This is the second post of our new blog Leadership. My name is Dick Davies, and I have learned that leadership is the usually the key between winning and losing. Here are some aspects. You manage things, you lead people. Managing people is like pushing a rope. “Asses and elbows” is an accurate description aboutRead… Read more »
Controlling an organization is difficult. The larger the organization, the more complex is the process of control. We don’t think about it too much, but what we are trying to control are changes that naturally occur. The drivers of changes are many and can be hidden in the layers of the organization. The internal driversRead… Read more »
We’ve done all the necessary preparation and have our philosophy of building the better burger. Here’s the structure I suggest for your cover letter (and I like using block paragraph format–saves space and looks cleaner): Your street address (notice your name is not here) Your City, State and Zip [one space] Date [one space] ContactsRead… Read more »
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will expand health coverage in the United States by more than 35 million people. This expansion requires states to take a fresh look at eligibility and customer service operations, and develop new business processes for interacting with stakeholders. Existing IT systems are outdated, and under-resourced state agencies are challenged byRead… Read more »
If you have been on GovLoop recently (or even if you haven’t), you have probably noticed a few changes around the site. We appreciated your patience as we rolled out the seven new community pages last week, but the fun doesn’t end there! In addition to the launch of the newly focused GovLoop community pages,Read… Read more »
Pre-field trip: Debate on dress code – Blazers vs. Track Jackets Travel: Muni with clipper card tutorials for the bikers. SF City Hall Wiki trivia: Dome is the fifth largest in the world. Conference room: Freezing, fellows glad they had track jackets. Speakers: Steve Cawa – Chief of Staff to Mayor Lee Jay Nath –Read… Read more »
Don Hambrick Professor of Management at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State has studied how damaging Narcissistic CEOs can be to their companies. Hambrick defines a narcissist as someone showing the following four personality characteristics: (1) Exploitativeness/Entitlement –> I insist upon getting the respect that is due to me; (2) Leadership/Authority –> IRead… Read more »
Chapter 27. Freedom in a Prison “In the desert of the heart Let the healing fountains start, In the prison of his days Teach the free man how to praise.” – W.H. Auden, British poet Pastor and writer Rowland Croucher speaks about how the leaders who can teach us our mettle have spent time inRead… Read more »
After I posted this NAGC Mentoring Program announcement earlier this week, I got to thinking, “what are people’s expectations for mentoring?” So, I ask you, good people, what do you think makes a mentor? A mentee? Any good experiences to share, either as a mentor or mentee, and what expectations do you think are reasonableRead… Read more »
It’s a new year, and a new fresh chance at our ever-enduring quest to be a little more awesome. And alongside that fresh chance, comes a fresh slew of blogs, books, trainings, and talks on Goal/Resolution/Theme/How to Kick Ass-setting. As a personal addict of self-improvement, I admit, I read my fair share of this saidRead… Read more »