2nd Annual ELGL Bureaucrat Bracket Challenge

March Madness is nearly upon us, and ELGL is ready with its 2nd annual ELGL Bureaucrat Bracket Challenge. There is one question on the minds of bracketologist everywhere is anyone capable of breaking the incredible one-year winning streak of Tanya Johnston, last year’s winner. So, how does the ELGL Bureaucrat Bracket Challenge work? We’re usingRead… Read more »

Innovation – A Precious Asset

The Smith School of Business just held it’s Annual Business Summit, a forum about the pressing topics of the time. A thread throughout the sessions was the hodge-podge innovative change, rigorous adherence to the ‘traditional’ ways, rapid technological change, shifting global market advantage, and irrational attempts to maintain existing market conditions. This yields an unstableRead… Read more »

The Govloop, All Sports Discussion, and SCACCHoops NCAA March Madness Bracket Contest

Alright March Madness fans!!! March Madness is right around the corner – the action starts next week!! We have a March Madness contest that is being co-sponsored three great sites – by Govloop, the Facebook of Government – connecting government leaders to improve government, All Sports Discussion, your source for Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) bloggingRead… Read more »

The overenthusiasm trap: Getting in too deep

I think a lot of people when they get energized or excited about something, like a project or a new opportunity, the tendency is to throw yourself into it with big ideas and plans to overachieve. While the sentiment is good, sometimes in order to perform to the best of your abilities it’s important toRead… Read more »

7 Learning Disabilities that Hinder Teams and Individuals

Hopefully we can all get past the fact that there are both physiological and attitudinal learning disabilities (dysfunctional attitudes and mindsets can disable our ability to learn, just as can dysfunctional physiological characteristics), and focus on the intent and content of the blog. The Parable of the Frog and The Delusion of Learning from ExperienceRead… Read more »

NAGC’s LinkedIn Group Celebrates its 1,000th Member

The National Association of Government Communicators LinkedIn Group has reached a major milestone—we’re celebrating our 1,000th member! This group, which includes government communications professionals and others across the United States, is a way for you to talk about issues government communicators face and work on every day. Often, you’ll find people discussing real-life case studiesRead… Read more »

Link roundup

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: We’re not ‘appy. Not ‘appy at all. Consulting with children on the internet Innovation: are we ready for it to be a part of our DNA? Does less equal more, at home and work? Bartleby, the CIO Wide Open Space Summary and update on our digitalRead… Read more »