Gadi Ben-Yehuda Open Government doesn’t want to go on the cart! With the immiment departure of Vivek Kundra, journalists and Gov20 advocates are pondering the future of Open Government. Some are bearish. Some are bullish. It’s like YouFace, but real. Ever heard of FaceTweeting? It’s the model the EPA uses to help distribute information throughRead… Read more »
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Top Ten Mind Barriers to Maximizing Leadership-Business Performance — Part I
It’s time to take the next evolutionary step on the path of leadership-business success. While the step seems obvious, as many have noted common sense is often quite uncommon. More than ever organizations and businesses need to initiate new and varied approaches to connecting and collaborating with their customers and employees, especially by proactively solicitingRead… Read more »
Kundra’s Leaving. Calling On The Next Karen Evans!
Western civilization didn’t end last week, but the twitterati were aflame with 140-character discussions about the departure of Vivek Kundra, the Federal CIO, after two years on the job. Kundra has been one of the Obama administration’s most visible and colorful figures, launching numerous initiatives for transparency, IT procurement reform and basic computing approaches. WhatRead… Read more »
Register Now for This Year’s Human Rights Training
AVOID PAYING THE LATE FEE!! ON-TIME REGISTRATION ENDS JULY 1ST, SO REGISTER TODAY!! AS AN ADDED INCENTIVE, IF YOU REGISTER AND PAY FOR 5 PARTICIPANTS BY JULY 1, 2011, YOU GET THE 6TH REGISTRATION FREE! (ONE-TIME USE ONLY; MUST BE DONE BY PAPER REGISTRATION) DON’T MISS THIS INCENTIVE!! REGISTER AND PAY TODAY!! The Women’s andRead… Read more »
The next Open Data battle: Advancing Policy & Innovation through Standards
With the possible exception of weather data, the most successful open data set out there at the moment is transit data. It remains the data with which developers have experimented and innovated the most. Why is this? Because it’s been standardized. Ever since Google and the City of Portland creating the General Transit Feed SpecificationRead… Read more »
Federal Workers Union Calls on Sen. McCaskill to Protect Critical Services, Health and Retirement Programs
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of Missourians rallied today in front of Sen. Claire McCaskill’s (D-MO) office urging her to stand up for federal workers and to protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security as Congress works to balance the budget. During the rally, Senator McCaskill met with representatives from the American Federation of Government Employees, Missouri JobsRead… Read more »
Careers Are Created By People Not Jobs
The recipe for developing a career you love is not what most people believe it to be. With many of my coaching clients, they come thinking that there is a “perfect job” out there waiting to be discovered and if they can just find it and present themselves in the best way to their perspectiveRead… Read more »
A Response – Debating the Importance of Social Media in Civic Life
My friend and colleague Gadi Ben-Yahuda posted a bit of a challenge to me today, based on a conversation we had over email. Ever the social beasts, Gadi and I have corresponded over email, Google video chat, on GovLoop, on his most excellent blog over at the Center for the Business of Government, and onceRead… Read more »
Celebrating FEEA’s 25th Anniversary: Two Remarkable Men Were Honored and Awarded!
On the evening of June 21, The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) held their 25th Anniversary Celebration in a statuesque room in the United States Capitol where they celebrated the tremendous years of FEEA. While celebrating FEEA’s 25th Anniversary, FEEA Executive Director Steve Bauer kicked off the event with an overview of theRead… Read more »
I Didn’t Fail the Test, I Just Found 100 Ways to Do It Wrong
I like failures. I like hearing about failures and learning from them. I like hearing that other people have made the same mistakes I have and succeeded in spite of (in some cases, because of) those mistakes. I like hearing how one social strategy fails miserably in one organization yet thrives in another. Sure, IRead… Read more »