March 27, 2013, 9:00 a.m. EST Has your agency every had to deal with an emergency or a crisis situation? Have you gotten the phone call that the media is on its way to interview you about it? Tom Slater, Risk Communications Manager for the New Jersey Department of Health, will share his knowledge andRead… Read more »
By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Copyright Chief Urges Congress to Produce ‘Next Great Copyright Act’ – “Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante told a House congressional subcommittee Wednesday that everything from anticircumvention provisions and fair use to length of copyright and performance royalties should be on theRead… Read more »
Jack Dorsey sent the first tweet ever six years ago today. These are the first 30 tweets ever. Back when Twitter was just twttr. The High Five Toward a More Resourceful City – If you read a lot of urbanism blogs, you would think cities’ futures depend on placemaking, efforts at combatting climate change andRead… Read more »
A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Small businesses have generated more than 60 percent of all new jobs in the past 17 years. Federal agencies play a major role helping small businesses succeed with government-backed loans, grants for cutting edge technologies, tax breaks, and training and counseling through SBA’s resource partners. What canRead… Read more »
I am a graduate student at George Washington University and I am fortunate enough to be taking a leadership class with a former high-level government official. My professor has served at the highest levels of government, and provides a first hand account how to lead large, complex and bureaucratic government agencies. Every Thursday I’ll postRead… Read more »
So let me start by saying, in theory, I LOVE Car2Go. The service has helped prevent me from buying a car and has been indispensable in opening up more of Vancouver to me. For those not familiar with Car2Go, it is a car sharing service where the cars can be parked virtually anywhere in theRead… Read more »
The team behind MOOS Project Viewer just released version 2.9. This version comes with a new feature: integration with Dropbox. Users can now also open Microsoft Project files that are stored on a Dropbox account and not just local files from their computers. The biggest advantage of using a cloud storage service is that theRead… Read more »
A report from the South Australian Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) has been brought to my attention as providing brief but useful information about how to address ‘squeaky wheels’ who may contact councils and agencies via various channels, including via social media. The report, which uses the IAP2 model for engagement, is available at the followingRead… Read more »
The Buffalo News recently rated the leadership qualities of Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. Surveys were sent to 320 individuals identified by The Buffalo News as leaders in one of three sectors of the community: government and political; business; or community/civic sector, which includes religious, educational, and arts and culturalRead… Read more »
When the pressure is on to perform at a higher level due to limited resources and tight time constraints, your team’s morale is likely suffering. As a manager, you are probably also feeling overwhelmed. Many of us have experienced wanting to be proactive but struggling to find time to focus on the less tangible aspectsRead… Read more »