“If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got.” – Jim Rohn How do you know if you really know a thing or not? Simple, if you live it, you know it. Otherwise, you just simply know of it. If you are not in the career you want, makingRead… Read more »
Plain Language Workshops from the Center for Plain Language Thursday, November 14, 2013 – 1pm National Press Club – 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045$95 for non-members; $75 for memberWorkshops are 2 1/2 hours. We break for a networking session for 30 minutes. Choose one of two popular sessions: Testing your plain language Kath Straub, Usability.org StudiesRead… Read more »
Originally posted on #GovLife. One of the things we hear about a lot when we talk about innovation is the rate of adoption. Whether or not an idea (no matter how amazing) succeeds is a huge risk, and it’s not just applicable to government. The characteristics listed in 5 Common Characteristics of Ideas That Spread,Read… Read more »
Code for America held its annual Summit in San Francisco last week and Joel and I were honored to have been part of the presentation. We’ve both been involved with Code for America for some time, and its amazing to realize all the organization has done in just a few short years. This year’s SummitRead… Read more »
Leadership is just as important today as it was in the beginning of human history. As far back as history can be determined, there have been people such as Jesus, Moses, Noah, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, who have been in situations that required the skills of a leader. An example of leadershipRead… Read more »
As part of the Online Facilitation Unconference that’s going on right now in the midst of IAF’s International Facilitation Week, I’d like to engage people around a compelling report produced by our friends at AmericaSpeaks, an NCDD organizational member. The report is nice and short (just 5 pages long!), and focuses on how we mightRead… Read more »
This past Monday, The Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area made its way to the Express. It was a comprehensive section which was centered on how the federal employees make a difference to the community through the CFC. Learn more about the history of the CFC, participating charities and much more through theRead… Read more »
Do we treat shy or introverted people any different from other trainees? We should. This relates back to my differentiated learning post. This will be a short blog–especially short for me. Everyone has encountered that person at work who doesn’t look at you, stays buried in paperwork or the computer, sneaks off to lunch andRead… Read more »
During my first week as a federal contractor, one of my clients asked, “How are you going to make my life easier?” That was her bottom line. If I couldn’t guarantee that we (myself and the team I managed) would ease her pain points and not create any new headaches for her, she wasn’t willingRead… Read more »
Peggy Sherry, formerly chief financial officer at the Department of Homeland Security since April 2012, has been appointed deputy commissioner for operations support at the Internal Revenue Service. She will officially start in her new position Nov. 4 and succeed Beth Tucker, who retired from the IRS at the end of last September, the taxRead… Read more »