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None of this is rocket science. The election crisis we see has to do with the fact that neither party seems to be taking advantage of basic political communication strategy. For inspiration they could look to JP Morgan and Jamie Dimon's handling of the $2 billion crisis. [read more]
So you want to know why people don't trust authority anymore? Why the promises of leaders have no essential meaning? Because authorities routinely make promises and lie. Or mess up and blame someone else. Or know about a victim's plight, but cover up for the victimizer instead. In pre-Internet times such things were relatively easy to... [read more]
I came across this gem via Peter Stoyko's blog; it's the Valve employee handbook. Before I share my thoughts, here is what Peter had this to say about it: Behold: the employee-orientation manual of the future; except, I hasten to add, this manual is for an extremely successful company from the here and now, the video-game maker Valve.... [read more]
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Even something as simple as planting a tree is an act of leadership. This photo by U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv (via Flickr) shows U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro and Tel Aviv (Israel) Mayor Ron Huldai welcoming Earth Day 2012 volunteers to Jaffa Slope Park, where they planted trees together. ------ The first year I joined the government... [read more]
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South Carolina and Rhode Island are looking at ways to restructure their state governments. Both states are considering elimination of state administrative offices, and would put that authority within the Governor’s purview. Rhode Island’s Chief Auditor has already resigned in the wake of the action in that state. [read more]
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This morning my mother reminded me of a story I would rather forget. "Do you remember when you wore Bubbie's bathrobe to shul (synagogue) thinking it was a dress?" Oh G-d Mom just bring up all the dirty laundry why don't you! "And how mad she got?" Yes, yes. My Bubbie had such beautiful clothes. To my childlike eyes I couldn't tell the... [read more]
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The Atlantic published a great piece last week by Eric Garland entitled Peak Intel: How So-Called Strategic Intelligence Actually Makes Us Dumber, here's a particularly powerful excerpt: "Hierarchical organizations have a very different logic than smaller firms. In less consolidated industries, success and failure are largely the... [read more]
"His wife has actually never worked a day in her life. She's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing." -- Democratic political strategist Hilary Rosen, referring to Ann Romney, wife of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, via Fox News -- Screen shot:... [read more]
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Fancy coffee shop. This one happens to be Caribou, but it could be Starbucks or any other. For some it is a hideout because they have nowhere else to go. For others it's a quick stop, drop $5, on the way to well-paying job. Society is way too divided right now between rich and poor...some are wealthy beyond wealth and many are hopeless... [read more]
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Last month, the Senate held a hearing on re-tooling government for the 21st century. What’s the background behind recent pushes to reorganize the government and how do they different from perennial calls to do so over the past three decades that have gone no where? The Senate hearing focused on recent U.S. Government Accountability... [read more]
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At the root of the productivity problem in America are three mistaken beliefs: 1."Busy-ness" and "productivity" are positively correlated. 2. Misery and productivity are positively correlated. 3. Being unhappy, uncomfortable, displeased, or angry is always bad for you. A lot of stuff got done when we all believed the first two and... [read more]
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First and foremost, the voters are increasingly hacked off. They have awakened to the fact that it is not those they elect who decide things [read more]
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We spend a lot of time writing emails to our employees don't we? Which they promptly ignore. We also slave over brochures, newsletters, and web copy. Scan - note what's critical - forget the rest. Where are people communicating with each other, and more importantly, paying attention? You got it: In person there's the hallway, the... [read more]
Out in California, Tina Lee asked about the best definition for civic innovation. As someone who has served as a fellow in the City of San Francisco’s Department of Technology Services, Lee has some personal context and interest. According her tweets, she wants to distill the various definitions available online down to one working... [read more]
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This past Tuesday and Wednesday, the heads of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and Special Operations Command (SOCOM), General James Mattis and Admiral William McRaven, respectively, appeared before the Senate and House Armed Services Committees ostensibly to testify on the FY2013 Defense Authorization. Though the commanders and... [read more]
Dean Halstead is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
John Kamensky is a Senior Fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government. More »
Steve Radick is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
I understand that there's always a need to experiment for new design to make it better but they also keep in mind that the more they add details, the more they make it complicated. The CFPB, which opened up for business last summer, said Wednesday that it will next be going after loan providers ...
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Talking about transparency and actually doing it are two different things. It ...