I grew up a Raiders fan. My Mom’s side of the family is from El Segundo, California where the team practiced for years and it was just a natural thing for a kid to grow up love Marcus Allen and the Raiders. When we moved to DC, I tried to hold out and stay trueRead… Read more »
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Throwback Thursday: 6 Body Language Tips for Interviewing
After sending resume after resume hopelessly into the digital ether, you finally land an interview. Success! All that’s left for you to do is to put on a blazer, nail the interview, and pop the celebration champagne. Easy, right? Unfortunately, snagging the interview is the easy part. Attending the interview and making a good firstRead… Read more »
Using Data Analytics to Counter Fraud: New York State Tax Case Study
This is the second blog in a three-part series exploring smarter counter fraud. “Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.” This quixotic statement from American economist and political philosopher Thomas Cooper praises honesty and fair play, while promising that the system will catch those who try to manipulate it. But in reality, Cooper’sRead… Read more »
Mirror, Mirror: Can Modern Societies Survive Seeing Their Own Reflections?
One of the most major challenges for governments and societies around the world today is the rapidly declining trust in politicians, institutions and governance systems. I’m willing to make the claim that politicians today are no more corrupt, self-serving or beholden to special interests than politicians were fifty, a hundred or even a thousand yearsRead… Read more »
Is Your Agency the “Happiest Place on Earth?”
Mickey and Minnie Mouse, twirling teacups, fireworks, Space Mountain and Cinderella. These are just a few of the memorable attractions you’ll find at the happiest place on earth – Walt Disney World. The dream of visiting this magical theme park is a wish that thousands children, and adults (guilty as charged!), around the globe hopeRead… Read more »
The Listening Skills of Leaders
There’s much a leader can gain from working on her listening skills: an encouraged and inspired team, an environment that fosters idea sharing, and closer relationships with colleagues and other professionals. Listening isn’t just about being polite. It’s about respect, humility, and growth. So often we treat listening like waiting for our turn up toRead… Read more »
Futball!!!! Kidding: CBG Round-up, 06.13.2014
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Open data can save your life. Really. Alex Howard has the “backstory of the openFDA platform, which gives the public access to adverse drug event reports.” He writes that “[t]he FDA’s open data initiative will add APIs for product recalls and product labels soon. ” Related: re/code writes that “The Cure for HealthRead… Read more »
The Art of Receiving a Reply
“No” is often not the worst answer. No reply is the absolute pits. It leaves the asker hanging and sometimes unable to determine and/or implement an alternative plan. Yet this phenomenon plagues an increasing number of people in today’s world. Are too many people adrift in a Kafkaesque combination of a messy e-mail inbox and/orRead… Read more »
What Does Cantor’s Primary Defeat Mean for You – Plus the 7 Gov Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Could the budget process get easier with performance information? Yes! We get details from John Whitley, Senior Fellow with the Institute for Defense Analysis. You can find all of our programs online: DorobekINSIDER.com and GovLoop Insights at http://insights.govloop.com. But up front: What does Cantor’s primary defeat mean for you Big changesRead… Read more »
Saying Sayonara: 5 Ways to Leave Your Job With Grace
Maybe Steve Ressler’s discussion about how long you should stay in one position got you thinking. (Catherine Andrews sums the main points up nicely here.) Maybe you’ve been daydreaming about moving on for the past year – or maybe you already have another offer on the table. However you’ve gotten to this point, you knowRead… Read more »