One of my first jobs after coming back from the United States Marines Corps was an inside sales job, downtown in a family-owned men’s clothing store. I had no preconceived notions. In fact, I didn’t know what to expect. I wanted to earn money and I was determined to do my best. However, it didRead… Read more »
Last night I watched the documentary I’m Fine, Thanks. Long story short: A filmmaker travels across the U.S. interviewing people about chasing their dreams, escaping mediocrity traps, and defying convention. Simultaneously, he’s having an internal debate about quitting his real estate career and pursuing filmmaking full-time. We’ve all heard it before, many times. Don’t followRead… Read more »
UPCHUCK! Trader Joe’s raises price of ‘Two-Buck Chuck’ ELGL News and Notes Join ELGL: Students (free), individuals ($20), and organizations ($250) Newest Members: Dan Blue, City of Gresham, Recycling and Solid Waste Program Manager Kenny Asher, City of Tigard, Community Development Director Upcoming Forums: January 24: ELGL Advisory Board Meeting January 29: ELGL Central OregonRead… Read more »
Part I and Part II – A Passion for Public Service with Rafael Baptista Submit In an evening in late December, I finally pushed the “Submit” button of the last of my applications for a Fall MPA (or, in one case, MBA/MPA) program. This single gesture capped months of preparation and hard work: from onlineRead… Read more »
In our daily lives, we are confronted with numerous opportunities and requests for sharing all sorts of things: our yard tools, our time, specific types of information. And in our daily lives, whether we’re asked to share a rake or an apple pie recipe, we quickly perform a complex calculation to determine if we areRead… Read more »
What can a leader like you learn from someone who spends most of his day riding a bike and feeding the masses in India? Quite a bit, it turns out. First, a definition: a dabbawala is a person in India, most commonly found in Mumbai, who works in a unique industry. For a monthly feeRead… Read more »
It’s like a boxing match, but there’s no ring, there are no gloves, and there’s not a referee to keep things in order. Check out Ernest Hadley’s latest article “Agency Defense Counsel & EEO, Or Here We Go Again,” published in FELTG”s latest newsletter, and written in response to a recent article by Jeff Rosenblum,Read… Read more »
Mark Drapeau (New York, NY) — Publicyte readers are probably familiar with Microsoft’s collaboration with Bloomingdale’s on Geek 2 Chic, a series of charity fashion shows we produce across the U.S. So far, our events in Washington DC, Chicago, and Los Angeles have raised awareness of the importance of risk-taking and entrepreneurship in today’s world,Read… Read more »
At the Verisign Distinguished Speaker, Vint Cerf, one of the founders of internet technology, told us that privacy is impossible on the internet. It is a huge copy machine with multiple copies of everything ingested, and a quest for increasingly more information. There is a strange paradox about privacy. One the one hand, there areRead… Read more »
With a New Year upon us, many people will resolve to make improvements in their lives as far as exercise, diet, relationships, and career. Successful people set goals and track their progress in achieving them. Successful organizations also set goals and track their progress in achieving them. As the old saying goes, “What gets measuredRead… Read more »