Race for Reuse Debrief: wikiSLO

For Code for America’s Race for Reuse, me and a few of my friends here in San Luis Obispo stood up wikiSLO. Once we had it up and running we needed to fill it with content. In effort to do so, we hosted a write-a-thon on December 1. The result: a huge success! We wereRead… Read more »

Learning To Be A Great Leader: How Leading Up Can Influence Your Supervisor’s Leadership Skills

I work for a leadership organization. On a daily basis, I am surrounded by comments, articles, research, subject matter experts, blogs, and books on how to be a great leader. I believe in these wisdoms and the years of research that the experts walking the halls around here have uncovered. They are prudent truths toRead… Read more »

Social media 2013 – the new socialnomics video

Erik Qualman of Socialnomics has released the 2013 annual Social Media video, chock full of awe-inspiring statistics on the continuing rise of social media and its increasing influence on the world today. In a new twist, it’s available with two different music tracks (for those of you tired of an annual dose of FatBoy Slim).Read… Read more »

Communities Of Interest

Someone used Communities Of Interest to describe the many civic and social groups they support. A lovely term…until I started to think about it. I came to the conclusion that there are few, if any, communities of interest. The people who support projects are in it for WIIFM. “What’s In It For Me?” As longRead… Read more »

Become a Brilliant Communicator, Part 3 of 5: Transform Your Telephone Calls

Last week, GovLoop and YGL hosted a half day training event for up and coming government leaders, who heard from experts on the topics of career management, leadership, communications, and more. One of the sessions, titled “Become a Brilliant Communicator,” provided tips on communicating via email and telephone, giving and receiving feedback, and holding successfulRead… Read more »

Teamwork on the Fly

Free Webinar: Teamwork on the Fly Want to learn how to work effectively as a team, even if your members are spread across the state, country, or even the globe? MB&A Academy Instructor Scott Ross explains how you can build effective teams, quickly, when traditional team building is not an option. These principles work equallyRead… Read more »

Business Case Primer: How OMB 300/53 Can Lead to All-Green Scores

By Mike Ipsaro, PMP, CCE/A, Technical Director Each year Program Managers are tasked with proving that investments align with agency mission and support business needs with low risk during the investment lifecycle. The OMB Budget Exhibit 300/53 is a business case that justifies the strategic and economic value of any investment, say for example, inRead… Read more »