Came across this the other day and thought it made a couple of important points about leadership (and followership) in a quick and light-hearted way… Video Credit: dkellerm Voiceover Credit: Derek Sivers Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy – Transcript.pdf
Seems like a great format for Gov’t gatherings too.. http://www.pecha-kucha.org/
ClearedJobs.Net, a veteran-owned job board serving the security cleared community, unveils a new online community to continue its outreach to the veteran and military community. Building upon its successful Military Spouse Appreciation Day campaign for the last two years and its longstanding relationship with the US military, ClearedJobs.Net has launched “Cleared Military” both on TwitterRead… Read more »
“Ten years ago, there was no Google, fifteen years ago, there was no search,” begins John Heileman’s 45 minute 3 YouTube videos about the history of search. (Discovery Science) How we got to where we are, the foundation of social media. I found this through Watch This Documentary: The History of Internet Search and GoogleRead… Read more »
Having run corporate recruiting programs for nearly 10 years, we began developing Newton in 2004 after becoming frustrated with existing commercial recruiting platforms. Until the advent of Newton, there wasn’t any recruiting technology that facilitated the fundamental activity key to all recruiting programs: decisions making. Sure, we wanted something that would make rolling out, rampingRead… Read more »
Originally posted to the ChatterBachs blog: Sometimes when I talk to people about social media, I get the distinct impression that they don’t know what to talk about on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or on blogs. And, yet, when I ask them about their position, business, or industry, they often come across with such passion andRead… Read more »
If you voted in the last election, you probably found yourself making an economic decision in the ballot box. Perhaps you believed a candidate for county commission was more likely to support your business; or maybe you felt that a candidate for Congress was more likely to lower your taxes or raise your benefits. MaybeRead… Read more »
Security Breach of Employee Data at GSA By Brian Kalish 11/08/10 12:44 pm ET An employee at the General Services Administration accidentally sent the names and Social Security numbers of the agency’s staff to a private e-mail address, The New York Times reported on Saturday. GSA, which employs more than 12,000 people, is going toRead… Read more »
The high-decibel election season that came to a conclusion last week prompted a number of proposals to reduce the size and cost of government, with the federal workforce becoming a prime target for a hiring freeze, a pay freeze, furloughs or other possible cutbacks. This understandably is causing a great deal of anxiety and fearRead… Read more »
We (the National Academy of Public Administration) just released our final report on the Worker Dialogue, an online dialogue we partnered with the Department of Energy’s Office of Health, Safety and Security to host this past summer. The report contains some valuable insights and lessons learned about how to engage the workforce in decision makingRead… Read more »