As the administration and Congress take actions to address the immediate financial crisis, determining how to place the government’s response on a stronger organizational footing is a key step to reducing the likelihood that the nation will experience a similar financial crisis in the future. In his report, Stanton points out the need to addressRead… Read more »
I do regular commentary about leadership in a series of articles on my website http://www.redroom.com/author/charles-a-ray and on Helium, a site for free lance writers. I would particularly like to recommend my articles on Integrity and leadership, http://www.helium.com/items/1362233-the-importance -of-integrity-to-leadership and Making effective decisions, http://www.helium.com/items/1322045-making-effective-decisions
Good Monday morning. It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk. It just seems to be getting worse and worse out there. After the worst year in over 70 years in 2008, some of the worst January and Februarys in history, March starts off with the worst first week it has ever had. Relentless. So whenRead… Read more »
From NPR’s Morning Edition March 6, 2009 : “A Canadian man was crossing the border into Washington state when an inspector told him to turn off his car. Desiderio Fortunato replied, in effect: “Say please.” The inspector repeated his order. The Canadian still expected him to say please. The Canadian was blinded by pepper spray,Read… Read more »
Back in grade school, one of the lessons was that “according to the White House” didn’t really mean that the White House was talking, it meant that someone who represented the White House was talking. OK. We were children, and we were being taught the nuances of the language. But, sometimes it seems as ifRead… Read more »
Ant’s point of view or Eagle’s point of view? Both are necessary when tackling a complex problem, but so many times either one view or the other is championed to be the sole winner in the debate. To hear the words.”Both are right”, takes the wind out of the sails of many. What comes toRead… Read more »
Today is International Women’s Day; a day to remember and recognize all the wonderful women throughout history who have dared to dream and have had the courage to take action, changing the course of history forever. What would our lives be without Susan B. Anthony or Eleanor Roosevelt? Where would we be as a societyRead… Read more »
from adrielhampton.com So, there are as many ways to use Twitter as there are users. But I’ll depart from many of my fine friends who state there are no wrong ways. There are plenty. Just take a look at this great hall of “FAIL” fame. Right now, I want to talk about politicians on Twitter.Read… Read more »
Buzz Bin blogger Geoff Livingston addresses the National Park Service public affairs conference on social media adoption. Discussion includes Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, case studies from TSA, the Library of Congress, Nature Conservancy, and pitfalls like Shiny Object Syndrome.
Here’s a cool video, based on the fascinating book of the same title, that explains how organizations are starting to embrace Web 2.0 as a means of enhancing performance and delivering bottom-line returns. The battle is essentially one between horizontal networks and vertical institutions. Social networking is antithetical to traditional hierarchical power structures and thereRead… Read more »