I read the very cheesy, mildly useful book “The Five Love Langauges” a few months ago. The basic premise is 2-fold: 1) everyone can be categorized into 1 of the 5 “love languages,” and 2) we all have a “love tank” that needs to be refilled so we can continute to power down life’s highway.Read… Read more »
Today is 1 month before 9/11/11. Where were you on this day burned into the hearts of all of us? I was in my American Women Writers 8am class at Boston College…the teacher came in, but didn’t turn on the lights, and we were all immediately excused.
In an article from the Washington Post, A Need to Upgrade Uncle Sam’s Innovation Skills, Joe Davidson highlights a new report finding that federal employees express a desire to innovate, but often the federal workplace does not encourage innovation. “An analysis of survey data by the Partnership for Public Service and the Hay Group foundRead… Read more »
Earlier this year, GovLoop and Young Government Leaders (YGL) launched the “Rock Your Resume” Project. It started out as a group on GovLoop back in January, which has quickly grown to over 550 members. What started out as peer reviews has evolved to leverage the experience of two top-notch expert reviewers – Camille Roberts &Read… Read more »
I love reading my GEICO NOW Magazine, and checking out all the awesome articles and tips that GEICO NOW has online. I just read a recent post on a really cool hobby I’ve been wanting to try: Gardening. I don’t know about you, but living in a city makes it hard to find quality produceRead… Read more »
Deloitte recently launched their Real Analytics Website. It is the goal of Deloitte for this site, along with the Real Analytics LinkedIn Group, to form an online community about gaining business insights through analytical data and visualization. Real Analytics basically creates a community for those who are involved and interested in these areas and willRead… Read more »
The Public Health Informatics 2011 Virtual Conference (PHIVC), August 21-24 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Project Contact Person: Adam Arthur E-mail: [email protected] Link: Public Health Informatics 2011 Virtual Conference (PHIVC) Quick Project Overview: CDC, in partnership with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), is spearheading the first federally developedRead… Read more »
This week’s Project of the Week is brought to you by one of GovLoop’s 2011 Major Partners, IBM. As the year continues they will be present on GovLoop to help you with any Analytics questions you may have. Dr. GovLoop recently caught up with Frank Stein of the Analytics Solution Center at IBM about howRead… Read more »
I wanted to share an article I read in graduate school and see if anyone has some insights to share with the GovLoop community. The article is titled, Are Large Public Organizations Manageable? The piece is written by Donna Shalala, who served 8 years as the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Bill ClintonRead… Read more »
The Phone Tips & Tricks series is supported by the Sprint Federal Employee Discount Program. To find awesome discounts visit the Sprint Federal Employee Discount resource center today. BlackBerry, aka the official phone of government. Govies all know and love their BlackBerries, but the one of my favorite parts of this phone is an applicationRead… Read more »