They tried to make us go to rehab. But we said “no,no,no.”

Teams need rehab too. And they can resist it as much as Amy Winehouse. How would you know if your team needed rehab? Here are a couple of clues … The team leader needs to intervene between team members regularly. For example, Team Member “A” ignores Team Member “B’s” repeated requests for information on aRead… Read more »

Open Government Cloud Computing

Hey folks. I’ve started the process of organizing a webinar: ‘Open Government Cloud Computing’, and I’d love to get some further dialogue on what other topics might be of interest here. Whadaya think? http://OpenGovCloud.info

Award Opportunity – NCMA Outstanding Academic Achievement Award – Deadline Mar 31, 2011

The Washington DC Chapter of NCMA offers a cash award for outstanding academic achievements in contracting. If you are (or know of) a deserving individiual, please apply. Past recipients of this award have gone on to do great things in federal procurement. They have become NCMA Chapter leaders, chaired the FAR Council, become office heads,Read… Read more »

Need $$$$ For School? NIGP Scholarship Program

Think you are AWESOME enough to qualify? Apply here! Academic Scholarship This program is for: 1) students enrolled in an accredited college or University degree program leading to an academic degree in the field of, or related to, purchasing/procurement, materials management, supply chain management, inventory control, specifications development, contract administration, and contract negotiations or 2)Read… Read more »

March 14 PublicForum Webinar Focuses on Action Engagement

“All Talk, No Action?” Using SMART Conversations® to Create Action Engagement A PublicForum WebinarMonday, 14 March, 7-8pm Eastern (New York)(60-minute webinar)$15 USD for Circle Club members$20 USD for non-members Register for this program at http://www.publicdecisions.com/publicforum_2011mar08.htmlRegistrants receive access to the session recording (a $20 USD value) and the program slide deck. Can we have too manyRead… Read more »

Visualizing the CT State Session

Keeping up with the over 2,700 bills proposed by the Connecticut General Assembly since January can be practically impossible. Readily Apparent developed new visualizations to make it easy to see a “30,000-foot view” of activity by policy area and click to drill-down on particular interests. Tree map graphics enable visitors to quickly explore policy areas—byRead… Read more »