I am one of those people who considers myself relatively active on social media. I have been on Facebook since 2007 (it was only available to college students before that and I was already well out of undergrad) and have been an active tweeter since 2009. I am also on LinkedIn and Instagram and Google+Read… Read more »
If you’re like me, you enjoy meeting new people and learning new things. My thirst for knowledge was one of the reasons I decided to attend grad school, and the people I have met during my two-plus years at Georgetown have been great. But, as a social media community manager, I know that partaking inRead… Read more »
I don’t mean to brag, but I work for a pretty neat agency. Sorry, I know. But it’s Public Service Recognition Week! I wanted to share this awesome blog post with the GovLoop community because I think it really hits at the core of who we are and what we do. I am very happyRead… Read more »
As I enter into my last semester of grad school, I have to say that I have read a lot of books. A LOT of books. And since my degree is interdisciplinary, I have had the chance to read more than a few tomes that fall outside of my comfort zone. Some of them wereRead… Read more »
As the manager of a rather robust social media community (currently my organization hosts over 200 Facebook pages alone), I often struggle with identifying what our audience actually wants. When people talk about my agency, what are they really saying? I have recently become re-acquainted with the program NodeXL. I was first introduced to thisRead… Read more »
Do you have it? I certainly do. It’s not always easy to admit, but I am ready to do it now. I have succumbed to the latest Internet-induced disorder. It’s called FOMO – Fear Of Missing Out – and increasingly people are stepping up and admitting that it’s affecting their social lives. Now, though, it’sRead… Read more »
How to Run an Effective & Efficient Meeting Jennifer Stanford, Chief Executive Officer, Emergent Performance Solutions How do you make a meeting not suck? “Meetings are a necessary evil.” These infamous words were uttered by Jennifer Stanford, CEO of Emergent Performance Solutions during a breakout session at the NextGen conference in Washington, D.C. A recentRead… Read more »
What’s the appropriate role of data in a presentation? How do you avoid death by power point? What does a good presentation even look like? Dave Uejio is Lead for Talent Acquisition at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and President of Young Government Leaders. And he gave a presentation — about giving effective presentations —Read… Read more »
When it comes to really fostering diversity at an organization, the old frameworks just don’t cut it anymore. New approaches are needed. That according to author Mark Williams, who used humor and wit to get his message about the 10 lenses of cultural diversity across at today’s Federal Conference on Diversity. Demographics – age, gender,Read… Read more »
Why are we still asking the same questions and exploring the same issues? What needs to be different? This is how Sharon Fitzpatrick opened her discussion, “Diversity and Inclusion”, during today’s Federal Conference on Diversity. “We have the wrong conversations about the right things – lack of commitment, unwillingness for change, lack of resources,” sheRead… Read more »