Today I answer some of my readers questions, including how to ‘manage up’ without ‘kissing up’. Q: How do you “manage up” without being a “yes-man” or a sycophant? Seems like a fine line to walk. A: It is easy to confuse managing up with “kissing up,” but I can assure you that the twoRead… Read more »
Client management is always a challenge; there’s an implicit, ongoing challenge to forming mutual and clear expectations and partnerships from the very beginning. To achieve those expectations, one needs to learn how to lead through listening. I recall my early training in project management as an architect and later as a freelance consultant, learning howRead… Read more »
At the National Council Meeting on April 10, 2010, it seems clear that the council agrees that the Student Representative (newly establish voting position on the council) should do the following: Be in contact with students (national and international) and provide students with a direct link to Council. (When I mention students above and goingRead… Read more »
Today, April 10, 2010, I attended and participated in my first ASPA National Council Meeting. Today, I am proud to say that I served my constituents (ASPA’s Students and New Professionals) as a full voting member of the National Council—The Student Representative on National Council. President Elect, Meredith Newman, has stated throughout the conference thatRead… Read more »
Wow, this was a great reception (April 11, 2010). Before today I did not know what the Founders’ Forum was or why people wore special ribbons on their ID tags. Anywho, these people were amazing. Paul, Dwight, Jeannie, Toni, and Meredith are just awesome to me and to everyone else. Their hard work really showedRead… Read more »
In today’s column, I speak with Margot Rogers, chief of staff for Education Secretary Arne Duncan, on her childhood inspiration. Q: What experience was critical to becoming the leader you are today? A: I attended schools where I was in the distinct racial minority in a small town in the rural South. My family madeRead… Read more »
Sonny Hashmi, Deputy Chief Information Officer, OCFO at DC Government, sent me a note highlighting the new CFOInfo DC Dashboard, which is in Beta. This dashboard is exposing details of the District of Columbia’s budget to a degree I have never seen before, and making it easy for your average user to dig in andRead… Read more »
I’ve lost count of the number of times over the last decade that I’ve watched presentations that make reference to the generational differences in workplace motivation between the Baby Boomers and the younger generations of X (~1961 to ~1981) and Y (~1982 to ~1999). For the most part, they all tend to focus on theRead… Read more »
Risk Management AssessmentAre You Gambling With Your Contingency Plan? Answer these questions to find out! Comment and share your answers below. 1) Is your company delaying important continuity plan updates due to scarce resources? 2) Are you spending too much time and energy assessing risks and aren’t sure how to distill the data into aRead… Read more »
Key Words: Acquisition, Procurement, Purchasing, Contracts, Contracting, Supply, Supply-chain, Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, Construction, A/E/C, Public Works, A & E Design, Tendering,Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing and all of the former in 2.0 It’s not rocket science. If “a rose is a rose is a rose”, then acquisition is acquisition is acquisition, right? If you workRead… Read more »