Does your employer think of you as “difficult” … and before you answer that, let me add that difficult employees aren’t necessarily bad employees. Some employees are viewed as “difficult” because they’re effective catalysts for organizational change. They’re engaged in their work and confident in their contributions to the workplace. They clearly communicate their desireRead… Read more »
The NSW government has introduced a new service where people can provide suggestions on what government information they would like to access via a web or mobile front-end. Thus far the eight suggestions focus heavily on public transport information – knowing when and where buses, trains and ferries may be found. You can add yourRead… Read more »
Just in case you did not read the Washington Post this past Sunday (December 5, 2010) Please spread the word – all of these are untrue but still prevail by those outside of the goverment. 1. Federal employees are over paid compared with private-sector workers. 2. The Federal workforce is bigger than ever. 3. YouRead… Read more »
Guest blogger: Tommy Hipper is currently pursuing his Masters degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and his proposed thesis is: How social media can be utilized to improve first responder mental health. The past few years have clearly demonstrated the power and value of social media in crisis situations. The examplesRead… Read more »
The Legal Information Institute of India: LIIofIndia is now available. Here’s a description from Teresa Miguel of the Yale Law School Library. According to Miguel, LIIofIndia provides free access to full text of primary and secondary legal resources, and: has 50 databases, including over 300,000 decisions from 37 Courts and Tribunals, Indian national legislation fromRead… Read more »
Security is Among The Top Priorities to Consider When Evaluating Video Conferencing Tools – FIPS 140-2, Level 1 Security Is Here! Making a decision on which Video Conferencing tool provides the best solution for your needs has become increasingly more difficult, because there are so many vendors in this space, and new vendors are enteringRead… Read more »
Anyone that has spent any time around me in recent months won’t be surprised to see me blogging about QR codes. In fact, a colleague recently sent me this link, Arrrgmented Reality, because I have them up on my office window, in our breakroom (yes, it’s a foursquare check-in location), and on cards and lettersRead… Read more »
The multi-vendor interoperability test board at the University Of Warwick My friend Craig Shank wrote an article over at Microsoft on the Issues about the transformative power of ICT in government. And he has rightfully placed interoperability near the top of the list of items that must be done right to be successful. He focusesRead… Read more »
This is a cross post from my original guest blog post at the Sunlight Foundation. By now, we’ve all heard about the social media wave and most of us have heard about Gov2.0 and governmental use (or their feeble attempts to use) social media. Though there have been many discussions amongst “good gov” people aboutRead… Read more »
With last week’s release of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform report, it has become clear that some combination of spending cuts will likely be coming your agencies’ way. A few weeks ago, I wrote about actions senior leaders can take to manage their employees’ fears and anxieties associated with talk of spendingRead… Read more »