Month: February 2012

• It’s Amazing We Get Anything Done At All

  Photo by Sean McEntee via Flickr Been reading Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It by James Q. Wilson. Aside from realizing that Gov 2.0 isn’t all that new – they called it “Reinventing Government” back in the Clinton era – I am starting to realize that federal agencies present a unique…

  dannielleblumenthal

  February 9, 2012

  government, Uncategorized

  bureaucracy, Dannielle Blumenthal, Gov 2.0, government, Leadership, Management, sociology

• Scenes from Gov 1.5

  Photo by Redjar via Flickr If you want to know why I volunteer with the Federal Communicators Network, an independent interagency group dedicated to facilitating free training for federal communicators, it’s because of emails like this one. I received it in response to an invitation to join our February event: “I am located in (far…

  dannielleblumenthal

  February 4, 2012

  government, Uncategorized

  Baby Boomers, Dannielle Blumenthal, EventBrite, Facebook, Gen X, Gen Y, Google Analytics, Google Sites, Gov 2.0, gov20, Leadership, MailChimp, Management, Public relations, social media, Toastmasters International

• 5 Management Secrets I Learned From My Mother

  Image: My mom shows me an article she found on personal branding.  She still has absolutely no clue what I do.  But she likes that I like it.  Photo credit: My dad. I’ve never seen my mom manage people at work. Only once did I visit her there. But to me she has always been…

  dannielleblumenthal

  February 3, 2012

  branding, Uncategorized

  authority, Dannielle Blumenthal, Ferris Bueller, gov20, Leadership, Management, mothering, Organizational culture, parenting, Rooney