The Center for Plain Language, a 501(c)(3) with headquarters in the DC area, is giving awards for the best plain language documents and websites at a ceremony at the National Press Club on April 29. They’ve just extended their entry deadline to March 1. Entries are free this year. They’ll be giving ClearMark awards inRead… Read more »
So here I am in a Washington, DC suburb, bracing for yet another Blizzard. I have three feet of snow outside my door, the kids haven’t been to school in almost a week, and the government is shut down. So what’s a business owner to do? The thing about all storms – in business orRead… Read more »
Happy Thursday! After four straight snow days, now seems as good a time as any to talk seriously about teleworking options for federal workers. “About one-third of the D.C. area employees at the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration logged on to their agencies’ mainframe computers, probably from their homes,” The Post’sRead… Read more »
For years many pundits have said that the best way to motivate user adoption is to “sell” people on “What’s In It For Me” (WIIFM). After many years of organizations beating the WIIFM drum, we find that most IT systems still suffer from low or ineffective user adoption. Is it time to re-think WIIFM? ReadRead… Read more »
Cross posted from my website: Streetsblog-Capitol Hill’s Elena Schor posted an interesting analysis a report titled Projects and Paychecks: a One Year Report on State Transportation Successes under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (and a website), released yesterday by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the trade group representing stateRead… Read more »
You’ve living history, Washington: Federal agencies across the nation’s capital will close on Thursday for a fourth straight day — taking the week-long shutdown of the government into uncharted territory. The decision means non-emergency federal workers will be granted excused absences, the Office of Personnel Management said. Emergency employees are expected to report for workRead… Read more »
I grew up practicing direct marketing. It’s a “fire and forget” profession. Send a thousand packages, get a 5 percent to a half percent response. Immediate drop-off. We obsess about improving the list and the package, straining for quarter percent increases. Joe Shumard and I launched the Internet Engagement Forum at the Alexandria Chamber ofRead… Read more »
As an executive coach, I have seen a number of my clients facing challenges related to the issue of delegation. These leaders often find that they don’t have enough time during the day to get everything done, and they can’t figure out what they might be doing wrong. They are often not doing the workRead… Read more »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking 30 and 60 second video competition to raise awareness of the connection between the environment and the “stuff” people use, consume, recycle, and throw away. http://bit.ly/EPAVideo Cash prizes will be given to top adult and student entries. See over amazing entries posted as video responses to date onRead… Read more »