Yes, We’ll Make Mistakes

When it comes to using social media, there’s no question we’ll make mistakes, and there are plenty of people ready to point them all out in glorious detail. But if we never try anything new for fear of being criticized, we’ll also never learn, and I think the public understands that. I’ve seen plenty ofRead… Read more »

Why Is it that I keep hearing the adage “Government can’t be run like a Business”?

I have a very short work history with the Public Sector and yet I have heard this adage more than any other “Government is not like Business” or some version thereof. I don’t understand this expression, tenet, belief, dogma… do I need expound further. I understand the financing principles are different. I submit to theRead… Read more »

Learning to fail @ ACT/IAC’s Management of Change

Earlier today, at ACT/IAC’s Management of Change conference in Norfolk, VA, lunch featured NYU adjuct professor Clay Shirky. With two of my recent posts on my personal blog — DCSpring21 — referencing his thoughts and ideas, I’ll admit a certain sense of pride knowing more about the speaker’s thoughts and leanings on “new media” thanRead… Read more »

Resistance in multiple time-frames

Good morning. It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk. The market was relatively flat for most of the day on Friday, but that all changed in the last half hour of trading when a flurry of buying kicked in. The major indices ended the day up over 1% again and the Dow, which had alreadyRead… Read more »

How not to do it: Public Transport Authority

This is a post from a personal eGov blog I started a while back, but never found the time to really devote to it. I’m going to start a semi-regular feature piece here, at the moment under a working title of how not to do it. I want to make it crystal clear from theRead… Read more »