“The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him.” – Henry Stimson A recent survey concluded that trust in the workplace has declined over the past few years. Here’s what you can do to help reverse that trend in your organization: Be consistent. Eliminate discrepancies between what you say and what youRead… Read more »
“Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.” – Dale Carnegie Here are five qualities to cultivate that can significantly enhance the quality of your life: 1. A sense of humor…the ability to find laughter in any situation can help you gain new perspective and make others smile. BeingRead… Read more »
We celebrated Veterans’ Day last week with parades and much-deserved thank you’s for our veterans. This outpouring of support, however, is often not reflected in the civilian workforce where veterans have trouble finding jobs. Google wants to change that. Google believes that the best way to celebrate our veterans is by bringing them into theRead… Read more »
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing” – Benjamin Franklin When was the last time you wrote something? I mean really wrote something down with a pen and pad of paper. Typing on your computer or smart phone doesn’t count. If it’s been awhile, you might want to break out that diaryRead… Read more »
The missing link in cybersecurity may not be stronger firewalls or continuous monitoring, but the skills gap that currently exists with cyber pros. DorobekINSIDER Live wanted to get to the bottom of the problem during an impressive panel featuring: (Listen to the archive here): Ron Ross, Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’sRead… Read more »
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” – Audrey Hepburn 5 Ways to Avoid Federal Burnout: Take on new projects…for instance, if you are interested in social media and you want to learn more about it, ask your boss if you can work on optimizing your company’s social media presence. That’s what IRead… Read more »
In a House Oversight Committee Hearing on the Affordable Care Act website, Chairman Darrell Issa pressed Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer in the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, on just how many simultaneous users could have been handled by the website on the day of its launch. The hearing was just theRead… Read more »
“With confidence, you have won before you have started.” – Marcus Garvey You can increase your feeling of confidence within a few minutes, even with a few seconds. Are you ready? All you have to do is accomplish one thing that brings you one step closer to one of your goals, and your confidence willRead… Read more »
“There is no education like adversity.” – Benjamin Disraeli 1. Lack of well defined purpose in life. There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim. Studies have shown that over 98 percent of people do not have a definite purpose.Read… Read more »
If you are committed to exploring options for workplace mobility, then you should check out an organization called New Ways of Working (NewWOW). This organization, a consortium that focuses on alternative workplace solutions, has just released a benchmarking study based on data from July 2013 that sheds light on what is happening in the privateRead… Read more »