Neil Pittaway reports in Asia Pacific Defence Reporter (March 2011) on ” ISR imagery – information overload”. He argues that large amounts of video information from UAVs and other sensor systems are overloading the military communications systems used on a battlefield. He discusses systems such as the Hawklink used by the US Navy to getRead… Read more »
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Choose Your Battles and Setting the Limits
In Congress the stakeholders’ desire to put just one more ornament on a piece of legislation leads to “Christmas Tree Bills” which often collapse under their own weight. Trying to pack too much into a project (or our lives) can lead to a diffusion of priorities and efforts. Keeping in mind an instructive saying thatRead… Read more »
Choose Your Battles and Setting the Limits
Trying to pack too much into a project (or our lives) can lead to a diffusion of priorities and efforts. Keeping in mind an instructive saying that has passed down from my mother-in-law into our family’s vernacular, “Choose your battles” can assist in either sphere. Early in our marriage my wife and I faced aRead… Read more »
States worry over current year budget battles in Congress
One day following a two-week reprieve from a possible government shutdown, state legislative leaders are urging their federal counterparts to find permanent solutions for this current year’s budget. In a letter from the National Conference of State Legislatures, officials said they need clarity on the level of federal funds states can expect heading into theRead… Read more »
Envisioning Leadership Beyond the Battlefield: How Do You Do It?
Hello, join the discussion from GovLearning: https://www.govloop.com/group/govlearning/forum/topics/envisioning-leadership-beyond As I passed the Pentagon en route to ASTD today, I thought about Georgia Sorenson’s fascinating article “Leadership Beyond the Battlefield” in the most recent issue of The Public Manager. If you missed it you can get more here: http://www.thepublicmanager.org/journal/insidethisIssue.aspx Fundamentally, Sorenson looked at how civilian and militaryRead… Read more »
Battle of Wits — Asking the right questions during an interview
You’ve done your resume, connected through networking, submitted the application, made it through the phone screening, through the security scan and are finally in the interview! In “Princess Bride” terms, you have crossed the ocean, climbed the really, really long rope up the cliff, bested the giant, overcome Inigo Montoya’s swordsmanship (and conversation!), and areRead… Read more »
Battle RATS and Quiet Helicopters
Sterling Whitehead is a Contract Specialist, Acquisition Freak and loves Star Wars way too much. He also publishes a blog called All Things Sterling. Want to give our boys on the ground the best weapons, but want them to be affordable? Well, here are a few things that will peak your interest. Battle RATS ThisRead… Read more »
Politics and technology reporter Kim Hart on the telecom battles in Washington this year.
Thought GovLoop fans might be interested in this TechView interview I did with Kim Hart recently back. Kim used to cover technology and government for the Washington Post, but has recently moved over to cover technology and Washington for The Hill a D.C.-based newspaper (with on-line updates) that covers politics. She gives you a senseRead… Read more »
3-D Group Combat-Intervention at the Burning Out and Burning Up Battlefronts: Using Discussion-Drawing-Diversity to Disarm Conflict and Build Camaraderie-Community
Being a conference or retreat speaker and “Motivational Humorist” sounds like a lot of fun; and it usually is. However, sometimes you are asked to intervene with a group that’s under siege. At these times, the tension and acting out of frustration between management and employees or mistrust within the diverse employee ranks is palpableRead… Read more »
Combat Strategies at the Burnout Battlefront
Today’s world is 24/7, wired and always on and often cycling between upgrading and reorganizing–if not outsourcing and downsizing. And as company mantras become “do more with less,” it’s no surprise that more and more people are struggling with job stress and burnout. By Mark Gorkin, The Stress Doc ™, LICSW Burnout: The Erosive SpiralRead… Read more »