Happy Holidays and Happy New Year
Everyone at The Chief Storyteller® wishes you a warm, safe, and relaxing holiday season. Here’s a little humor we shared years ago with our first holiday greeting card. Original post
2013: Brigade By the Numbers
It’s the end of another year and that means it’s time for us to do the thing that everyone does…where they reflect on the year and report the numbers! 2013 was a stellar year for the Brigade. By the Numbers (Two year totals and deltas at the time of this writing.) 34 The number ofRead… Read more »
SUCCESS RULE #31 Take Care of Your Success
No one cares more about your career than you do. Not your spouse, not your supervisor, manager or your senior leadership. Don’t get me wrong, if they’re extraordinary leaders they will care, but never more than you. It’s the old adage – If you don’t care enough to be concerned about your own success, whyRead… Read more »
CHANGE THE MODEL: 10 predictions for local government communications in 2014
“I’d rather not predict,” US Democratic strategist James Carville once said, “I’d rather affect.” Seeing as the only thing I’m affecting between Christmas and New Year is a large cake tin and a box of celebrations I’ll be ignoring the man who helped put Clinton in the White House. But first here’s a few thingsRead… Read more »
In 2014, let’s get digital skills out of the classroom
One early morning the other week, I was in the office sorting out evaluation forms from six of the digital skills courses our team had delivered over the last few days. Responses to ‘How would you rate X as a facilitator?’, ‘Did the course meet its objectives?’, ‘What three things will you take away fromRead… Read more »
TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up
Stocks did not disappoint those expecting the positive seasonality rally during Christmas week. The holiday shortened week produced solid gains with the I-fund leading the way, while bonds and the F-fund were the losers. Here are the weekly, monthly, and annual TSP fund returns through Friday, December 27… The S&P 500 (SPY / C-fund) hasRead… Read more »
Terrain Files for 3D Worlds
For some time I’ve experimented with creating terrain for use in 3D immersive spaces. Usually I am trying to alter DEM files to create simulations of project sites. But lately I’ve started to explore creating specific shapes or designs, and I think I’ve finally found a work flow that might make the whole process aRead… Read more »
WIT Invites You to “2014 CIO/CTO Agenda” Panel Discussion
Women in Technology (WIT) is putting together a panel discussion on January 16th titled “ 2014 CIO/CTO Agenda.” So far, we have Michele WeslanderQuaid, Chief Technology Officer (Public Sector) & Innovation Evangelist at Google, Linda Howard, Deputy CIO, SAIC, and Lisa Davis, CIO, Georgetown University confirm their participation in the panel. Our distinguished speakers willRead… Read more »
Smart Feds Never Stop Learning
“He who stops being better stops being good.” – Oliver Cromwell The Japanese have a word that symbolizes constant, never-ending improvement. That word is kaizen. Many of the world’s most successful people have adopted this philosophy as well. Achievers commit to ongoing continual improvement. What about you? In today’s world, a certain amount of improvementRead… Read more »
Are open government advocates our frenemies?
Open government advocates create both opportunities and headaches for public administrators. On one hand, exposing government’s information and internal processes to the public strengthens democratic control–a core value of many public administrators. And greater openness can admit creativity and innovation that advance an agency’s mission. But on the other hand, public administrators work in anRead… Read more »