When people hear the term public servant, they think of presidents, governors, legislators, cabinet secretaries, agency directorsthe political officials featured on news broadcasts, on political talk shows, and in newspapers. Th... More »

Government , Human Capital , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Career Development , Change Management , Informal Learning , Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General , Trends

Both U.S. civil defense of the past and homeland security of the present demonstrate that disaster policy has always had a degree of national security and military penetration. However, few appreciate how dramatic the latest pen... More »

Government , Human Capital , Learning Technologies , Workforce Development

Change Management , Economy , Informal Learning , Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development , Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge

Weve all heard the arguments post-Katrina and perhaps weve made the remarks ourselves: Why cant these people just pull themselves up by their bootstraps? They just sit and wait for government handouts. Okay, so it was bad, but w... More »

Government , Learning & Development

Advanced Level Content , Economy , Informal Learning , Leadership Development , North America , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures , World Events

The primary government agency for disaster response in the State of Hawaii is the Oahu Civil Defense Agency (OCDA), a department in the City and County of Honolulu. The Mayor acts as the CEO of OCDA and has the power to declare ... More »

Government , Human Capital , Learning Technologies , Workforce Development

Informal Learning , Leadership Development , Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General , Trends

Headlines, such as "The Global Economic Crisis," "Inside the Financial Meltdown," "Housing Market Heads for Bottom," and "No End in Sight for Layoffs," have dominated the news and our psyche lately. For many organizations, survival strategies and tactics are the order o... More »

Career Development , Human Capital

Coaching and Mentoring , Economy , Informal Learning , Innovation , Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development