(The full text of this excerpted blog post appears on Mike Russell’s blog at: blog.planetrussell.net) As the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania heads into the 60th day of its marathon state budget impasse, that’s no deterrent to some of the best and brightest minds in healthcare technology, military medicine, rural development and public policy. They’ll be convergingRead… Read more »
Here is a story which makes me really angry at the rights criminals have. http://news.aol.com/article/thief-sues-michigan-store-he-robbed/646032 You have law abiding employees getting robbed by a theif, and he wants to sue for his pain, suffering and emotional distress. I have no use for somone like this. It boils down to, what action happened when this manRead… Read more »
Interesting article below about Census Outreach. Author believes that more resources should be allocated to newspapers to reach the community. I agree that more needs to be done to reach minorities but NOT sure that newspapers are the right medium. I think he is spot on about the Mainstream Media Agency possibly being out ofRead… Read more »
The Hokie Guru caught up on a movie last night… Something New… You did what? With who? Well, can he? It’s everything that it’s advertised… the Hokie Guru loved it… you need to see it. Let’s get hyped up!!!! Let’s get it started… with the Conference that’s won the last three national championships… the SoutheasternRead… Read more »
Working in Washington DC for the last 30 years has affected me. I take all the politics in the local news for granted. Here in DC we eat, drink, and breathe politics. Nearly every story is tainted with it. Some years ago I was in Omaha, Nebraska on a business trip. Yes, Omaha, Nebraska. IRead… Read more »
Here’s a link to another blog about the value of microblogging which I responded to. Hope you all find it useful and I hope it generates some discussion. http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2009/08/the_value_of_twitter.php
In my experience as an executive coach, I have seen how some managers—particularly those who are new in their leadership roles—have struggled with the concept of delegation. Managers who wisely and effectively delegate are able to accomplish much more than those who lasso and corral the tasks that their employees should be doing themselves. ReasonsRead… Read more »
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Below is a link to the blog “Social Capital”. This blog discusses the impact and role of social capital as it relates to building a civic society. The PEW Research Center released a study on social segregation that is truly eye opening and illustrates the difficulty in achieveing an integrated society as well as workplace.Read… Read more »