Be a part of the excitement. NTP 2012. July 16 -20, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan

Greetings! This is your invitation to attend and acquire new skills, opportunities, new contacts and improve your promotional potential. Our National Training Program offers premier training for professional and career-oriented employees. Click on link below and catch a glimpse of our 2011 National Training Program in Philadelphia, PA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJLRKsmTVTk&feature=channel&listUL Our 2012 National Training Program promisesRead… Read more »

National Training Program 2012 — Helping a FEW Kids

Federally Employed Women (FEW), in conjunction with its 43rd National Training Program (NTP), has selected The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation as its year long outreach project. The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation supports the health and wellness of children across Michigan, focusing on the charitable programs of Children’s Hospital of Michigan. For 125 years,Read… Read more »

Dialogue Mapping Workshop – Aug 23-24, Napa CA USA

CogNexus Institute invites NCDD members to take part in their Dialogue Mapping Workshop in Napa, CA later this summer on Aug 23rd and 24th. Led by Dr. Jeff Conklin, author of the book Dialogue Mapping: Building Shared Understanding of Wicked Problems, the workshop will introduce managers, project leaders, facilitators, and consultants to the skill ofRead… Read more »

Submit Your Technology To The CTOlabs Directory

CTOlabs.com, hosts a curated list of firms we believe provide the most virtuous, mission-focused, positively disruptive technologies available to enterprises today. We maintain this directory as a reference for technology professionals. We find firms to include on this list by casting a wide net. We talk with other technology professionals from around the globe, weRead… Read more »

TSP Talk: Post Quadruple Witching

Last week started out shaky for the stock market as we saw a sell-off on Monday, which experience a hangover from the jobs report. Despite some nice rallies, the indices struggled to move above the break-even mark through Thursday, but on Friday the bulls took charge and it moved stocks into positive territory for theRead… Read more »

Communications {void}

On Wednesday evening I sent this tweet: Found myself essentially saying ‘if a comms team is good enough you’ll never know they’re there’ today. I _think_ that’s true but, views? — LouLouK (@LouLouK) June 13, 2012 I’m not going to give context, it wouldn’t be fair but there was a conversation that generated this. InRead… Read more »

Tech Tips And Tricks

A Simple Tech site with unique info on Tech Tips And Tricks, Gadget reviews and more you will find tricks and techniques brought to public notice.

Are surveys really useful?

I scan the title of Govloop entries an click on those that tickle my interest. It seems as more than a few of these entries are surveys seeking opinions and views on a focused topic. I also get unsolicited surveys in email. Someone gave considerable tought to developing the survey instrument, selecting just the rightRead… Read more »

Why Feds Don’t Need Rebranding — Part III

Some argue that when it comes to polishing its public image, Feds should follow the rebranding examples of Corporate America. But Federal Government does not need to spend multiple millions of dollars — in our case with taxpayer money, whether real or perceived — to improve its public standing. Unlike the corporate world, we areRead… Read more »

Why Feds Don’t Need Rebranding – Part II

It’s true that negative public perceptions of Feds are more commonplace today than during prior years and decades — as discussed in Part I of my post on this topic. Therefore, some have suggested the solution is a wholescale rebranding of the Federal workforce, which appears to be a popular idea in theory. But toRead… Read more »