Tip from a yogi: posture and mindfulness

When working at a computer, many people tend to let the shoulders roll forward and the belly sink in. Maintaining this posture for eight or more hours a day can create a lot of bad muscle memory and achey muscles and joints. One of my favorite techniques is simply to check in and see whatRead… Read more »

Not Your Grandfather’s GSA

This article was written after Dan Chenok, John Kamensky, and I visited GSA’s renovated building at 1800 F Street. The headquarters of the General Services Administration was built in 1918; shaped like an ‘E’ with its spine on F Street, the one-block building has recently undergone a massive renovation that has pulled the physical spaceRead… Read more »

Energy Dept, New Jersey Team to Build Disaster-Proof Transit Microgrid

The U.S. Energy Department is collaborating with the state of New Jersey to build an electrical microgrid intended to power state’s transit system in the event of natural disasters, Reuters reported Monday. Selam Gebrekidan writes DOE’s Sandia National Laboratories will design a power grid with generating capacity of more than 50 megawatts. Energy Secretary ErnestRead… Read more »

You Do Not Need an Expensive SEO Consultant

SEO Consultant. $2k a month minimum. This advertisement popped up on top of my Gmail. I saw this and thought: I am in the wrong line of work. Apparently, search engine optimization is so much in demand that you don’t need to state your qualifications or the benefits of your service – you just tellRead… Read more »

Structure in Threes –Modern IT Portfolio Management: Research

Spent today on a variety of tasks; home and career. Finished pressure washing back porch, put final coat on souvenir cup rack I built on Sunday, and started brainstorming how I could apply Candlestick Charting to managing Business and IT Portfolios. I reason that if you can follow trends in the market, a similar setRead… Read more »

Valuing Our Network – Collaborating with GovLoop

Written by Stacia Aylward and Stephanie Spence Diamond The Zelos team recently had the immense pleasure of collaborating with Steve Ressler, Founder and President of GovLoop, in executing his vision to engage participants in an energetic way at the 2013 Next Generation of Government Summit. Steve said something like, “let’s have something in the hallwayRead… Read more »

The Emerging Role and Merits for Chief Data Officers

The Federal Reserve has hired its first Chief Data Officer (CDO). Micheline Casey is joining NIH’s Eric Green, FCC’s Greg Elin, and a small but growing band of federal CDOs. It seems that a position that could not have existed five years ago is becoming nearly compulsory today. Last year, Harvard Business Review exhorted itsRead… Read more »

Why Organizational Trust Matters?

Organizational theorists have been writing about the importance of organizational trust for decade. In their works, McGregor (1967), Argyris(1973), and Likert (1967) have all supported the concept of trust. As cited in Robbins (2003a), McGregor proposed two distinct views of human beings, which he labeled Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X is associated withRead… Read more »

FREE WEBINAR: Top 10 low-cost, high-impact strategies for Federal Government Officials

Register for free webinar: Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 12:30 PM EDT. http://lnkd.in/t_dR2D Session will help you identify specific low-cost, high impact solutions to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the U.S. Federal Government workforce today; including: • Attracting, on-boarding, retaining and developing highly skilled workforce • Developing leaders who can establish andRead… Read more »