A few years ago, I answered the phone. I’ve since learned my lesson and silenced the landline. When someone leaves a message there now, the tiny blue light flickers forlornly until I log on to the interwebs to listen and laugh at the voice mail. For those particularly entertaining, I forward to my wife’s emailRead… Read more »
WILEY REIN NEWSLETTER. The November 2011 Wiley Rein Election Law Newsletter is online here. TRIAL DATE FOR EDWARDS. Story here. “U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles, sitting in Greensboro, N.C., scheduled jury selection to begin Jan. 30 and first evidence in the case to be presented Feb. 13, Politico reported Wednesday.” HOUSE ETHICS MOVES ONRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Location, location, location. A lot of people moving to GovLoop–more than 50K at last count! One of those people, Lovisa Williams, asked how GovLoopers (especially federal government employees) were using Google+. Ines Mergle, writing at Gov in the Lab, shared an infographic that helps answer that question. Beyond “Go Slow to Go Fast.”Read… Read more »
By SCOTT AMEY Is the federal suspension and debarment system broken? The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) attempted to answer that question yesterday. That hearing follows a hearing on suspension and debarment held last month by a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee. Both hearings featured almost the same witnesses, but hopefullyRead… Read more »
We never think much about our car battery until we turn the key and the car doesn’t start. It’s the same with training needs assessment. Let’s get at the concept of what the training needs assessment is, who it’s for, why do it, and make it work. Companies and organizations want to take advantage ofRead… Read more »
To the Congress of the United States: Attn: All Leaders that are interested in Business Creation that will produce Millions of Jobs with Training and Placement of the Unemployed (All Fields) Request the Federal Reserve Act be amended to read. Authorization of the Federal Reserve to issue Currency directly from Treasury in the form ofRead… Read more »
On December 1, 2011 between 8am and 5pm the National Association of Broadcasters will hold an event focusing on motion imagery lessons learned from the broadcasting community. The event will be a great opportunity to learn more about collection, analysis, reporting, production and dissemination of complex news and sports events. These are topics of interestRead… Read more »
American Federation of Government Employees National President John Gage issued the following statement in response to the “Best Places to Work” survey released today by the Partnership for Public Service: “Fewer federal employees are satisfied in their jobs than they were last year, and that should come as no surprise to anyone who’s paying attention.Read… Read more »
[Cross-posted from Communities and Collaboration blog] Some Background The last few years can be described as the age of social business and collaboration. The demands and expectations of today’s knowledge workers have been shaped by the plethora of social networks and social media tools. Communicating and sharing information has never been easier. Staying connected withRead… Read more »
It is an abuse of a less serious nature, but important in the world of training and development, and of course, public speaking in general. I thought I’d dwell on a Cave Man basic of training a little. Using visual aids. My cave drawings were distracting my audience. Or, am I distracting my audience fromRead… Read more »