This was originally posted at All Things Sterling. Our customer varies in procurement, but it is usually the program manager who represents the end users. Unfortunately, there’s another constituent who is easy to forget: the taxpayer. We’re in cubes, on the phone and writing analyses, but it’s easy to forget that we also serve theRead… Read more »
Thirty years ago if you wanted to read the news, you bought a newspaper. A paper newspaper, with real money. As a result all of a government’s announcements – media releases, Ministerial statements, advertising and other content had a price tag by default. You didn’t get to see them if you didn’t pay the paper’sRead… Read more »
After launching a community planning effort in the virtual world of Second Life, I’ve begun to experience a few things I don’t think many of us in government would have thought possible. Like probably many of you working in government and planning, I’ve been amazed that so few people really get involved in a constructiveRead… Read more »
Continuing where James Mulvenon left off at the the Cyber Statecraft Initiative‘s and the Cyber Conflict Studies Association‘s ”Addressing Cyber Instability” event, Greg Rattray, CEO of Delta Risk and former Commander of the Operations Group of the Air Force Information Warfare Center, spoke on “Instability in the Cyber Environment” at the Atlantic Council on JulyRead… Read more »
The 2012 Communications School presented an excellent opportunity to reintroduce the NAGC Mentor Value Program (MVP), a program we announced on the blog earlier this year. Purpose of MVP The program provides the foundation to have experienced public affairs professionals work closely with those just entering the field or changing direction in their career path.Read… Read more »
How does a leader change the culture of an organization that is resistant to change? Start by working with the existing culture, says business writers in a recent Harvard Business Review article. In this way, the culture can be an accelerator of change, not an impediment. Business writers Jon Katzenbach, Ilona Steffen, and Caroline KronleyRead… Read more »
In a recent post What Happened To The Management Pyramid? I alleged Seagull Management occurred when someone comes in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then flies off, leaving a lot of heat and no light. A faithful reader one-upped me with the more modern Seagull Collaboration, where some manager of dubiousRead… Read more »
AFGE’s EPA Council 238 held its annual legislative breakfast July 18 at the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C., where members gathered from across the United States to hear from lawmakers and update them on issues important to its members and the American people. “The main issue here is that the American people want cleanRead… Read more »
In what House Armed Services Committee Chairman, Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) called perhaps the most “important hearing I have ever attended,” the committee and four defense contractor leaders discussed the impacts of sequestration on industry. Five main themes emerged: Dramatic language and colorful metaphors to describe sequestration Lack of numerical specificity on impacts Complaints about theRead… Read more »
I highly recommend reading the book Race Against The Machine: How the Digital Revolution is Accelerating Innovation, Driving Productivity, and Irreversibly Transforming Employment and the Economy. Only $3.99 on Kindle. Filed under: Change, Innovation, IT Tagged: Andrew McAfee Original post