Gadi Ben-Yehuda It’s spring (meteorologically), when many people are thinking about getting engaged. By which I mean: citizen engagement, employee engagement, and engagement in and through social media. A Ladder or a Continuum. On the blog Bang the Table, Cripsin Butteriss dusts off his papers on citizen participation and shares Sherry R Arnstein’s “Ladder ofRead… Read more »
These are tough times and as many instinctively brace for impact in the face of looming cuts, I wanted to take a step back and reflect a little. If you don’t find your work engaging, perhaps now is the best time to walk away If the reason you work in the public sector is theRead… Read more »
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By: Andreas Muno In the last post, we discussed how Government/Public Sector enterprises are the laggards in the mobility race. This week we’ll take a further look at some of the challenges that come from lagging behind and some of the benefits that come from embracing mobility. Security Agencies often try to prevent data leakageRead… Read more »
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Rahm Emanuel, flanked with executives from five large technology companies, announced the formation of five innovative “early college STEM schools,” which are six-year high schools focused on preparing students for a modern, information-laden, tech-savvy future workforce. Students will also have the opportunity to be “first in line” for interviews withRead… Read more »
In addition to being good for the environement recycling can save a municipality signficant sums of money by reducing the amount spent on landfilling garbage. For years city officials in Buffalo have debated how to improve its dismal recycling rate. Penalties have been discussed offering incentives has been discussed, yet Buffalo has a dismal rateRead… Read more »
There are a lot reasons to apply for the Code for America fellowship. Here’s 11 of them. 11: You like asking, what if… 10: We’re creators, builders, and thinkers, and you want to spend your days making. 9: We have a vast network chock-full of tech, design, and government leaders, and you’ll make more connectionsRead… Read more »
I don’t usually post links to other blogs, on the assumption that you have plenty to read without me filling up your inbox. However, a recent email from one of our readers, Kaitlyn Cole, seemed worth sharing. Kaitlyn has collected 20 talks from TED that are well worth watching. You can find these short videosRead… Read more »
CAP Goals with John Kamensky by cdorobek How will the 14 newly-designated cross-agency priority goal leaders organize to achieve the goals they’ve committed to achieve? There’s a practical guide book that can help. The President’s FY 2013 budget announced the first set of cross-agency priority goals – seven focus on mission-related goals such as doublingRead… Read more »
Believe it or not there is a positive side to this, but be careful what you wish for. As they should, all employees should receive supervisory, management and leadership training–if only to know their functions. Often the training is job related or of a more general nature. The training helped this young man know theRead… Read more »