So I’m in Berlin this week talking to folks in Germany about social networks and collaborations. In the course of conversations and beers, I learned a ton about how public service works over here in Germany. Here’s 9 things I found interesting: 1) 41 hours per week – Professional civil servants work 41 hours perRead… Read more »
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Stress-based interviews: the Brain Teaser
The Brainteaser Interview question As I mentioned in my last post, there are three types of stress-based interviews. The third type of stressful interview question is the brainteaser. This is an unanswerable Zen-Koan type question that has no easy answer and is designed to test whether you are going to drop dead when faced withRead… Read more »
Open Data Job Posting at MaRS in Toronto
The following job posting can be found on the MaRS website here. So here’s a job for an open data advocate living in, or willing to move to, Toronto. For the right person with the right vision, this could be about getting a group of organizations to open up their data to drive innovation andRead… Read more »
Looking for All the Wrong Answers in All the Right Places: Is Christie Brinkley an Enterprise Model?
Reposting of an old article, still appropriate for today It was a Thursday afternoon and I was looking for an enterprise model. Specifically, I was searching for various models of how an enterprise business was organized. Using a common Internet search engine I tapped in the words and waited for the hits. I got 8,600.Read… Read more »
Is Social Recruiting a Growing Hotbed for OFCCP Claims?
CIO.com recently published a very informative article titled “Social Networks: A New Hotbed for Hiring Discrimination Claims.” The article gives a comprehensive perspective into the world of corporate recruiting, particularly how recruiters are using social networks more and more to evaluate potential hires. Social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter give recruiters and hiring managersRead… Read more »
Improving the IT Acquisition Process
Federal Computer Week ran an interesting article recently on the many ideas and suggestions for improving the IT acquisition process. Their report was the result of the “Smarter Federal IT Initiatives: High Quality, Cost-Effective and On-Time” event sponsored by the Association of Management Consulting Firms in March. This event, featuring a panel of subject-matter experts,Read… Read more »
SLA 2011: ROI and Beyond
The SLA Division of Government Information was the lead division for the Wednesday, June 15, 2011 program: ROI and Beyond. The speakers were Jennifer Klang, U.S. Department of the Interior Library, and James King, National Institutes of Health Library. Here are a few takeaways from the program: Some thoughts on how to increase ROI inRead… Read more »
Free June 21 Webinar on Managing Online Communities
Managing Online Communities – Rik Panganiban (TechSoup.org) Tuesday, June 21 at 1pm Pacific, 10am Eastern Free Keeping an online community lively and exciting is a combination of psychology, sociology, social engineering, user interface de Original post
Visualizing how everything in Beijing is built at a Las Vegas scale
One of the things that struck me most about Beijing was the sheer size of everything. Beijing, it often seems, is built at a Las Vegas scale – the buildings, the roads, the airport – it’s all huge. The size can be deceptive when looking at a map, it is not unusual for a cityRead… Read more »
CEIL to sponsor webinar on Adaptation
The Security and Sustainability Forum is hosting a complimentary webinar series on effective measures to adapt to the national security threats of a changing climate. The first webinar in the series will be on: “Adaptation in a Changing Climate and its impact on National Security.” CEIL is a sponsor of the series. The webinar willRead… Read more »