Leadership

Harnessing Disruptive Innovation – Managing The New Normal

Post World War market domination and the rise of the American Century was about constantly creating better offerings. Our economy was pegged to new and better products and services. Disruptive Innovation has turned that model upside down, where offering fewer features brings whole new segments into a market, creating new market leaders from beneath! HowRead… Read more »

Generation *U*

So you haven’t heard of generation “U” yet either? Why, according to FedSmith generation “U” is the UNRETIRED GENERATION. Full article AND COMMENTS may be found here: http://www.fedsmith.com/article/2199/reality-generation-u.html So this article attempts to address the reasons or at least speculate why so many baby boomers haven’t retired. The comments are unbelievable! Some folks feel theyRead… Read more »

The Federal Coach: ‘Larry, keep your eye on the ball’

This week I spoke with Dr. Lawrence Spinelli, who is acting president of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) which helps U.S. businesses invest overseas, fosters economic development in new and emerging markets and supports U.S. foreign policy. Prior to assuming this position, Spinelli was OPIC’s public affairs director. He previously spent more than aRead… Read more »

International Association for Public Participation: Core Values Awards 2010 Now Open

Are you getting enough recognition for the work you do to engage citizens? Do you think you have the most innovative project or your organisation or agency is the world’s best in conducting public participation? If so, how about entering the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) 2010 Core Values Awards. You could be standingRead… Read more »

Shhh…. Don’t tell anyone…

Don’t tell anyone, please….I am not a fan of social media. So much noise that can be difficult to filter out to the relevant morsels… I also do not believe that content is king, or that content is the new currency as I have seen people mention. Want to know what I believe? Social media,Read… Read more »

3 Skills To Learn at Next Generation of Government

So I’m super excited about the GovLoop/Young Government Leaders Next Generation of Government Summit July 6 & 7th. We are already at almost 200 registrants of the raddest, smartest, government innovators and it’ll be a blast. Make sure to register soon before it sells out There are lots of skills I hope people learn atRead… Read more »

Live Blog & Video – Service Delivery New Brunswick

Live-blogging from MISA..my notes Service One – Integrated Service Delivery and the Need for a Paradigm Shift Stephen Dixon Service New Brunswick Service vs Enforcement/Monopoly -Private sector – service quality and standards -Government regulations enforcement interactions with public -Putting a square peg in a round hole – public vs private is different It’s not aboutRead… Read more »

Procurement Management Stress

There’s a lot of pressure on procurement officers: cut costs, supplier quality, amount of people power, process compliance and contract management. More and more the paper piles and inability to accurately review and assess bids is hampering the success of many, many local government agencies. To meet this challenge specialty software providers are solving thisRead… Read more »