Weekly Round-up: May 30, 2014

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Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Spotting Top Talent

Submitted by on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:51

Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, a veteran corporate executive search recruiter, shares his approach for talent spotting for senior executives in an article in Harvard Business Review.  He says that traditional approaches have emphasized assessing intelligence, experience, past performance, and the competencies of the individual being considered for an executive slot.

Weekly Round-up: June 06, 2014

Submitted by on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:49

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Social Media Metrics for Government: A New Manager's Handbook

Submitted by on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:47

One of the most important questions to ask during a job interview or when preparing for an annual review is: "What constitutes success" or "what does success look like."  For private sector organizations, there are often very easily quantifiable metrics: number and size of sales, or year-to-year growth.  Even in the nonprofit sector, there can be widely-understood metrics: rate of growth for membership lists, the volume of participants at events, or the number of calls made or postcards sent during an awareness campaign.

Transparency, Legitimacy, and Trust

Submitted by on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:45

The Open Government movement has captured the imagination of many around the world as a way of increasing transparency, participation, and accountability.  In the US, many of the federal, state, and local Open Government initiatives have been demonstrated to achieve positive results for citizens here and abroad. In fact, the White House’s science advisors released a refreshed Open Government plan in early June.

A Pivotal Period for Afghanistan: Interview with Larry Sampler, assistant to the USAID Administrator for Afghanistan & Pakistan

Submitted by on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:43
In advance of the Afghan Presidential election run-off scheduled for June 14, Larry Sampler, assistant to the USAID Administrator for Afghanistan and Pakistan join me on The Business of Government to explore how USAID has sought to promote stability and order in Afghanistan and what is USAID's three-fold transition strategy. The following is an excerpt of our discussion on The Business of Government Hour.

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Harnessing Evidence and Evaluation: Insights from Kathy Stack, Advisor, Evidence-Based Innovation, OMB

Submitted by on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:41
In a climate of fiscal austerity, it is far better to cut programs with minimal impact and improve existing programs, based on evidence from high-quality program evaluations. What is program evaluation? How can evidence and rigorous evaluation be best integrated into decision-making?

Weekly Round-up: June 13, 2014

Submitted by on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:18

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

 

Reaching New Heights and Revealing the Unknown: Interview with Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator

Submitted by on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:16

We stand at a pivotal moment in space exploration. There are plans to further extend our reach into the solar system, and NASA is leading the way.  An orbiting outpost, the International Space Station (ISS), is home to a crew of astronauts from across the world conducting research and learning how to live and work in space.

Innovation Is a Team Sport

Submitted by on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:14

Successful inventions often spring from the minds of individual inventors – we often think of Thomas Edison at the classic inventor. But successful innovation is a team sport, according to a new Harvard Business Review article by a team of researchers – Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback.

 

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