Deltek Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. The history If you read my previous blogs (here, and here ), you already know that Minnesota has been through the ringer with its government shutdown. In fact, the 20-day stoppage was the longest in U.S. history. The standoff ended on July 20, 2011, when the governor finally signedRead… Read more »
Here is an overview of the Lessons Learned: A Conversation on Getting Big Projects Done Seminar at the Next Generation of Government Summit Lessons Learned A Conversation on Getting Big Projects Done Thursday: July 28th – 10:30 – 11:30 Twitter Hashtag: #NGGS3 Adutya Kumar Deputy Assistant to Vice President Joe Biden Former Special Projects DirectorRead… Read more »
With a 54-mile range as a “pure electric vehicle,” Virginia Tech’s EcoCar has some true green credentials. The vehicle can be run on gasoline, e-85 or electricity; and in the end this gives the car an 80 mpg-e rating. But the EcoCar challenge also required cars to be consumer friendly, which often includes performance. TheRead… Read more »
I watched a “professional facilitator” absolutely waste 16 person-hours. The opportunity made me so mad, it took a while to figure out what I think. Here’s what I think: Unless you are working by yourself, you need enthusiastic buy-in from your team to get superior performance. Taking time to get everyone on board is usuallyRead… Read more »
Today I had the chance to go to the Department of Defense All Service Social Media Conference (DODASSMC) at Georgetown University’s Clarendon Campus. If you are a community manager or interested in connecting with people running social media programs, you should for sure check out the group. Today there were four speakers, everyone did aRead… Read more »
Quick thoughts on tonight’s discussion: There are the politicians and there is the government. There is a distinct separation. Government social media accounts should promote and support services. The politician accounts should be used to support the special initiatives and agendas. Government and services are continuous. Initiatives and agendas have (or should have) a clearRead… Read more »
The recent phone hacking scandal, where reporters from Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World were accused of illegally accessing the voicemails of thousands of people including politicians, members of the royal family, the families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan, and terror victims, has grown into a sordid, drawn-out affair resulting in the closure of theRead… Read more »
The practice does have its advantages. Can you actually guarantee training results? Can you? The simple answer is “Yes, you can.” Of course, if you aren’t very good, it’ll be a financial disaster–not to mention the people who lost the benefit of good training. Or, maybe you aren’t so bad, but the client is ruthlessRead… Read more »
Recently at the National Contract Management Association’s World Congress in Denver, the clouds and storms that rolled into the mile-high city were harbingers of things to come for the week as the relationship between government and industry seems to continue a downward trend at a time when it needs to improve. However, it is theRead… Read more »
I was asked at a recent meeting why there were so many consultants in the world now. The truth of the matter is there aren’t. There is a huge amount of contract labor, due to the shifting economics of corporate finance, that call themselves consultants. However, if you look at the billing model, control ofRead… Read more »