By RyanKamauff Here are the top tech news and stories for the day. Amazon had a big outage in North Virginia on the 22nd – This outage affected Reddit, Pinterest, Airbnb, Foursquare, Minecraft and more. As we rely more on the cloud to deliver services, then we will have to find ways around outages suchRead… Read more »
Pay is one important factor that individuals consider when searching for employment or assessing their satisfaction with their current job. However, research conducted by the Partnership for Public Service for their annual Best Places to Work rankings indicates that pay is not THE most important factor. Tom Fox, Vice President for Leadership and Innovation atRead… Read more »
Today, I have a piece over on Tech President about how the new UK government website – Gov.uk – does a lot of things right. I’d love to see more governments invest two of the key ingredients that made the website work – good design and better analytics. Sadly, on the design front many politiciansRead… Read more »
How do you organize a cross-agency collaborative effort to get results no single agency could accomplish on its own? The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has developed an inventory of “mechanisms that the federal government uses to lead and implement interagency collaboration,” along with a self-assessment checklist to consider when using them. GAO’s latest study onRead… Read more »
Facebook stock may have plummeted quickly, but that’s not the case for Apple. Anticipation is building for new Apple products out, such as the new iPhone 5 and rumors of an impending Apple TV system. Apple’s stock numbers seem to depend on how many new Apple items are on the market, and how well theyRead… Read more »
Post Highlights GovLoop releases new report: Identifying the Promise of GIS for Government Citizen Engagement has been transformed by GIS technology Post identifies six steps in the citizen engagement loop Highlights case study for citizen engagement using GIS technology The GovLoop report, Identifying the Promise of GIS for Government, focuses on best practices, case studiesRead… Read more »
I think there is a general consensus that technology will play a large role in how successful most organizations will be in the years to come. Technology has seeped into almost every aspect of the organizational value chain and in many cases directly supports competitive advantage. From the manufacturing floor, to planning, to marketing toRead… Read more »
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” “There can only be one solution to any problem: a change in attitude and in consciousness.”
One of things we enjoy discussing on this blog are the success stories of our employees. Since October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, it’s perfect time to introduce you to Darryl Eaton. Darryl’s story is just one example of the great things that happen when we celebrate the abilities of all employees. For nearlyRead… Read more »
If you haven’t seen it, you simply have to check out this excellent Ted Talk by Shawn Anchor, CEO of Good Think: What we found is that only 25% of job successes are predicted by IQ. 75% of job successes are predicted by your optimism levels, your social support, and your ability to see stressRead… Read more »