The discipline of sales does more than provide the funds that power the organization. The skills developed in the practice of sales have a far-reaching effect on the organization. Sales as Change Agent The fastest way to change an organization’s culture is to change what customers buy. Communication The skill to enlarge influence is communication.Read… Read more »
(This post was written by Sheila Bapat, CfA’s Donor Relations Manager.) I recently signed up for Pivotal Labs RailsBridge workshop which takes place on March 30, though currently placed on a growing waitlist of interested folks. This workshop helps participants build a complete web application using Ruby on Rails. “By the end of the workshop,Read… Read more »
One of our members, Larry Schooler, began a great conversation on the NCDD Discussion list this morning by asking simply “How do you attract participation at in-person dialogue and deliberation events? What works?” We’ve already gotten a slew of thoughtful responses on the listserv, and I’m going to be sharing them via the comments belowRead… Read more »
One of our members, Larry Schooler, began a great conversation on the NCDD Discussion list this morning by asking simply “How do you attract participation at in-person dialogue and deliberation events? What works?” We’ve already gotten a slew of thoughtful responses on the listserv, and I’m going to be sharing them via the comments belowRead… Read more »
It’s that time again! Registration is now open for the NAGC 2012 Communication School, “Government Communicators – Telling America’s Stories”, being held June 5-8, 2012 in the Washington, DC area at the Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, VA. 2012 Featured Speakers and Topics INVITED: Mike Foreman, NASA Astronaut and former Division Chief, External Affairs (to beRead… Read more »
Bullying in the Workplace and Making Mobility Work by GovLoop Insights Happy Wednesday March 21st 2012… So much to get to today!!! Happy Wednesday… SO much to get to today. On Tuesday, the House Republicans unveiled their version of the fiscal 2013 budget. There is a lot of stuff in there, as you might imagine.Read… Read more »
Recently, I was in an auditorium waiting for a distinguished lecturer. He came out to a standing ovation, and when everyone was seated, said: “Your applause is humbling; an hour ago my 14-year old daughter told me in no uncertain terms that I was cruel, unreasonable, and didn’t know anything about anything.” A few weeksRead… Read more »
Unfortunately, some bullies don’t grow up, they just grow older. And dealing with a workplace bully can be just as challenging as dealing with a bully in middle school, but instead of stealing your lunch they could be stealing your ideas and innovations. Tom Fox is the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at theRead… Read more »
Today marks the 6th birthday of Twitter — the now ubiquitous collaboration platform where people share 140 characters of information. It was on On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey (@jack) sent the first Tweet. I remember when I first got on Twitter 23,476 tweets ago… I didn’t get it. And while many of us areRead… Read more »
A previous post, “Putting Commercial Back in Commercial Item Contracting,” lead to an interview Monday afternoon with host Francis Rose on Federal News Radio’s “In-Depth.” During the course of the interview Francis asked if I had seen changes in behavior as a result of the Administration’s “Myth-Busters” campaign. I responded by citing GSA’s willingness toRead… Read more »