Month: February 2013
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Government of the Future – 15 Ideas*
1. The leadership function exists, but is widely dispersed to promote accountability by all. There is a Leadership Council with traditional and nontraditional functions. Those would vary by agency but could include such cross-cutting areas as field operations, finance, communication, change management, diversity, information technology, data science and knowledge management, innovation, strategic planning, policy, and…
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Why To Use LinkedIn Even Though You Hate It
LinkedIn right now is like the Sharepoint of professional networking. It’s a common tool, and most everybody uses it, but it is often difficult to understand. To make matters worse it’s intimidating to put yourself out there (“what if I say the wrong thing?”) and uncomfortable to be “self-promotional.) Nevertheless you have to do it…
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The Cold, Hard Case for Social Media, Cloud and KM
If anyone remains unconvinced that we must move very fast to a shared work environment across the government or any organizational unit of work, consider this: Employees are more mobile than ever. They stick around only as long as the job makes financial, logistical and emotional sense to them. When they leave, information and insight…
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10 Things I Would Do As "CEO" For A Day
Sometimes it’s fun to do a thought exercise where you’re in charge. Here’s the result of mine. It focuses on government. (What would you do if you were instantly made leader of the place where you work?) 1) Stand up an Office of Human Capital to absorb HR, Training, Workforce Effectiveness, Organizational Development. Mandate 360s.…
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