama will be the first President to use web-based, social media as a primary communications tool, this morning I saw a link onRead… Read more »
Web 2.0: What is it? Who’s using it? How to introduce it in your organization? What to expect from a new national administration in 2009? On October 22, 2008, these questions and more were answered at the Web 2.0 event sponsored by Young Government Leaders (YGL), in coordination with our partners at the National AcademyRead… Read more »
This is a mirror of some thoughts I posted at the Wikinomics site today. Given the GovLoop audience I’d love to get your thoughts on this topic – has it got legs? Interally? Externally to citizens? Share your thoughts! ——— We’re all familiar with the concrept of reputation and how in a world of socialRead… Read more »
I’m just very curious, my co-associate and I have a pretty huge project on our hands. We need to develop an updated SOP for our office and it must be very, VERY layman… in other words, an “outsider” should be able to come in and correctly perform any selected task… *sigh* I see so manyRead… Read more »
Barack Obama’s Agenda for E-governance: Open Government is Its Main Plank But What About the Roadblocks? by Dr D.C.Misra* All eyes are on the U.S.President-elect Barack Obama, who will assume the charge of his office on January 20, 2009. He has also set an ambitious agenda for e-governance. Obama has very successfully used information technologyRead… Read more »
Part 3 of my series review books that relate to government and should interest the awesome GovLoopers. (Check out Part 1 and Part 2). This week’s edition – We Don’t Make Widgets – Overcoming the Myths That Keep Government from Radically Improving. I received the book from Jeff Press, who is the founder and presidentRead… Read more »
The winds of change come and go. Like all blows, if you have your important stuff lashed down and stowed properly, you’ll be OK. An election makes us take inventory. It makes us look and see what we have working and what isn’t working anymore. What do we want to keep? What do we wantRead… Read more »