The first time I met a local turnaround exec, I was introducing myself when she said, “Oh, I know you, Dick. I read your blogs. I’m a lurker.” Here was someone I didn’t know, who knew a lot about me and what I do. Our conversation quickly went to what I could do for her.Read… Read more »
Today’s CB2 is by far the least uplifting to date with at least three major active crises in the eastern hemisphere: 1. Heat, Smog, and Death in Moscow 7,000 are estimated dead so far from record temperatures in Moscow and may climb as high as 15,000 in the weeks ahead, putting it in competition forRead… Read more »
As a senior executive, sometimes it’s easier <and more appropriate> to delegate challenging and complex assignments to middle managers. Doing them yourself means having to set aside your long term projects to focus immediately and directly on the problems at hand, fabricating solutions on your own, making decisions on your own, and dealing with situationsRead… Read more »
All we are is layer upon layer of who we were: Dan Bevarly: Shaken & Stirred – 21st Century Diplomacy w/Web 2.0 Tom Simonite: Whose Tweets Matter Most? Govistics: Open Data – When Uniformity Becomes a Virtue Terry Starbucker: Willy Wonka and the Leadership Idea Factory Terri Jones: Did you bring the map? Three waysRead… Read more »
The Federal Resume Toolboxä is not a book per se, but rather a collection of brief, concise articles that contain the essential information you need to rebuild your resume so that it grabs the attention of the HR Specialist and tells that person that you are most definitely qualified for the position. Make no mistakeRead… Read more »
No offense Nick…Sterling Whitehead brought this up…and in the spirit of your visit and a great laugh, I figured why not…
We are developing a running list of the most recent government policies on social media, networking, and privacy. If you see that we are missing a policy memo, or guidelines from a government agency, please let me know. Take a look at our list so far (it’s small but it’s growing!): http://thedigitalmediacenterblog.blogspot.com/p/government-20-policies-guidelines-and.html
In 3…2…1… http://thedigitalmediacenterblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-to-create-podcast-in-3-2-1_10.html
In a Federal News Radio conversation with reporter Francis Rose and two other guests – Robert Shea, a former OMB executive, and Jon Desenberg, with the Performance Institute – we talked about the Obama Administration’s performance initiatives to date, and the potential implications for agency efforts to measure performance. Shea said “people miss some ofRead… Read more »
ACCESS DENIED!!! 9:00 a.m. EST – It was a beautiful morning in Northern Virginia. Birds were chirping, the sun was shining, the coffee was just the way I liked it, creative juices were optimal, productivity was running at full steam. I finally found a decent embeddable poll for my blog and was ready to testRead… Read more »