As many leaders in the government industry know, we live in an increasingly borderless world. Greater access to technology has removed many barriers to connecting people and resources. In order to understand how to effectively operate in this new, complex environment, IBM conducted a Global CHRO Study with nearly 600 face-to-face interviews with HR executivesRead… Read more »
“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” – John Steinbeck I recently came across a post stating that the House and Senate Ethics Committees Protecting the Most Corrupt Members of Congress. While no one is surprised to read about corruption in government my question is how can weRead… Read more »
“This is Service Design Thinking” by geschenkt I’ve been playing with this notion in my head over the last couple of weeks that while it’s clear that there are digital literacy skills needed, there seems to be little progress made on what those literacy skills look like. I spent the day at the Chicago Children’sRead… Read more »
I’ve had a really interesting week last week. I spent time in Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria. In Edmonton, I delivered social media training at the Affects Symposium hosted by the Alberta Federal Council. I ran three separate workshops on social media: (1) Putting the Social in Social Media; (2) Social Media 101 for Personal DevelopmentRead… Read more »
A new version 02 of the URN:LEX standard for legal identifiers has been posted. The new version is dated 1 October 2010, and expires 4 April 2011. The new version has been published by Institute of Legal Information Theory and Techniques of the Italian National Research Council (ITTIG/CNR); Italy, National Centre for ICT in PublicRead… Read more »
“Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember, my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.”(From the opening of Plan Nine from Outer Space) The idea for this posting cameRead… Read more »
Welcome to another blog. I am a retired Senior Executive (GSA) and the author of a recently published book, Confessions of a Government Man: How to Succeed in Any Bureaucracy. This post is another book excerpt, abbreviated and cleaned up for family entertainment. It deals with a situation I encountered during my career which, ifRead… Read more »
Initially it sounds like a great way to land a job – creating a video resume to get you the interview. I know it shows creativity, communication skills, and your fashion sense, but is it a little TOO much information too soon? I think so. If you’ve read some of my other job search blogsRead… Read more »
I am involved with the Gov 2.0 movement because I believe it will bring important change to calcified and inefficient governmental structures. CityCampSF, an unconference held yesterday in San Francisco, will be a success if real actions stem from the event discussions and connections. I got two action items from the event that I intendRead… Read more »
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