Wordle is a great – and free! – resource for creating word clouds. This post offers a primer for organizations and individual professionals in particular that addresses Why, Where, What, and How and shares specific Wordle tips. Additional tips, examples and applications are welcome. Most everyone knows what a word cloud or a tag cloudRead… Read more »
During my office relocation project I’ve started sorting, purging and scanning files from my archive. As I look back I’ve been on or lead lots of interesting projects. I’ve been fortunate to have the trust of many brilliant mentors and executives, such that they gave me projects to challenge me or I was too foolishRead… Read more »
“The world has a habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.” – Napoleon Hill In order to attain professional achievement, you must decide what you really want from your career. Then once you make the decision, you have to manage it, by stickingRead… Read more »
We hear a great deal about the number of people in Australia that are of voting age, but haven’t registered to vote, however we don’t hear a lot about how Australia compares to the rest of the world in this regard. I sought out some data from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral AssistanceRead… Read more »
I recently returned from a holiday in Cornwall where for the most part I had a forced exclusion from the internet due to staying in a beautiful location a few miles from anywhere. What this got me thinking about was the individual choice about being disconnected from the internet and that it wasn’t my decisionRead… Read more »
This is a tale of the anti-leader… If only this were a fairy tale, it would begin “Once upon a time…” but it is not and has to begin and end differently. Hopefully, with some proactive training we can help employees to not get into this situation, and provide help if they do. Keep inRead… Read more »
The National Archives and Records Administration has released guidance that aims to give federal agencies a new approach for managing email records with electronic methods. NARA’s bulletin contains factors the agency believes other agencies should consider before implementing the “Capstone” approach, NARA said Aug. 29. Such factors include business requirements, position and work of theRead… Read more »
What Should a Person be Reading to Gain Knowledge About the Field? To participate in current discussions, it is important to know what is happening in the world, especially relating to policy and economic decisions. After conducting interviews with leaders in the field, we comprised a list of a few news sources for you toRead… Read more »
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, Of Course! The organization provides its members with numerous opportunities to grow and network in the field. We caught up with Joshua Marcuse, YPFP’s founder, to learn more. Overview of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) is one of the leading associations for young professionalsRead… Read more »
For our “Guide to International Jobs in Government,” we interviewed four professionals that hold public sector jobs in international affairs and foreign policy. Below, I recap our interview with Ryan Bedford, a Program Training Assistant at the Foreign Agricultural Service. Name: Ryan Bedford Title: Program Training Assistant Agency: Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture Degree(s):Read… Read more »