Some of you will remember an earlier blog post about the webconference that Elena Rapisardi and I convened, in January, 2010, among people in Virginia, New Orleans, Boston, Italy (University of Ferrara campus) and in Dublin, with the generous assistance of Management Concepts staff. Elena, a member of the GovLoop community, continues her groundbreaking effortsRead… Read more »
[Also posted here] I spent a good deal of time gathering and sifting through the lists of 2011 semifinalists and finalists, cleaning up school names and gathering latitude and longitude information for each of the schools I saw represented in the data sets. At present, I have not had a chance to do the sameRead… Read more »
[Also posted here] Now that the 2011 Presidential Management Fellows finalist list is out, the 850 of you who made it will be wondering whether or not to attend the upcoming PMF job fair, currently scheduled for April 19-21 (the venue is still undecided, but in the past it’s been hosted at the Walter E.Read… Read more »
Reposted from our AIIM Community Blogs – http://www.aiim.org/community/blogs/community/Experts-needed-to-develop-new-information-management-certification! By Atle Skjekkeland, Vice President at AIIM International April 01, 2011 – 7:46 AM We have already several experts willing to help us on a number of topics, but would like some more experts for the below topics for an in-person workshop in Baltimore Tuesday, May 3,Read… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda We Need an Idea, and We Need It Now! The Collaboration Project is offering federal leaders a primer on “Tools for Online Idea Generation: A Comparison of Technology Platforms for Public Managers.” On a related note: New Yorkers Have No Shortage of Ideas. Alex Howard reports on how New York City is usingRead… Read more »
This morning, I attended an event at the US Embassy Public Affairs Unit in Canberra designed to discuss matters of eDiplomacy and use of online tools in diplomatic and international affairs efforts. The event, being hosted specifically for an Australian audience by the State Department included a conversation with Alec J Ross (he is @AlecJRossRead… Read more »
Most people who start companies these days don’t seem to really want to create lasting ones, the types that will still be around in fifteen years or more. Most entrepreneurs seem to be more focused on getting their startup acquired by a bigger company as quickly as possible, for as much as possible. And maybeRead… Read more »
Here’s the thing about great online community managers. There are REALLY hard to find. I’m pretty biased, but since I work with a few that are, for lack of a better word, totally badass, I thought I would share a few attributes I’ve observed that the best possess. Here’s the tough news: without a goodRead… Read more »
[Also posted here] [Update 1: There were 850 finalists this year. Last year there were 869.] [Update 2: The list is now posted at http://www.pmf.gov/become-a-pmf/current-finalists.aspx, so if you haven’t gotten your email yet, go check the list out.] The finalists for the 2011 Presidential Management Fellows program have begun to receive their notifications. At present,Read… Read more »
Dr. Michael Watkins is a leading expert on accelerating transitions. He is the co-author of The First 90 Days in Government, which has become a classic resource for public-sector leaders taking new roles. Watkins is also the chairman of Genesis Advisers, an executive on-boarding and leadership strategy consultancy, and has previously taught at Harvard University.Read… Read more »