With growing frequency, cities, counties and municipalities around the world are struggling with an increasing volume, variety and costs of processing their municipal solid waste. Environmental regulations are drawing attention on the plight of existing landfills, already at or nearing capacity, which continue emitting dangerous pollutants and hazardous gases. Driven by challenges of urbanization andRead… Read more »
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog arguing that everyone designs. In that post, I talked about how those of us with little to no design experience are still designers (just little “d” designers), as we work to improve situations and experiences around us. Big “D” Designers, on the other hand, are those individualsRead… Read more »
MONTH GUIDE GUIDE DOROBEK INSIDER EVENT JANUARY Data Analytics State & Local 01/20 FEBRUARY State & Local DevOps Data Analytics 02/17 MARCH Cybersecurity DevOps 03/16 In Person: Data Analytics 03/08 APRIL Cloud Cybersecurity 04/27 Virtual Summit 04/20 MAY Health IT FITARA Cloud 05/18 In Person: Cloud 05/11 JUNE DoD Health IT 06/15 JULY Internet ofRead… Read more »
Developing healthy work habits isn’t easy but it is possible.
Every organization has people whom are looked upon as subject-matter experts. These folks have the institutional knowledge that can only be gained through years of experience. Therefore, they are indispensable and are likely to survive downsizing, restructuring, or layoffs. As a young professional, I lean on experienced colleagues all the time to get my workRead… Read more »
In a previous blog we discussed three key factors that participants in the Brookings Executive Education (BEE) Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) felt helped them face challenges in the workplace. After a few inquiries we decided to continue that discussion with BEE Executive Director Mary Ellen Joyce, PhD. After five years of WLN, Joyce has heardRead… Read more »
(For part one of our conversation with Deloitte, click here!) I used to run competitively in high school – specifically the 4X400 meter relay. The 4×400 is always the last race of the day and if you know anything about the 400 meter dash, you know that there is a strategy behind every move andRead… Read more »
When I think about movies like Terminator or I, Robot I instantly worry about whether or not machines will take over my life. This might sound a bit dramatic or unreal, but it’s true. However, realistically though some jobs can now be done by machines. It’s both possible and logical to worry about whether orRead… Read more »
With the upcoming deadline to pass the budget for the 2016 fiscal year, it’s a good time to revisit the impact of past shutdowns and Continuing Resolutions (CR) – both which can delay funding to agencies and cause uncertainty over future funding. Much has been written about the cost of these budget uncertainties, particularly aroundRead… Read more »
Researchers call that area right outside our comfort zone a state of optimal anxiety. It’s not too overwhelming, but it’s not too easy, and it’s where we often do our best work.