Welcome back to the Gov Loop NFL Pool for the 2011-2012 season! No buy-in, no pay-out, no money involved, just bragging rights for the week and a beautiful travel mug prize for most correct picks over the season. Download the weekly pool sheet in the NFL POOL Discussion in The Break Room group, put anRead… Read more »
The topic of college education and its usefulness is a hot issue these days. After reading many opinions on this subject, here’s my take on the debate. It seems to me that where you stand on the issue is – I’m afraid – greatly biased on one simple factor: do you have a college degreeRead… Read more »
Government 2.0 as Rebellion or Revolution? I am re-reading, again, Albert Camus’ “The Rebel“. I’m packing it with me during the next month or so of travel to many corners of the world. Strangely, I find solace and hope in a man’s thoughts who are sometimes seen as critical of meaning in life, and IRead… Read more »
Could you imagine doing your job without email? Many of us spend a large portion of our working hours sending and responding to messages, but that could all change. According to a new survey by Robert Half Technology, a majority of CIOs believe that real-time communication tools, like instant messaging, will eventually supplant workplace email.Read… Read more »
According to survey company Nielsen, Android users spend twice as much time using apps than the mobile web on their phones.The average Android user spends 56 minutes a day on apps and the web, two-thirds of the time on apps and one-third on mobile web sites. They also found [D]espite the hundreds of thousands ofRead… Read more »
We don’t get too many chances to talk about water issues – or at least not as many chances as the topic deserves – and we have even fewer to talk about ocean issues. But a new project to measure the health of the oceans recently caught our attention and we wanted to share itRead… Read more »
First published on my work site, GovWin.com Over the course of my professional life, I’ve reviewed a great number of resumes. Apparently gifted with a knack to see unwritten value in the potential of a candidate, I’ve pulled out some pretty awesome people from their resumes. Many of them have gone way beyond my currentRead… Read more »
As organizations become more complicated, success can often be tied to the degree to which an organization is responsive to customers. This generally happens on the front line. So empowering front line managers to solve problems without going up through the chain of command is an important leadership strategy. The September 2011 issue of theRead… Read more »
The website Performance.gov was officially opened to the public last week. As the name suggests, the goal of the website is to increase governmental performance and accountability through transparency. While a lot of things fall under the purview of “performance” sustainability and green government initiatives are certainly a prominent part of what the Obama AdministrationRead… Read more »
One of our clients swears the best thing I ever told him was to make a meeting before a scheduled meeting and make one after. As long as you’re in the building/neighborhood/country plan another stop. That means you need a stop-by rationale, tools, and research. However the meetings that create a favorable result are easyRead… Read more »