Aphorism 97
The idea that people would agree with us if only they were more intelligent owes more to self-love than to serious thought. Chris Dillow The post Aphorism 97 appeared first on Public Strategist. Original post
Develop Your Competitive Edge by Increasing Your Value
“There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.” – Indira Gandhi In a previous article I wrote, I spoke about the parallels between the city of Detroit and your federal career and how the onlyRead… Read more »
TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up
It was a holiday shortened week with typical pre / post Thanksgiving activity. Volume was light but the bias was up. Post holiday trading can prove tough to analyze since there is a positive bias during the pre-holiday trading and there tends to be reversals after the holiday. So, does that mean stocks are dueRead… Read more »
Even President Obama is sounding the procurement alarm
In last week’s Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Special Report, President Obama was asked what he has learned from the Healthcare.gov experience. In his response, he focused squarely on federal procurement problems, and particularly on the feds struggle in procuring IT, by stating, “[the] way the federal government does procurement and does IT is justRead… Read more »
Will VA certifications of SDVOSB go away? We in the Veteran’s community can only hope so
Recent contracting missteps, as reported by the Washington Business Journal (WBJ) and Microtech by the Washington Post, seem to have endangered the Veteran’s Affairs (VA) programs for certifying firms as either Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB). Although the current certification process is challenging enough, this recent issueRead… Read more »
What will future digital services in government look like?
On Wednesday I attended Intrepid Minds‘ Digital Service Delivery in Government conference. It was a good conference, with decent attendance and an excellent range of speakers (moving far beyond the usual suspects). At the event I gave a presentation on the future of digital service delivery – a topic which let me discuss some (andRead… Read more »
End the Code of Silence
Too often managers use the excuse of “maintaining good order and discipline” to mob an employee out of government for other reasons completely. Overusing or misusing the disciplinary process is rampant, with “mobbing” or gang harassment on the rise. The real reason for this is usually “retaliation”. Retaliation against a whistleblower, retaliation against an employeeRead… Read more »
Holiday Traditions and Your Job Search
Bah-Humbug. Not really, but when it comes to those holiday traditions… Spending money you don’t have, on presents you don’t want to buy, to travel to places you don’t want to go, on entertaining you don’t want to do. Spending time you don’t have, with people you don’t want to see, on holiday traditions youRead… Read more »
Thankfulness, Leadership & Being Your Best at the Holidays
We tend to think of the Holiday’s as a time away from work, commitments and responsibilities—and for many that means leadership. That belief comes from the perception that our conduct at work is somehow disconnected from our personal lives. Leadership is love in action, and that love and action are a part of our livesRead… Read more »