Eric Melton

Inspiring, caring, confident, protective, and exudes presence.

I could easily see this being used in order to pay people less… but the functions of supervising, managing, and administration cannot disappear.

I’ve had success sending a concise email to a hiring official/commander/C-level Chief.
-something along the lines of, “Sir/Ma’am, I’m on the referral list for X, I’ve recently been leading X project / had X success, I’m very interested in the mission of your/X unit/agency, and would enjoy being a part of it/could contribute by X. Please give me…[Read more]

Maybe the real bipartisan deal is to go over the cliff and gain tax revenue at any cost…

One can certainly dress well for a LOT less. $85 for socks?!?… they’re still socks.
Having said that, dressing well in business attire is important (in office settings), tie or not, and lends an air of professionalism.

All good answers and points Dannielle.
I had a boss who used to tell intense/angry people with a chuckle, “Hey, it’s only government work…” which I initially thought ran contrary to our values and pride in our work… but it was effective at diffusing many hotheads. I guess it was a play on the old “good enough for govt work”, which I am…[Read more]

Very true!

Notes, papers, electronics, sticky-notes, scribbles… are all everywhere.
for tracking and reminding I rely on one place, and it needs to be paper.
A weekly-format Calendar book works best for me. I jot tasks, to-do’s, workouts, anything I want to track. Items actioned get a check mark, completed get a circled check mark, and items put off or…[Read more]

Official job title: Holier Than Thou.

I’m an active member of our local PMI chapter, and have heard seminar presentations from everything from zoo managers, to city managers, to a PM for a virtual border fence project. What that has shown me is, if you can master all the areas to manage a project, you can run your own business, team, department, city, division… etc. It teaches…[Read more]

Agreed!

Having saved $Millions of tax dollars with my own initiative several times over, it’s all a slap in the face, honestly. There are other ways to save money in the personnel arena, and there are others ways to save besides personnel.