A government proposal is a short story about you and your company. You would think writing a story about yourself is a piece of cake, but if you want to be presented in an affirmative manner writing that short story can take time and alot of thought. Before you begin writing a proposal you shouldRead… Read more »
A New York Daily News writer shares his frustration with The Weekender, the MTA’s streamlined website showing weekend subway delays and cancellations. Original post
Two websites let subway commuters in London and New York post photos of fellow commuters who catch their fancy. Original post
The holidays often bring up the difficult juxtaposition of fantasy meeting reality. From childhood, we dreamed of special days filled with good food, fun times, and wonderful gifts. Often the reality of stressed out adults, parading by relatives rarely seen and toys not quite what we imagined pierced our visions and sent us spiraling intoRead… Read more »
Last Thursday evening I was honored to be a guest participant of the #hchlitss Twitter chat. The hashtag stands for Health Communications, Health Literacy and Social Sciences and was created by Kathleen Hoffman and RV Rikard (who both live here in North Carolina!). In being invited to the event, I thought about some relevant topicsRead… Read more »
Would you like to solve the current economic crisis? Cut taxes. Cure cancer? Cut taxes. Create an effective formula for cold fusion? Cut taxes. Eat cheeseburgers and lose weight simultaneously? Cut taxes. It seems that cutting taxes is the cure-all that humanity has been waiting for but obtusely overlooking for some time now; and itRead… Read more »
After last week’s Presidential Memorandum on records management, many agencies are completing plans to be better stewards of government records. You need to start with how to get those records into a system for document management, called enterprise content management or ECM. Sometimes when we talk about the value of having electronic versus paper informationRead… Read more »
MakeTheConnection.net asks, “Have you made the connection?” The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs catches a lot of flack in the media most of the time and while they have had some bumps in the road – there are VA programs worthy of recognition. One such program is MakeTheConnection.net. “Many of our Nation’s Veterans—from those whoRead… Read more »
For the past decade I have chased the buck for financial gain in the private sector. Now that I’ve finally caught it, I’m beginning to realize how much I’ve lost and suppressed along the way. Although I’m ready for change and I’m ready to follow my heart… I just have one concern: Is employment inRead… Read more »
Learning by doing is one of the oldest ways that businesses, agencies and organizations train new staff and those promoting into new areas of responsibility. The problem with this traditional type of training is that it takes a lot of time, costs a lot of money and there will always be real world errors andRead… Read more »