by Dwayne Phillips Recent events bring an old saying to mind: you don’t need permission to do your job. You don’t need permission to do your job1 This thought hit me last week. I was working in a different office and was struggling to get anything done. One of the things that bothered me was [...]
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Permission to do Your Job
August 15th, 2011 · No Comments
Rules, Regulations, and Cheaters
June 8th, 2009 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips The current administration is running into all sorts of obstacles that it didn’t have during its campaign. There are countless “stupid rules” inside government. These rules were created because at some time in the past someone cheated. Cheaters are the origin of rules and regulations. The Obama administration has been criticized for [...]
Tags: Culture · Government · People · Web 2.0
I Got a Job through LinkedIn
March 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments
by Dwayne Phillips I just got a job through LinkedIn. That Web 2.0 stuff may actually work. I retired from my government job several months ago after 28 years of “government service” (as we fondly like to call it). I had some skills and qualifications and wanted to work a few more years, and my [...]
Tags: Employment · Web 2.0