Participants in the Government Social Media Class offered by Digital Government University’s recently compiled a list of common arguments they’ve heard against the use of social media in government. How do you counter–firmly, but politely–these arguments? Are there any others that you encounter and have had to defend against? Please respond to these and addRead… Read more »
Yes, I think I just coined a new GovLoop term–TempGig. You would have to go to London, however. It looks like they are hiring for everything from IT professionals, translators, chefs, to drivers. Could be a fun gig though! Here is a snapshot of top Olympics salaries: Job Title Olympics Salary National Average % DifferenceRead… Read more »
You may not know that two of most important steps managers can take to encourage high performance from employees are to (1) tell them what is expected and (2) give them the tools to manage themselves to the stated objectives. What if there were a tool that helped you clarify expectations? Think about it… WhenRead… Read more »
I just participated in my first Hackathon – it focused on coding for Google Apps and we developed an automated meeting registration system. A hackathon is the gathering of a group of developers and their computers with a goal of creating something during the session. Jan Kleinert led the session and, as usual, the GoogleRead… Read more »
From PEP-NET: PEP-NET Conference May 14, 2012 Hamburg, Germany Registration is free at http://www.amiando.com/pep-net.html Check this page also for the latest program agenda “PEP-NET Summit: Out in the Open will cover urban development, eParticipation and transparency. We have speakers who will showcase some examples from here in Hamburg and from abroad. Anyone can join usRead… Read more »
www.homelandsecuritynet.com NATO’s International Security Assistance Force has confirmed that an American soldier recently turned himself in, and admitted to leaving his base in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province and went on a rampage from house to house in villages adjacent to his base, killing 16 Afghan people in their homes. Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai immediately demanded anRead… Read more »
Tom Shoop, Vice president and Editor in Chief at Gov Exec Media Group, writes that they are big on telework because the nature of their business, as reporters, requires them to be out and about attending events and conducting interviews, so even in the pre-Internet age, the editors who managed them had to get comfortableRead… Read more »
Working with a colleague who recommended a book Whole System Design: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Engineering, Peter Stasinopoulos. Started skimming the book. A good compilation of materials around design, systems thinking and sustainability. What I found an interesting ah ha moment yesterday was that all this knowledge was known before, initiatives in business wereRead… Read more »
According to this article, Will Federal Employees Get a Pay Raise in 2013?, it depends. This is an interesting article, including the comments. Most every day I hear “I am looking for Federal job so I can have more stability,” from people who are willing to take a pay cut, perhaps thinking the Federal benefitsRead… Read more »
According to this article, Will Federal Employees Get a Pay Raise in 2013?, it depends. This is an interesting article, including the comments. Most every day I hear “I am looking for Federal job so I can have more stability,” from people who are willing to take a pay cut, perhaps thinking the Federal benefitsRead… Read more »