***Register today for Next Generation of Gov’t Summit – Join 200+ gov’t rockstars – nextgengovt.com*** As you may know…we are big fans of awesome at GovLoop. Our charity is AwesomeGov.org. We have great bloggers that advocate awesomeness like Christopher DuFour. And generally it has always been my point that government CAN be AWESOME. Government hasRead… Read more »
Ever meet someone, so truly fascinating, that you walk away and say to yourself- I bet he has some GREAT stories to tell? Well, Jerry Weintruab is that person, and the stories he has are fascinating, funny, heartwarming, and entertaining. Who is Jerry Weintraub, you ask? He is the person who single-handedly changed how youRead… Read more »
Henrietta Lacks is immortal. She didn’t aim to be immortal, she just wanted to get better. She knew she was sick, and when she went to Johns Hopkins one day for a biopsy on a ‘knot inside her’ the doctor took a slice of her cervix tumor and give it to a lab at theRead… Read more »
Hey GovLoopers We’ve got a special edition GovReads this time, rather than reading a review you can actually sit down with the authors of “Surviving and Thriving in Uncertainty” and discuss the book and it’s issues… if you act quick! Join @DeloitteGov for an Executive Forum featuring the authors of the newly published book onRead… Read more »
I was an Army wife for over 12 years, I have been through deployments galore, and when President Bush announced there would a surge in an effort to quell the violence in Iraq, my heart went out to all the soldiers who would be deployed, extended, or stop-loss’ed due to it. Everyone else was thinking-Read… Read more »
If you’ve started a new position, transitioned into a new role, or planning on making a move in the near future, I’d recommend reading , “The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at all Levels” by Michael Watkins. Michael Watkins is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. ThisRead… Read more »
So I’m a big fan of the folks over at 37signals.com – a great blog written by the designer/developers over there who have created great stuff like BaseCamp. What I like about them is they are not afraid of speaking their mind and they are often contrarian. They are purposely small, purposely advocate working less,Read… Read more »
I know that I just finished a review for GovReads (available here) but as you know, if you read it, I was not all that enamoured of it. So I really wanted to choose a book that was a great choice for Women’s History Month and this year’s theme (Writing Women of Color Back intoRead… Read more »
When I decided to read this book, I didn’t know hardly anything about it. Oh, I knew it had been on many editors Top Picks of 2009 lists, but that was about it. But my first book review for GovLoop was coming out in March, which is Women’s History Month, so I decided this wouldRead… Read more »
A few years ago, I (Andrew Krzmarzick – the guy behind Dr. GovLoop) obtained my Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. It’s a grueling process, and I have a lot of respect for others who have taken the time to gain this credential. While there are tons of books written on the subject, very few (ifRead… Read more »