Mark Leech (@LeechMT) is the Application Development Manager for the City of Albuquerque, N.M. He’s been leading the City’s open data initiative, ABQ Data. Since launching in June 2012, the city has released 38 high-value datasets prioritized by citizen demand. By focusing on these high-value datasets, the City has seen great ROI on their openRead… Read more »
“Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.” – J. Paul Getty According to an Inc. Magazine article, morning people have been found to be more proactive and more productive than their counterparts. Because of this, they tend to do well in business and in life. Eat a healthy breakfast As federal employees ourRead… Read more »
Summary: Effective digital engagement is a never-ending challenge, and it’s especially difficult for social media rookies. This post describes 12 practices – 7 DOs, 5 DON’Ts – that individuals and organizations trying to optimize their own approach to digital engagement should and should not employ. Additional suggestions and questions are welcome. (from the Denovati SMARTRead… Read more »
President John F. Kennedy once said, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” Take a moment and think about the leaders you know. Leaders of industry, thought, government, sports and your community…the people who inspire us to give our very best are the ones who do not assume they know everything. They know theyRead… Read more »
I’ve been tracking the number of Australian federal politicians using social media channels for some time, with the proportion using these channels (principally Facebook and Twitter) sitting at the low-mid 70% level for several years (see my last post on this from June 2012). However I’ve just finished updating the figures based on the SeptemberRead… Read more »
The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Live out of your imagination, not your history. Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holdsRead… Read more »
At @russianembassy waiting for start of #digitalbbq on how the internet influences political decision making #rukonf pic.twitter.com/9UyHem5PCH — Dan Slee (@danslee) November 25, 2013 So, what’s to share from a trip to the Russian Ambassador’s residence in London for a discussion on how the internet shapes political decision? Actually, quite a lot and not justRead… Read more »
Experience is routinely framed as a pre-requisite (i.e. do you meet Experience X? yes or no). In my Agency (Canada Revenue Agency), we’ve had a long history of also considering and evaluating the quality of one’s experience in order to make appointments/placements. So from a pool of qualified candidates, a hiring manager would define aRead… Read more »
Twitter has published a “best practices” guide for government users. Though there are a lot of good tips to be found, the list of activities is heavy on talking and light on listening. That’s a shame, because few media offer a better way to break so much noise into so much signal. Here is aRead… Read more »
The Washington Homeland Security Roundtable will honor federal officials from Department of Homeland Security component departments for work with industry partners at an upcoming Holiday Reception event. The Industry Engagement Awards aims to acknowledge agencies who maintain relationships with the industry segment, WHSR said Nov. 18. “Partnerships enable real collaboration between industry and government toRead… Read more »