I read some advice about how to lead after being assigned or awarded a team. The advice was all about being nice and respectful and mature, and hardworking, brave, clean, loyal, reverent, and… all good, I guess. But people who are assigned or awarded a team aren’t leaders. They are people who have been assignedRead… Read more »
Norma, a federal employee that elected to collect Social Security while still working, commented on my last article on this subject. She stated that while it is true you don’t decrease social security benefits if you are still working at age 66 or older you may be subject to taxes on some of the socialRead… Read more »
Last Friday, I attended DesignGov’s event Towards a Unified Theory of Shiny New Things, largely as a catch-up on where open government, design thinking and government innovation are at in the Australian Public Service. I’ve been busy with private sector clients of late, and I was feeling a little rusty. I was hoping for someRead… Read more »
I’ve been publishing a few bits of writing in places other than this blog lately. Here’s an article I wrote for our local newspaper – the first of what will hopefully be a regular series: Click to enlarge I’ve also written a couple of articles for the Business Lincolnshire website, which is run by theRead… Read more »
Just wanted to post a few quick thoughts/information about the status of the recent efforts to impose additional stormwater regulations throughout Illinois. Currently the task force we wrote about last year (Illinois Considers New Stormwater Regulations) is still meeting to discuss the comments they received. They have been working on addressing and looking into theRead… Read more »
Here are five ways Google Glass (and the inevitable other brands’ wearable devices) may change our understanding of how to protect vulnerable people, look after youngsters and improve life for older people. Google Glass, if you don’t know, is a wearable computer with a head-mounted display – it takes voice commands and uses the internetRead… Read more »
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Stocks struggled to find direction last week but in the end the bears won the battle as the selling on Friday led to modest losses for the week. Here are the up to date TSP fund returns through June 14. Last week’s losses took the C and S funds into negative territory for the month,Read… Read more »
Like him or loathe him, many people have strongly held views about former government contractor Edward Snowden, who spilled some of America’s most sensitive national security secrets to the world – including to our enemies. This is evidenced by various national polls, an average of which show a nation somewhat divided about Snowden. Is heRead… Read more »
This week we ran a webchat on the What Next for Localism site in partnership with NALC, on the topic of 21st century councillors. You can read the archive via the CoverItLive widget on that site. On Monday next week, I’ll be popping down to Cambridge to take part in a morning’s round table discussionRead… Read more »