This week is celebrating two large groups of government employees: Municipal Clerks and all of those in Public Service. Public Service Recognition Week About: Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) is hosted annually by the Partnership for Public Service and the Public Employees Roundtable. Their website has a “Celebration Toolkit” and an “Events” page to helpRead… Read more »
There is no better time than this week, the congressionally designated Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), to spread a message of praise, reenergize the workforce and perhaps even issue a challenge to forge ahead to make government work better on behalf of the American people. It is critically important for you as a federal leaderRead… Read more »
Below is a link to an interview with Eric Schmidt that was recently posted by McKinsey. For those of you involved in hiring and managing people, particularly creative people, you may find Schmidt’s early comments on these topics interesting. For those of you in the IT business, you may find Schmidt’s thoughts on mobile computingRead… Read more »
It’s Public Service Recognition Week but due to budget cuts there is no awesomeness on the Mall like previous years. BUT Gov’t leaders are stepping up in other ways to make public servants feel the love. This morning the Washington Post posted a video of First Lady Michelle Obama giving a shout out to publicRead… Read more »
This week marks the 27th annual Public Service Recognition Week celebration around the country. Budget restrictions are keeping activities on a more subtle scale this year – casualties include the annual street fair on the National Mall in DC. Additionally, the current political atmosphere makes it an interesting time altogether to be a public employee.Read… Read more »
When I’m talking at events or to meetings of people within an organisation about the benefits of moving communications and engagement activity online, I often have someone put their hands up and say: I totally get what you are saying, Dave, but the problem is that we can’t move all this stuff online, because notRead… Read more »
This is the second post in our series on winning business from the Federal Government. If you missed part one, you can find it here. Here is today’s tip: 4. Get on the appropriate GSA schedule for your product. This is an expensive and slow process and can cost up to $15,000 if you useRead… Read more »
It’s not always good news when OMB releases guidance to agencies late on a Friday afternoon. But in this case, it was certainly welcome news! On schedule, OMB issued a memo to agencies providing FAQs and a template on how to comply with President Obama’s February directive to agencies to loosen up a bit. PresidentRead… Read more »
Otherwise known as silos. The things which contain grain and other mysterious substances which I was told to stay away from as a child roaming the fields surrounding our village freely – silos and slurry pits, the enemies of the right to roam. Leaving slurry pits aside (though there temptation to weave them into thisRead… Read more »
Let me explain. I receive many questions from my Project Management Career Newsletter about degrees. Should I get an MBA or a Master’s degree in Project Management? I have a BS or BA in an unrelated discipline. Should I go back to school for an advanced business or PM degree? I just got laid off.Read… Read more »