Throughout 2009, the Gov 2.0 community has grappled with substance, tenor and tone for a new era of social communication, and more specifically, “social production”. How can and will citizens, government employees, and stakeholders add value to government processes? (See, The Value of Networks, Yochai Benkler). In an almost non-stop series of 2009 conferences, GovRead… Read more »
Misra,D.C.(2009)_E-leadership for Excellence and Professionalism in E-government_18.9.2009.pptx This is a presentation made by me at a guest lecture at a management institute near New Delhi, India on the emerging issue of e-leadership for excellence and professionalism in e-government which deals with artificial intelligence (AI) civil service and e-civil service. May be of interest to theRead… Read more »
LibDem MP Lynne Featherstone is the party’s lead on web stuff and so she should be – she’s had a blog since 2003 and has fed it practically everyday since. Lynne even credits her election victory to her strong online presence and use of it as an organising tool. When she came to updating herRead… Read more »
Back in the day – I had the opportunity to do a fellowship that took me to the Ames Research Center of NASA. There, tucked in a small corner office, off of a typically bureaucratic hall was the cluttered office of an aging gentle man, who toiled in near obscurity, surrounded by small mementoes ofRead… Read more »
It’s been a little while, but I have a few upcoming posts on performance management. In the meantime, here are a few upcoming events that are of relevance in the government performance management realm: The Community Indicators Consortium (CIC) holds its international conference in Bellevue, Washington this year on Oct 1-2. CIC is a greatRead… Read more »
A friend and career consulting colleague, Martha Collar, [email protected], requested a review of my book, Practice Safe Stress, for Best Practice Magazine (she’s editing) – Hong Kong based — with a circulation of 30,000 (including inflight on Cathay and numerous business lounges in hotels and airlines) and the theme is Corporate Wellness. I’ve pasted aRead… Read more »
Ok, granted, since I decided to vent, I will undoubtedly perform a faux pas of this very nature any minute now… but Come On!!!! First all the folks shouting down the speakers at Town Hall Health Care meetings…. that is not the purpose of free speech!!! Freedom of speech should not mean freedom to BULLYRead… Read more »
By: Anthony Rainey Anthony Rainey is treasurer and CFO of Hyattsville, MD. In 1975 Peter Drucker (Management: Tasks, Responsibilities and Practices) identified five prioritization and performance approaches of successful organizations: They clearly define the nature and scope of their function, mission and activities. They set clear objectives. They set priorities, concentrate on the objectives andRead… Read more »
Abstract The management of world affairs has intensified and at the same time become more complex. Intensified, because with the advent of globalisation, almost everything is now the concerne of everybody. Just think for a moment about the questions of climate, commerce, humanitarian problems, security, health, sport, sustainable development or even religions. More complex, becauseRead… Read more »
I read once that wisdom is knowledge with a long shelf-life. With all the strife around us, it seems leadership wisdom is badly needed on all fronts. Some the proven ideas that have passed the test of time seem to hold promise for some of the most pressing problems we all face. Over my deskRead… Read more »