In my family, learning how to tell a story is a rite of passage. My Dad and my Aunt Rosie are fantastic. Typically dinner is a conversation between the two of them and everyone listening and laughing. It’s great. I wanted to share a story my Dad told me about always being prepared. So theRead… Read more »
Here is the 2011 State of Community Management. A fantastic resource for Community Managers or anyone interested in starting a community! The 2011 State of Community Management View more documents from The Community Roundtable Favorite
It’s Elite Eight Time in GovMadness and the cream is starting to rise to the top. With only 4 cities and 4 agencies left things are heating up as a coveted trip to the GovMadness Final Four is one game away. The sweet 16 provided some amazing match ups so let’s recap them. Unlike theRead… Read more »
**We are hosting a live chat with Guy Kawasaki on 3/29 at 2pm. RSVP…it’ll be awesome** I’ve always been a big fan of the author Guy Kawasaki (especially his book Art of the Start). So when his new book Enchantment came out, I knew I had to check it out. For those that don’t know,Read… Read more »
This weekend I spoke at the We Live NY Conference, helping to organize a session on Gov 2.0. Slides can be found below. Overall, I think the presentation went really well. I enjoyed speaking on the topic and hope that I will be able to do it again soon! It was also nice to beRead… Read more »
“In the face of mounting complexity, smarter, collaborative, fact-based decisions are more important than ever to drive results.” –IBM Public sector offices receive a substantial amount of data. The question is…what can they do with it? How can an agency use the information that comes its way to make the best decisions and best benefitRead… Read more »
I love reading blogs. As in, more than normal. Ok, ok, probably to a freakish extent. I’ve been told in the past my Google reader is out of control. Whatever, I am not one to shy away from reading material. In the hundreds of blogs I’ve made my way through since blogging became mainstream, I’veRead… Read more »
Yep. You guess it. It’s the… Friday Fab Five! Time to take a look back at the past week and highlight some of the best of the best. The Most Commented Blog of the Week goes to none other than Rebecca Schreiber‘s blog post Investing TSP Money and Other Retirement Tricks. Whether you are aRead… Read more »
One week ago, I had the opportunity to deliver a 4-hour workshop for the Greater Los Angeles Federal Executive Board (FEB). Over the past couple years, I have delivered a variation of this “101” workshop for: Boston, Chicago and Honolulu FEBs California and Texas Certified Public Managers programs (mostly city and county employees) Federal agenciesRead… Read more »
Do you hit the road for your Government Gig? Well next time you travel (depending on where you go) you might be carrying a heavier purse/wallet. The Washington Post reported today that GSA will be upping the Per Diem rates for certain areas. Some Per Diem Rates For Feds Going Up And if you areRead… Read more »