I think that performance management and performance management systems should be leveraged by organizations to spur higher performing actions and activities as opposed to just using them as sort of a rear view mirror to understand how you did. I think there are probably many ways to do it but I want to talk aRead… Read more »
Municipal outreach What your website says about you Jun. 18, 2013 Derek Prall | American City and County What does Twitter have to do with a town hall meeting? According to communications specialists for municipal governments, more than you would think. Social media may not be the primary force behind local governments in the digitalRead… Read more »
By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Federal Agency Demands, Competition Challenge Cloud Vendors – After IBM protested the CIA’s cloud services award to Amazon Web Services, the GAO has found key deficiencies. Apparently, the CIA “failed to evaluate prices comparably under one of the contract’s pricing scenarios[.]”Read… Read more »
Updated: This article was originally posted by Dan Chenok at the IBM Center for the Business of Government Blog. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on June 18 entitled “Reinventing Government”. Several leaders with great experience in Federal government leadership and management issues presented testimony and engaged in an extensive discussionRead… Read more »
Small business helps America innovate, create jobs, and grow. These small businesses also play a critical role in moving government forward, and ITS is dedicated to providing ample access and opportunity to connect government to small business. With Small Business Week upon us, I thought it would be a good opportunity to look at howRead… Read more »
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Kittelson’s Corner Warm summer breezes drift through the air, blue skies perfectly complement the green of the Willamette Valley, and bright yellow school buses no longer delay traffic every morning and afternoon. Its official, school is out for the summer to be replaced by long days and countless baseball games. This summer break is uniqueRead… Read more »
The ELGL Take We’ve read the Governing article on Generation X, we’ve interviewed Rob Gurwitt, author of the article, and now, we hear from Rob Carty, ICMA Director of NextGen Initiatives. We profile Rob to gain a better understanding of what to make of the recent attention on Generation X and what should we beRead… Read more »
Source: Forbes Magazine http://www.forbes.com/sites/sashagalbraith/2013/06/19/got-potholes-theres-an-app-and-service-for-that/ Are potholes jeopardizing your coffee (and your hubcaps) during the morning commute? How about graffiti, tarnishing storefronts in your neighborhood? Or do you wonder who in the bowels of City Hall to contact to get an overflowing public trash can emptied? PublicStuff is your solution, for all of the above andRead… Read more »
One of the best communicators I know is my podiatrist. Any time I see him, he’s quick, precise, and I’m immediately better. Here’s some of the things he does. Years ago I met him, he noticed my book. “Tocqueville? Democracy in America? I haven’t read that since high school.” “TJ?” “Yup.” In ten seconds, heRead… Read more »