From the Davenport Institute: “Join us for a policy-focused follow up to last year’s “A Place in the World” conference. THURSDAY • MARCH 22, 2012 • 1-5 PM Pepperdine University Drescher Graduate Campus Auditorium The places where we spend our days – our homes, neighborhoods, and cities – shape us as much as we shapeRead… Read more »
Myth-Busters: This week I traveled to Fort Worth and provided a policy update to the Greater Southwest Region’s 2012 Alliance for Quality Business Solutions Training Conference and Partnership Meeting. Next week I am off to St. Louis for the Heartland Region’s Facilities Maintenance and Hardware Center Industry Event entitled “The Innovation Locomotion.” GSA is toRead… Read more »
While there’s many organisations now actively beginning to experiment with social media channels and tools, just as many – if not more – are still cautious about even putting a toe in the water. “It’s not right for us”, they say, “our audience isn’t online” or “doesn’t want to engage with us” or “we don’tRead… Read more »
Today and tomorrow (March 5th and 6th), Kansas Campus Compact is hosting The Kansas Hunger Dialogue in Overland Park, Kansas. The goal for this year’s Kansas Hunger Dialogue (this is its second year) is to develop a statewide consensus among institutions of higher learning to impact hunger with the state of Kansas and ultimately, theRead… Read more »
Several times in the past two weeks, I have had the opportunity to have in-depth conversations with colleagues looking to deepen their knowledge of social media. These individuals had a sincere desire to learn how digital engagement could add value to their work and were willing to reach out beyond their own organization to findRead… Read more »
As we start the Second Annual Telework Week today, it’s a good time to think about boundaries and the challenge of how we create a boundary between the professional and the personal when we work at home. The most obvious boundary can be created by the space in which we work. A home office, forRead… Read more »
The thing is, I really like saying yes. I like new things, projects, plans, getting people together and doing something, trying something, even when it’s corny or stupid. I am not good at saying no. And I do not get along with people who say no. No is for wimps. No is to live smallRead… Read more »
www.homelandsecuritynet.com US counter-terrorism officials say as the anticipation of a confrontation with Tehran over their nuclear program appears to be looming they believe that Iran is now providing “weapons and money” to various groups in an effort “to start as many bush fires as possible” with the goal of distracting the US and other regionalRead… Read more »
Gerry McGovern’s recent blog post about “content strategy” got me thinking about the importance of words and – specifically – names. If you don’t know Gerry (and you should), he is an internationally known web content specialist. And one of his major products is helping his customers understand that the words they use have everythingRead… Read more »
Are you passionate about government and the web? Share your expertise at this year’s National Association of Government Webmasters conference in Kansas City, MO, September 12-14? The call for speakers closes March 16.