The Government’s “New IQ”
“There’s no ‘I” in TEAM!”
Is Analytics Utopia Just Around the Bend?
As our Conversations on Big Data is a series of discussions about using analytics in creative and interesting ways, Lara Shane of the Partnership for Public Service and I speak to people who are already doing just that. Not surprisingly, these people all share a common vision of an end state where the power thatRead… Read more »
The Value of Taking on Overseas Assignments
I grew up in a small town in North Carolina devoid of stoplights, cable TV and Super Walmart. This was also before the age of the Internet. I spent a lot of time reading and by the age of seven, my mother gave me my own set of encyclopedias and a dictionary. I used themRead… Read more »
5 Resources to Help Make You a Better Writer
Typing words onto a screen is easy. Typing words into coherent sentences that accurately convey your intended meaning? Well, that can be tough. In this fabulous day and age of the internet there are some great tools to help you hone your writing chops. I’ve collected five of my favorites to help you with everythingRead… Read more »
G2G (Gov to Gov) – Sharing Public Services and What Makes It Work
The concept of public agencies delivering services to one another is nothing new, but doesn’t happen as often as it could. Policy wonks, the media, elected officials, and agency managers all agree the concept makes sense: One public organization does something well, and shares that expertise with another public agency, at a cost that providesRead… Read more »
Questionable Leadership Decisions: “Pass or Run?”
Super Bowl XLIX was this weekend. The Seattle Seahawks had second-and-goal at the 1 with 26 seconds remaining. The Seahawks were only one yard away from a second consecutive championship. Everyone, including me, knew that the only logical thing was for the quarterback to hand off the ball to their best running back to run theRead… Read more »
Most Valuable Player
The workplace is no different. The very same dynamics are taking place. There is also action in the workplace that releases energy and create champions. Touch downs are made which makes for a workplace that is sometimes exciting as the super bowl!
Procurement Through Technology – Why Not in Gov?
Implementing something like this is hardly a technical challenge any more. It just needs the agency to make it a priority and get it done.
How To Win At Job Interviews: A Cheat Sheet
Note: I did not write this, only edited a shared email down for brevity and flow. The credit goes to Nikki J. Thomas, my daughter’s mentor. What they want: capable, hardworking, team player Do this: Prepare answers to questions like: Why choose you, tell us about you, what are your strengths/weaknesses, why you want the job, whatRead… Read more »
Prohibition Yields Innovation
Perhaps the most popular example of average Americans resisting authority came during the Prohibition Era of 1920-1933. Putting aside the imagery of movies like The Untouchables, moonshine & home breweries took on bigger, albeit clandestine, role in American innovation. Also of note during prohibition, production of sacramental wine for churches rose by hundreds of thousands… Read more »