Jack Gates

Clear statement of who bears the risk – Use at your own (not the agency’s) risk -or – when the agency accepts risk. For example, loss, destruction, corruption, losing personal data, unauthorized use, etc.

Facts are stubborn things;
and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion,
they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
— John Adams

Steve:
I had accounting compile but not print & distribute a dozen interim monthly reports, without notifying anyone of this change. The result was one person out of 200 who received these reports called to ask about the delay in one of the dozen. We killed the other reports and gained 1/2 an FTE who could do ‘meaningful’ work.
Doing more by…[Read more]

Steve:
He ALWAYS gave me 5 minutes each week – no matter what else was going on.

Your point is very important – too many folks will make a ‘commitment’ which does not stand the test of even a minor blip. My guy – Paul Jackson – refused to let that happen.

Jack

The best boss I’ve had would give me 5 minutes once a week – he was a very busy head of the organization. I invested a great deal of time to prepare for each meeting and had my results and questions honed to razor-sharp focus.

The outcome of the meetings was positive feedback on the results, perhaps with a glimpse of a different approach or…[Read more]

The new format to correct the strange display when viewing on a tablet. Have to experiment to find some things, but it’ll become familiar shortly.

Hangout is a useful for collaboration, and the searchable content is a powerful element of Google +