Our site for NALC, What Next for Localism, is going pretty well. Quite a few ideas submitted and some conversation starting up around them and the articles published on the blog. To further development the online discussion, we’ll be hosting a live web chat on the site next Tuesday (16th October) at 1pm on theRead… Read more »
The Queensland Government has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to formally appoint a politician to a specific e-government role, with the appointment of Ray Stevens as the Assistant Minister to the Premier on e-Government. His role is to oversee the development of the QLD government’s open data site (to be at data.qld.gov.au), supported byRead… Read more »
By BobGourley If you are a Public Relations professional, thanks for what you do! We appreciate hearing from you. We have long known and worked with some of the best in the PR business and know the great ones perform a valued service to the community. Good PR professionals have been instrumental in helping usRead… Read more »
Marc Hamister is the CEO of the Hamister Group Inc., which has 748 employees and $47 million in 2011 revenues. The Hamister Group owns three assisted-living facilities and one home health-care agency in New York; as well as 10 hotels in Tennessee, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Elected officials who are the CEOs of their local governmentRead… Read more »
In an earlier post I briefly mentioned how important it is to practice visualization to succeed. Today I want to give you an example of how you can train your employees to do this. I tried this recently with five of our departing summer interns on the last days of their internships, and it wasRead… Read more »
By BobGourley OK I’ve always thought enterprise IT was cool. But now the hottest IT professionals from Silicon Valley, guys like Kirk Dunn of Cloudera, Aaron Levie of Box, Todd McKinnon of Okta and Justin Rosenstein of Asana are articulating why it is especially hot right now. These great innovators helped highlight some of theRead… Read more »
Deloittes Australia has released its Social Media Report 2012, providing much more than a glimpse into how social media is empowering their staff to connect, collaborate and solve problems, sharing wisdom, knowledge and ideas to deliver better customer outcomes. If your executive and internal communications area are still resistant to the use of social mediaRead… Read more »
In another lifetime, I trained people to speak and interact with their local media (newspaper, radio and/or television) on behalf of their organization. One of the questions I asked that used to really stymie people was, “How many of you are completely networked?” No hands would go up. I would then ask, “How many ofRead… Read more »
During an election year, the phrase “improve government efficiency” is heard and promised, usually with little detail provided. That’s because until you work in an agency, it’s hard to really understand what efficiency is, let alone how it would improve your working environment. At the same time, there is wide acceptance that technology is essentialRead… Read more »
In case you were unaware, October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, as designated by the Federal Government and recognized by state and local governments. Yet most savvy employers should already know by now that fostering workplace diversity and inclusion for all simply makes good business sense, especially in the 21st century. The business communityRead… Read more »