The circus is all about activity and show. The county fair is about mastery and creating…roll up the sleeves, do it better, excel – pies, pumpkins, sheep, and prize-winning cattle. Which has the lasting impact on everyone involved?
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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: With not for From the ground up (or how to encourage a school boy) How councils are crowdfunding community projects ★ Web Apps vs. Native Apps Is Still a Thing Devon County Council selects Huddle to support Targeted Family Support Initiative GOV.UK at 6 months oldRead… Read more »
Sixteen Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee want Appropriations Defense subcommittee Chairman Bill Young (R-Fla.) to add $250 million to the fiscal year 2014 defense spending bill for a missile site on the East Coast, The Hill newspaper reports. Jeremy Herb writes the House and Senate Armed Services panels are set to mark upRead… Read more »
I watched an interesting bit of a documentary the other day about Bas Rutten’s life. Bas Rutten is an early era mixed martial arts (MMA) figure and is still a notable presence in mixed martial arts today. Since MMA has become a more widespread activity he’s become a more mainstream figure as a TV analystRead… Read more »
By Chris Poole and Lyttleton Shurland You don’t have work in the federal budget field to know that agencies are closely reviewing every budget line item to see where they can streamline to reduce costs. It is vital that government Program Managers (PMs) understand the importance of building and reporting on sound business cases forRead… Read more »
For many of us The Atlantic Cities is our Sports Illustrated, always bringing a fresh, unique perspective to government-related issues. One of the journalist responsible for this is Emily Badger. Emily is a Northwestern University graduate who began her journalism career covering sports but was unable to stay away from the exciting world of governmentRead… Read more »
As a reminder, today’s session with Heather Gantz from Waldron HR is at Tigard City Hall. Follow along on Twitter for live-tweets; hashtags include #Waldron; #ELGL; @WaldronSocial. Original post
What lessons in employee engagement and business can we learn from Andrew Carnegie? For starters… Pissed off people = poor profits! That’s a lesson that Andrew Carnegie learned the hard way. Carnegie was a titan of industry and a true entrepreneur. I’ll spare the detailed history lesson, though suffice to say he came from nothing,Read… Read more »
You see a job posted online and decide to toss your hat in the ring. Why not? You’re online. It’s easy to apply. If that’s your attitude you’re wasting your time. And the employer’s time. When you apply for a job, meet all the critical requirements and 90% of all the requirements. The only wayRead… Read more »