She impressed you. She was professional, articulate, quick to answer, but thoughtful and enthused. That’s why you hired her. You parade her around the office, introducing her to her new colleagues, welcoming her as the new addition to the family. It’s a flood of new faces. It’s a touch overwhelming but she’s going through theRead… Read more »
First published at Social Reporters. As we’re preparing for our innovation camp, we’ve been reflecting on how we can stimulate collaboration between entrepreneurs, students andcommunities. Having just seen the impressive Civicrowd being used in South Holland (to my surprise, it’s in England) developed by @davebriggs and it provoked a couple of thoughts as I wasRead… Read more »
In October 2010 one of America’s great outlets of technology leadership thought published an important paper meant to inform government action towards reducing costs. The organization is the Technology CEO Council, which strives to be the information technology industry’s number one public policy advocacy organization. It is comprised of Chief Executive Officers from America’s leadingRead… Read more »
The above Dilbert strip unfortunately is true of so many places that I have worked for. Time and time again I would see expensive consultants hired to improve operations, when employees themselves had many great ideas that were ignored. As reported in the Wall Street Journal research by Alan G. Robinson, a professor at theRead… Read more »
Growing up in Syracuse, New York, one of things I very quickly became use to was snow. Syracuse and Upstate New York are always prepared for winter, with snow plows running 24/7 if needed, salted roads and things rarely shut down completely. DC is not like this at all, and the Washington Post has reportedRead… Read more »
We all go through egocentric phases, and we need to understand them. We admit our audiences or trainees are all egocentric. The fact is that we all are, but we, as trainers, even need to see how we change over time and how it affects our decisions, attitudes and choices. Shakespeare’s quote never made moreRead… Read more »
Núria Casellas, Joan-Josep Vallbé, and Thomas R. Bruce — a member of our community — all of the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School, will present a paper entitled From Legal Information to Open Legal Data: A Case Study in U.S. Federal Legal Information, at OGK 2011: The AAAI Fall Symposium on OpenRead… Read more »
Interview with Terry Johnson, Director, GoElectricDrive, Electric Drive Transportation Association In Episode 23 of the Green Government Podcast we’re chatting with Terry Johnson, Director of GoElectricDrive at the Electric Drive Transportation Association. Terry has extensive experience in government, business and the non-profit sector and will be talking with us today about the importance of electricRead… Read more »
Amanda would be well advised not to make a career in government because Congress wants to eliminate the FERS retirement system and reduce it to just a 401 k plan and social security… Furthermore, the super committee in Congress appears to be failing in its mission of reducing the debt and deficit. So, if thingsRead… Read more »
Deltek Principal Analyst Brian Coyle reports. With numerous states facing deepening budget issues, one state which has been working to improve its efficiency is Indiana. A few years back, Governor Mitch Daniels formed the Indiana Commission on Local Government Reform to develop recommendations for reform and restructure within the state to increase efficiency and reduceRead… Read more »