As far back as I can remember, I’ve always been fascinated with what came before the “final result”. For instance, I was much more interested in HOW and WHY my toys worked than the fact that they did work. Over the years, my curious nature led to many a toy, including sophisticated toys, real automobiles,Read… Read more »
Do you remember back when you were a kid, how much fun we all had on April Fool’s Day? Pranks on parents, siblings, friends and teachers. Silly April Fool’s jokes, that if you were like me, you never tired of repeating. Jokes are funny things…not whether they make you laugh or not, but in howRead… Read more »
A recent study, “Top Trends in Alternative Workplace Strategies,” conducted by New Ways of Working, makes some interesting points about the status of workplace mobility programs in the private sector. One point is that the most common name for these programs is “no name.” When asked about how they refer to their mobility program, manyRead… Read more »
After eight years as a project management trainer, I have helped more than 20,000 students prepare for their Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam. In my experience along the way, I’ve found one thing that unites them all: They all want to practice with free PMP Exam sample questions. In an effort to help, I haveRead… Read more »
OK, it is clear to me now – the internet is not a passing novelty, it is a creation tool of considerable versatility and depth, and fosters creativity at every turn. IaaT – the Internet as a Tool is here to stay. Back in the ‘90s, my organization went through an image update – aRead… Read more »
Would you pass up free money? “No” seems like the obvious answer, but some young Federal civilian employees are missing out on thousands of dollars from their agencies over time. Since April is Financial Literacy Month, the Thrift Savings Plan has launched the “Take Five for Your Future” campaign to encourage participants to take fullRead… Read more »
The giant of local government social media at the coalface, Dan Slee, has gone freelance. I’m not sure why I’ve not written up Dan as one of my digital heroes here before, because he certainly is one. He’s the kind of innovator it’s hard to dismiss – someone with deep journalism and government experience, Zen-likeRead… Read more »
Just in case anyone overreacted to my blog post this morning about an Australian public servant being banned from their department’s offices for wearing Google Glass, I’d like to remind you of today’s date. April 1. Note that while the event I detailed isn’t real, it’s not that far off from reality. There are atRead… Read more »
I’ve learnt from a source in a major Australian Government department that a public servant who showed up for work yesterday morning wearing Google Glass was unceremoniously escorted out of the building by security. The public servant was given written correspondence from HR, signed by a senior manager, banning them access to any departmental officesRead… Read more »
Agencies are required to meet small business contracting goals but every year, it is only a small percentage that actually comes close. Why is this? One very simple reason is that information on qualified small businesses does not flow to the CORs who are conducting market research. Since launching GovProcure in July 2013, I haveRead… Read more »