By JonathanTabb Earlier this week the National Intelligence Council released its Global Trends 2030 report. In this forward looking document, I found the discussion about potential cyber threats to be both useful and vaunted at the same time. Let’s take the following statement about potential events that would cause the greatest disruptive impact: “The chanceRead… Read more »
There are generational differences; therefore, recruitment strategy of the future will be and must be different. There will be a shortage of experienced workers as babyboomers will retire in large numbers. More than ever, organizations will need to rethink as to how to attract and retain knowlegable and experienced employees. I have addressed the importanceRead… Read more »
By BobGourley We all need a good laugh now and then, right? If you could use one now, visit the CTOvision.com Tech Humor category. To get a sample of what we have there is below. This is one of our favorite tech commentaries involving those champions of technology explanation Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield. TheseRead… Read more »
For Code for America’s Race for Reuse, me and a few of my friends here in San Luis Obispo stood up wikiSLO. Once we had it up and running we needed to fill it with content. In effort to do so, we hosted a write-a-thon on December 1. The result: a huge success! We wereRead… Read more »
I work for a leadership organization. On a daily basis, I am surrounded by comments, articles, research, subject matter experts, blogs, and books on how to be a great leader. I believe in these wisdoms and the years of research that the experts walking the halls around here have uncovered. They are prudent truths toRead… Read more »
I know that post title is a little obtuse, but I couldn’t come up with something that captured what I meant. I initially wrote “Hijack My Influence,” but that sounded both like this would be a warning about identity theft and a bragging claim I have influence. So … thanks for reading to get whatRead… Read more »
Erik Qualman of Socialnomics has released the 2013 annual Social Media video, chock full of awe-inspiring statistics on the continuing rise of social media and its increasing influence on the world today. In a new twist, it’s available with two different music tracks (for those of you tired of an annual dose of FatBoy Slim).Read… Read more »
Bad news doesn’t get better with time, fine wine it is not Nobody likes to hear bad news, myself included. What really gets me though is when I find out the bad news hours or days after the event occurred. I’ve yet to encounter a bad situation made better with time. Within a large organizationRead… Read more »
Someone used Communities Of Interest to describe the many civic and social groups they support. A lovely term…until I started to think about it. I came to the conclusion that there are few, if any, communities of interest. The people who support projects are in it for WIIFM. “What’s In It For Me?” As longRead… Read more »
Last week, GovLoop and YGL hosted a half day training event for up and coming government leaders, who heard from experts on the topics of career management, leadership, communications, and more. One of the sessions, titled “Become a Brilliant Communicator,” provided tips on communicating via email and telephone, giving and receiving feedback, and holding successfulRead… Read more »