On my last day of working for the Federal government in a direct capacity I am going to focus on government for a change and look at innovation in a two-part article. There is simply too much good information to cover–even without getting terribly technical. This piece is mostly thanks to the folks at Gov …
Social media has changed how we do crisis management When I say as I have repeatedly in presentations recently, that the role of the JIC (ed. note: Journalist in Charge) has shifted to being the first and best source of information about the event to one of rumor management, this is what I mean. The …
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“One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.” – Arnold H. Glasow How do you do that? One way is to do employee surveys. There are several inexpensive internet tools that can assess employee morale, or how they feel about an upcoming change or …
Not long ago, we received an email with a “programs-vs-finance” question…. “Finance is telling me that once a grant is approved it should be listed in the GL immediately, because it becomes a liability not to do so. “We have always waited for the grant award letter to be returned before actually marking the grant …
A recent post on the LinkedIn group- Career Thought Leaders Consortium – asked for the most indispensable career and job search books. Below are must read books! Some are for helping people in job search; others are for those that are trying to figure out what ‘s next in their career. And several are on …
Isn’t humor great? Doesn’t it feel good to laugh? And aren’t presentations with a little humor mixed in a lot of fun? Of course, humor is great when it works, but what happens when you try to add a little humor in your presentations, and it just doesn’t fly? Not so fun, not so good. …
I was reminded recently how hard it can be to Be Peace when our emotional hot buttons get triggered. Whether at work or home, we can get triggered easily by old wounds or reminders of past patterns. When these instances occur, rather than sending your anger to the person who bothers you, look deeper at …
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are created to address specific issues/problems/needs and serve specific communities/constituencies, and the primary role/responsibility of the Boards of those NPOs is to represent (the issues/problems/needs of) those communities/constituencies. A Board does this by ensuring that the NPO’s mission is consistent the reason(s) that organization was created … and by adapting that mission …
The following is a guest post from Anne Marie Smith. Let’s play a quick word association game. What is the first word or feeling that comes to mind for each of these companies? Fannie Mae Enron Disney Starbucks If you’re like most people, your attitude about the first two is the polar opposite from your …
