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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
“You can’t manage what you don’t measure” is often attributed to business guru Peter Drucker. But Oxford professor Christopher Hood raises a provocative question: Does “management by numbers” actually lead to improved performance?
by Dan Chenok
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Among my New Year’s reading list were two December issuances that impact the world of information and privacy in government: the White House’s National Strategy on Information Sharing, and the Federal CIO Council’s Recommendations for Digital Privacy Cont
Friday, January 25, 2013
Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of January 21, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
People can share pictures, stories, physical objects, and even their cars online - and as the "what" we share online expands, the "how" is becoming more nuanced.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
IT can be a tool to change the way your agency does business, to redesign work processes, and to eliminate inefficient ways of working.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Harvard business sage John Kotter writes “We can’t keep up with the pace of change, let alone get ahead of it.” He says the historical success of hierarchical structures “can’t handle the challenges of mounting complexity and rapid change.”
Friday, January 18, 2013
Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of January 14, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Ten ideas for meaningful, engaging Pinterest Boards from federal agencies.
by Dan Chenok
Thursday, January 17, 2013
How government managers can meet the challenges of overseeing not only their own staff, but often a staff of contractors as well.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
There is a new “map” of the Federal Government, courtesy of the Administrative Conference of the U.S. It is an update of an earlier “map” created in 1980 by the Congressional Research Service.