EEOC Seeks Presenters: EXCEL 2014 Training in San Diego, Aug. 12-14

17th Annual EXCEL TRAINING CONFERENCEEXamining Conflicts in Employment LawsAugust 12-14, 2014 San Diego, California Registration and additional information coming soon! Interested in being a presenter at EXCEL? We are seeking EEO professionals, industry consultants, professional speakers and trainers, and industry suppliers who can expand the knowledge base of attendees, presenting new twists on old ideas/practices,Read… Read more »

Effective Quality Control In Your Everyday Work

By Kimberly Eaglin When you decide to purchase a certain product or pay for a needed service, it is your expectation that you will receive something of value and of good quality. When quality is not up to par, think about how it makes you feel. I have been places where my first visit wasRead… Read more »

Communicating Your Personal and Organizational Values

With the President’s State of the Union address behind us, let’s play a little bit of “Monday morning quarterbacking”. Regardless of political affiliation (I know, easier said than done), could you feel when he was thinking his speech and when he was feeling it? Were there passages for you that felt heartfelt and passionate? WhenRead… Read more »

5 Main Barriers to Digital Engagement

Summary: There are five main barriers to digital engagement by organizations, their leaders, and other senior professionals. This post describes those barriers – including lack of knowledge and understanding, framing that leads to risk aversion, poor/no roadmaps, and inadequate resource allocation – as well as the factors that will help break them down. Additional insightsRead… Read more »

Has Gov 2.0 in Australia got too boring too fast?

Clay Shirky once said, about social media, that “These tools don’t get socially interesting until they get technologically boring.” Over the past year I’ve seen extremely encouraging signs across government in Australia that the use of social media has reached this point, become boring, as it has been normalised into agency operations. Most federal andRead… Read more »

Has Gov 2.0 in Australia gotten too boring too fast?

Clay Shirky once said, about social media, that “These tools don’t get socially interesting until they get technologically boring.” Over the past year I’ve seen extremely encouraging signs across government in Australia that the use of social media has reached this point, become boring, as it has been normalised into agency operations. Most federal andRead… Read more »

It’s all because of Snowden – Really?

You can’t open a government trade publication these days without bumping into some article about Edward Snowden, and not just US focused publications. His story has had global coverage. There is no doubt his actions are forcing change, for better or worse, within governments around the world. Just this morning, as I was perusing throughRead… Read more »

Are You Ready for Analytics 3.0?

Analytics guru Thomas Davenport says that the field of strategic analytics has been upped a notch to “3.0” with the recent trend of shifting the use of analytic methods from improving internal operational efficiency to improving the operation of products and services. Dr. Thomas Davenport, in a recent Harvard Business Review article, says “Some ofRead… Read more »

A Breakthrough Year for America

In last night’s State of the Union Address, President Obama covered a lot of ground around topics like jobs and the economy, immigration, education, and energy. As with many of these addresses in the past, regardless who was serving as our country’s Chief of Staff, there are several mixed reviews of what the President hadRead… Read more »

Alcohol and Your Security Clearance

Your use of alcohol and, more specifically, the following circumstances, can impact your eligibility for a security clearance: a. Criminal conduct involving alcohol b. Counseling or treatment for alcohol use c. Excessive use/drinking to intoxication There are various sections on the Personnel Security Questionnaire SF-86 which can elicit responses to determine if your judgment shouldRead… Read more »