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Nat Boxer

This morning I read Nat Boxer died (on LinkedIn). He was 84, had won his Oscar, and from what I read, still boogieing on, making the world a better place. I could say he was my favorite college professor, or the only one I remember, or the one I think about a couple of timesRead… Read more »

Persuasive Networks

Words can be powerful. They influence purchases – “I’ll buy this good over that good”. “This good is better for me”. “I want that”. In government, they affect public opinion – “I am/am not for government sponsored healthcare reform”, “ I am for less taxes” “We need more roads”. This is why the industry ofRead… Read more »

Developing a Social Media Strategy

With all of the Agencies putting together their OpenGov plans due in April, I am curious as to how many have a coherent Social Media Strategy. developing-a-social-strategy-webinar is a great starting point. How do Agencies go beyond using social channels to simply push information and instead actually engage and listen to employees and the generalRead… Read more »

How Young is Too Young for Social Media?

As many of you know, the birth of my first child (a boy!) is imminent. We just crossed the 39-week mark yesterday and we are just buzzing with excitement in the Krzmarzick household. So I set up a Twitter handle for him already: @WizKidKriz And, of course, I am planning to create a GovLoop profileRead… Read more »

RecoveringFed writes on Lessons Learned as a CIA Manager

(This is a repost from my blog recoveringfed.com) OK…..I know…this is a cheap, manipulative title, because in fact my lessons from almost 25 years as a federal manager, almost ten of them as a member of the senior executive service, really have very little in particular to do with the CIA, even though that’s whereRead… Read more »

RecoveringFed writes on Why Decisions are Like One-Night Stands, or Lesson 2

This is a repost from my blog recoveringfed.com. In my posting on Lessons from a CIA manager, Lesson 2 was: “Remember, your decisions are going to have much less staying power than you’re expecting them to have. Decisions are not committed relationships; they are more like one-night stands.” As perhaps this analogy is not eminentlyRead… Read more »