Bitterness of Poor Quality…
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Posts Tagged: Quality
Success Rule # 3 – Volunteer for more work
Yup that’s right. I find, when asked, most people WANT more work – as long as it’s meaningful and purposeful. When possible look for those opportunities. It’s an opportunity to contribute to the team, to learn something new, and to gain an appreciation … and greater understanding perhaps of the bigger picture. When you volunteerRead… Read more »
Mike Loukides on “What is data science?”
Mike Loukides posted a blog What is data science? on http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/06/what-is-data-science.html It’s a naural to preceed the publication by O’Reilly of “Making Data Work: Practical Applications of Data Science”. In summary his message is that the “future belongs to the companies and people that turn data into products.” A few of his points and discussionRead… Read more »
Department of Defense (DoD) Business Transformation Agency (BTA) EP&I Title 5 violations – part two
From the Government Business Examiner Continued from part one-Department of Defense (DoD) Business Transformation Agency (BTA) EP&I Title 5 violations – part one Continued from part one Not only were tax dollars wasted, but the waste was sanctioned by leadership. And, with the mission of the warfighter a main BTA proclamation, it has occurred toRead… Read more »
The Chesapeake Bay goes on a Pollution Diet
A huge effort is underway to help improve the water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its local tributaries. This is likely to be an awesome task, bringing together all aspects of water protection and respect for the environment. A new website has more details and links to all of the partners involved so far.Read… Read more »
EPA’s Water Quality Video Contest- a social media success story
EPA just announced the winners of a water quality video contest that we ran in April leading up to Earth Day. For this contest, EPA offered two cash awards of $2500 to the two best video entries. We were astounded by how many entries we received: more than 250 videos were submitted by the closeRead… Read more »
Sharing the World Sisterhood III – Leadership Conference 2009 | Seeking Philanthropic Grantmakers | Seed | Grants-in-aid | Gift | Tax-deductible Contributions
From the Washington Business Examiner by Donna L. Quesinberry RE: FUTURE Sharing the World Sisterhood III – 2009 Leadership Conference FUTURE (Families United Toward Universal Respect) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) that supports women in developing third world countries and teaches them a strong organizational model based on volunteerism that promotes self-reliance, networking and family unity.Read… Read more »
Dabbling in written arts & technical wizardry – part 1 of 20 series
Dabbling in written arts & technical wizardry – part 1 of 20 series National Writing Examiner, Donna L. Quesinberry Defining yourself as a writer involves introspection and self-awareness. To develop positive characteristics, and deliver uniquely satisfying written products, whether a novelist, journalist, technician, poet, or business writer… is to be a dabbler of the writtenRead… Read more »
An Open Letter to President Obama: Change the Lens
I wanted to share a letter with the GovLoop Community written by one of our partners and featured change agents, Ken Miller, author of We Don’t Make Widgets: Overcoming the Myths that Keep Government from Radically Improving. The letter was published by Governing Magazine last month. I look forward to hearing your feedback on theRead… Read more »