I’ve had the survey question – “What Would Make Your Job Better” – on the site for a few weeks. I found the responses very interesting: -Cooler Projects – 32.2% -More Money – 32.2% -Better Co-Workers – 23.3% -Better Benefits – 12.3% I think it is great that the #1 answer (tied) is – “CoolerRead… Read more »
Part 3 of my series review books that relate to government and should interest the awesome GovLoopers. (Check out Part 1 and Part 2). This week’s edition – We Don’t Make Widgets – Overcoming the Myths That Keep Government from Radically Improving. I received the book from Jeff Press, who is the founder and presidentRead… Read more »
Government agencies rarely get thank-you letters from its citizens. When’s the last time a citizen ever wrote you to say you did a great job? When’s the last time you actually dealt directly with a citizen you are serving? But that is fine. As a nation, the U.S. is skeptical of government. It’s in ourRead… Read more »
So I’m on the plane flying back from a wonderful week in Seoul, South Korea for the International Conference of IT Administrators. I was invited as part of their Future Leaders program and spoke to the group about “Recruiting and Retaining Gen Y” and “Web 2.0 and Social Media.” There were colleagues from approximately 20Read… Read more »
Bureaucrat. For some people, the word conjures up a bad bad feeling. Kafkaesque nightmares. Dreams of a risk-adverse, say no mentality. Technically the word “bureaucrat” means member of a bureaucracy (defined as an administrative structure of a large or complex organization.” To me, I always liked the sound of the word. It sounded like someoneRead… Read more »
So I’ve been traveling a lot lately (actually the last year). Lots of pros/cons with traveling in general but my favorite part of traveling is reading books on the airplane. I’m a fast reader so I usually read a book per flight (one each way – 2 for a week trip). Plus, my lady friendRead… Read more »
Have you ever gone to a bookstore and sorted through all the books about getting a federal job? Well I have and I want to let you know they are all horrible. Basically, they are all scam books re-purposing content that is available for free on sites like USAJOBS.gov. Further, most of the authors haveRead… Read more »
As we’ve grown over 1,000 members, GovLoop (https://www.govloop.com) is proud to announce we’re formally launching a new feature called GovLoop Points, which allows you to earn points for participating on GovLoop. What do the points get ya? For right now, just our love and respect 🙂 But stay tuned for some exciting stuff around points.Read… Read more »
The latest survey on GovLoop was “What topics would you like to see covered in GovLoop?” The results were: 13.0% Gov’t Opportunities and Events 35.9% Gov’t Career Advice 0.0% Sports and Entertainment 43.6% Gov’t Best Practices 7.7% Gov’t News I’m intrigued by the results but I think they make sense. Here’s how GovLoop will respondRead… Read more »
Recently I wrote this post that was featured on the Wikinomics blog. I thought I would share it and cross post it here as well. ——————————————- It’s official – Gov 2.0 is here to stay. From nGenera’s Gov 2.0: Wikinomics, Government and Democracy, project, NAPA’s Collaboration Project, and Mashable’s recent Gov 2.0 column, a lotRead… Read more »