DorobekINSIDER Live: Surviving the Transition A special edition of GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER today. We’re LIVE! It’s the third time we’ve met and we are doing this at least once each month this year. The idea is simple: get smart people together and share ideas because we believe that the real power of information comes when itRead… Read more »
As the Digital Era progresses, technological capabilities continue to outstrip our capacity to address the opportunities and challenges they present. We may be more willing to move foward in 2013, but we’re not necessarily more able. In this post I reflect back on the changes that took place in 2012 and offer pragmatic thoughts forRead… Read more »
Democracy should be about discussion and debate where differing viewpoints are allowed to be heard. Certainly at some point a vote needs to occur and the majority will prevail. The New York State Constitution and the New York State Legislature have a required process for addressing legislation. Whether one supports the Marriage Equality Act passedRead… Read more »
Some individuals are thought to be ‘natural’ leaders – they seemingly step into the role fully functional – such as George Washington. Some individuals develop as leaders once in the role – Steve Jobs, for example. Some individuals learn leadership by opening their mind and soaking up the rich material provided by other leaders, coaches,Read… Read more »
With my favorite NFL team out of the playoffs this year – I’ve had plenty of time to contemplate what makes a winning team – and it’s not all about the coach (or firing the coach, like my team did this year.) When it comes down to it, making an organization and a football teamRead… Read more »
So by now most of you are aware of the incident that occurred at the US Embassy in Benghazi on September 11th 2012. An independent panel was established by the U.S. Government to further investigate how the attack occurred, how it was handled, and what can be done to prevent such future issues from takingRead… Read more »
As a high school graduate, nothing made more of an impact on my life than my days of Youth In Government. There were debates to be had and friends to be made as we made our way into senior year. However, once I graduated, I found a stunning lack of the interest in my peersRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Inauguration is a week away. Are you ready for the transition? When it comes to managing during the transition a couple think instantly pop: avoid gossip and do your homework. Click here for the full recap. The City of Santa Cruz is the smallest community to ever partner with Code forRead… Read more »
Inauguration is a week away. Are you ready for the transition? When it comes to managing during the transition a couple think instantly pop: avoid gossip and do your homework. Tom Fox is the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at the Partnership for Public Service. He told Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER program thatRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: As the world has become dependent on IT, so has the federal government. Leveraged effectively, technical tools can engage the public, create cost savings, and improve outcomes. These benefits are obscured by regular reminders that federal IT is fundamentally flawed. It is too big to succeed,” said Zachary Bastian. Find outRead… Read more »