This weekend I found myself watching a clip from Modern Family. As I watched, I was reminded of an important skill of leadership that we all must place an emphasis on: listening. The scene I stumbled on was when Phil is at the spa, and his wife, Claire, calls in a panic. After he hangsRead… Read more »
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Who Should Run NSA? Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The government has lost a bit of its luster. The government is now very uncool. How did it happen? We take a look back with John Palguta from the Partnership for Public Service. But up front: Politico: Federal workers’ pensions targeted in budget deal NYT: Officials say U.S. may never knowRead… Read more »
What’s the Best Way to Transform and Modernize Cities? The Debate in The Economist
I love debates, whether it is Lincoln vs. Douglas, Biden vs. Ryan, or Harry Potter vs. Twilight*. Listening to experts challenge each other’s views teaches us about a topic and makes us rethink preconceived notions. At the end of a debate you may not have changed your mind. But a good debate, at the veryRead… Read more »
Shutdown – What are your legal rights?
As the days tick by the likelihood of a government shutdown goes up. So what does that mean for you, the government employee? What does it really mean to you in a legal sense? Will you get paid? Are you essential or nonessential? What will happen if the government actually shuts down? There are aRead… Read more »
Identifiable public service social media voices no longer required in Australian government
The new Twitter profile pic for former DIAC/DIPD Twitter spokesperson Sandi Logan. Officials from the Department of Immigration and Border Control (formerly the Department of Immigration and Citizenship) have confirmed that Sandi Logan is no longer required to be a spokesperson for the department on Twitter (using his @SandiHLogan account). Reported in the Sydney MorningRead… Read more »
The Government Can Save Dollars by Eliminating Pennies (and Why it Will Never Happen)
(Author’s Note! My comments are a bit tongue-in-cheek, although with a lot of underlying truths based on my career experiences. Please consider it fun stuff. I loved my career!) During a recent trip to Canada I noticed that each time I received change it was rounded to the nearest nickel. At first I thought itRead… Read more »
Half a year of ’hood clickin’
“I think I just spent 1½hrs playing this.”—Mick Thompson, private correspondence Earlier in the year, we built a game called Click That ’Hood for two simple reasons: to learn the neighborhoods of Louisville (my fellowship city), and to learn some geovisualization techniques. Half a year later, with 98 cities across 12 countries, I am lookingRead… Read more »
Creating an Evidence-Based Government
Policymakers are fixated on short-term budget austerity measures such as furloughs, pay freezes, and conference and travel spending. However, there is a small, but growing effort to take a longer, more strategic look at how to manage austerity by finding what works and targeting dollars there instead of to programs that cannot demonstrate effectiveness. ThisRead… Read more »
Obama taps Susan Rice for Nat. Security Adviser – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Sol is the world’s first interplanetary weather app, it integrates weather data from the Curiosity rover on Mars with weather data from here on Earth. The app was developed by Ingenology for the NASA Space App Challenge. Meet the man behind the app. Mike Wilson. The SEVEN stories that impact yourRead… Read more »
Australian academia beginning to learn to crawl in 2.0 social channels
I’ve long lamented the speed at which academia was embracing the internet, social channels and 2.0 approaches – with limited courses available on modern online techniques for under and post graduates, old fashioned-approaches to research and publication. There’s been hints of brilliance overseas – with US universities placing courses online and UK universities embracing socialRead… Read more »