Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Foursquare. These are all tools necessary in this day and age to reach your audience, but just having them and putting messages out is no longer enough. As new social media tools become the “hot item” while the ones you’re just getting used to are phased out; the balancing act ofRead… Read more »
Purposes, Personas, Conversations – Practical Techniques for Everything You Create April 15, 2013 – 7:00 PM – Pittsburgh, PA One of the most important contributions of technical writing has been the realization that everything we write is part of a conversation between author and reader. And as we have all moved from paper to screen,Read… Read more »
Just a few days left — nominations are due Monday, March 25th at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Learn more about the Deming Award and hear from a past winner about their experience in this Federal News Radio interview. What: The W. Edwards Deming Award is awarded annually to a government organization that demonstrates transformative training excellenceRead… Read more »
E-learning has been known to be one of the fastest growing means of education in the modern day world. The advances of the technology have granted all the possible sources to make learning interesting and stress free. The discovery of modern devices has brought the tool of e-learning into the hands of many. Since weRead… Read more »
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) is hoping that third time really is the charm in its seemingly desperate attempts at getting agencies to properly document contractor performance using the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). Although similar memos in 2009 and 2011 (here and here) focused on this issue of poor past performanceRead… Read more »
As much as I would like to jump on the “sequester bandwagon” and write yet another article about the impact this enormous change will have on our country, I’m going to take a different approach on the topic that is monopolizing water cooler discussions these days. I, like the rest of us, have been readingRead… Read more »
When it comes to group behavior, most of us – both anecdotally and based on research – cite the Pareto Principle (aka “the 80/20 Rule”). Generally, this principle states that 20% of the people create 80% of the value for an organization. This 20% group includes those standout leaders who make most organizations function moreRead… Read more »
How do you leverage Facebook, GovLoop, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google to advance your government career? In this online training, Andrew Krzmarcizk, GovLoop Community Manager, shares more than 30 ways to do just that. These helpful tips and tricks range from what should be on your Facebook page to connecting with people on LinkedIn. You canRead… Read more »
As the Digital Era progresses, professionals at all levels and career stages need to develop and maintain a core set of digital competencies. These competencies can be developed informally, through online social learning communities, but they must also be developed through formal education and training programs. Academic and other organizational leaders must recognize that itRead… Read more »
Next year, millennials will make up more than 35% of the federal workforce. That’s a staggering number of feds who will all have been born after 1976. So how can leaders really connect, train, manage and capitalize on their talents? Logan Harper is community manager for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s SchoolRead… Read more »