It’s summer conference season again and I want to share some information with you about LexisNexis at the 2011 SLA Annual Conference, being held June 12-15 in Philadelphia, PA. Exhibit Hall (INFO-EXPO) LexisNexis Booth LexisNexis will be at Booth #411 and the hours are: Sunday, June 12: 12 – 5 p.m. Monday, June 13: 10Read… Read more »
This is the second post in a series exploring what the role of agency social media lead looks like. I’m talking here about someone who’s leading social media for an entire agency, not just a single project. In each post, I lay out a basic set of tasks, and then invite you to discuss someRead… Read more »
One of the things that comes out of the training we do is that evaluating online engagement is hard. What’s more, just finding out whether you are doing the right things is tricky too. Looking at other people’s good practice can help, but unless you have a couple of days spare, finding the time isRead… Read more »
Have you ever needed to turn in a report or spreadsheet on how well you or your team performedon a particular task/project? How well were you able to portray your efforts in terms of efficency and quantity? For instance, if you are a manager of a helpdesk, creating a spreadsheet that shows the amount ofRead… Read more »
I haven’t blogged much lately and there is good reason for that, firstly I’ve recently gone through a restructure and redundancy process, I still work for the council but have moved somewhere else as part of the redeployment process (more on this in a separate post). However one of the things that remains the sameRead… Read more »
This morning during my daily canvas of various news sites and online articles, I came across a blog titled The Perfect Talent Storm. The writer talks about a talent shortage on the horizon for the U.S. workforce. He pinpoints three primary causes of this looming problem: shifting workforce demographics, a less educated society and theRead… Read more »
The NASCIO Healthcare Working Group has released a publication, On the Fence: IT Implications of the Health Benefit Exchanges. The publication is now available for download at www.nascio.org/publications. Now more than ever, state government relies on state CIOs to provide dependable information technology business solutions, serve citizens and enable the delivery of agency services. HealthRead… Read more »
Finally, the Office of Management and Budget has released the 2011 Circular A-133 audit guidance document. As usual, new programs have been added, other programs have been deleted, and individual program descriptions have been updated. In addition, OMB has added guidance and references relating to Transparency Act reporting, and clarified reporting requirements and auditors’ responsibilitiesRead… Read more »
Technology, Policy, Capital. The positioning of these three elements in favor of clean energy can be a powerful force for innovation, investment, and sustainability. That, at least, is what the latest U.S. Clean Energy Leadership Index points toward. The usual states top the list of this year’s report: California, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado, Washington,Read… Read more »
One of the big problems people run into with any endeavor is execution. Especially when you are new to a discipline or topic, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and try to do everything all at once. I’m here to help you avoid that. In this video, I’ll share with you a tool/technique that has changedRead… Read more »