I am really, really tired of hearing right-wing nutjobs call Obama and other elected Democrats “liberals.” I am tired of hearing tales of the mythical Liberal Media, which allegedly brainwashes us with left-wing bilge. And today, I heard the coups de gras: some dorkwad (O’Reilly or Hannity, I think) called Obama a “left wing radical.”Read… Read more »
Over the past few weeks, I’ve stepped up efforts to connect with Gov 2.0 types outside of the U.S. Looking at the Twitter community in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, helped in this, as did tweets in Japanese about Gov 2.0 Camp LA. Monday, I learned about a mature and vibrant Gov 2.0-oriented community in the Netherlands,Read… Read more »
Only 8 business days left for the campaign and $8 million to go towards the $64 million goal! CFCNCA staff and Loaned Executives took to the streets this week to ask Federal employees to consider giving to the CFCNCA this year. Positioned outside of the L’Enfant Plaza and Federal Center SW Metro stations as wellRead… Read more »
Happy new year to all of you ! GSA’s Office of Citizen Services is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for our Third Annual Citizen Service Award. This year’s program is open to federal, state, and local government agencies. The Citizen Service Award is designed to: Recognize government offices that have superiorRead… Read more »
Is the Senior Executive Service in trouble? The Senior Executives Association (SEA) conducted a survey of GS-14 and 15 feds last summer. The results of that questionnaire are expected to be released at the end of this month, and should give SES members an idea of what attracts feds to service and what doesn’t. CarolRead… Read more »
It was all over the news yesterday. Heard it on the radio, read it in the paper and online as well. Job Satisfaction is at an all-time low. 43% of Americans are happy in their jobs nowadays. This is according to the Conference Board research group who has been tracking job satisfaction for over 22Read… Read more »
Posted for my good friends over at The Public Manager: The Obama Management Agenda: What Is Happening, Why, and So What? It’s been one year since a healthy majority of American voters elected Barack Obama to change America. Our nation is barraged by new challenges and international crises, and facts crushing deficits and rising nationalRead… Read more »
Remember That Feeling Remember that feeling in school when you were done with the semester. Or done with a big paper. You know…just relieved. Relaxed. Lots of calm. And huge celebration of it. I think we should reenact that feeling at work. We need to celebrate our successes even more. And cut loose. Favorite
Article Posted by Next Gov: Private equity firm buys majority of GovDelivery By Gautham Nagesh 01/05/2010 The private equity firm Internet Capital Group Inc. announced on Tuesday it is acquiring a majority stake in the communications firm GovDelivery Inc., based in St. Paul, Minn. Founded in 1999, GovDelivery is a leading provider of e-mail andRead… Read more »
The reason the steering apparatus is in the back of sailing ships is so the helmsman can keep the wake between two pegs on the taff rail. You keep going straight forward by paying attention to where you’ve been. Most of my navigation is the same way. Great insights usually come from blinding flashes ofRead… Read more »