2025 Weeknote 49 : Taking risks, taming fears, always learning

December 1 - 7 ๐Ÿ“† My weeknotes capture events, thoughts, and other items from the past week, often focused on work, but with personal stuff, too. Learn more about weeknotes. Professional weeknotes Hiring work continues. We started interviews for the IT Project Manager role, and that will continue into the next couple weeks. Hoping to … Continue reading 2025 Weeknote 49 : Taking risks, taming fears, always learning

Can the Trump 2.0 era deliver us from ineffective government bureaucracies?

Ever since the 2024 election handed Trump his numerically narrow but emotionally broad margin of victory, one of my favorite government thinkers and writersโ€”Jennifer Pahlka, author of Recoding Americaโ€”has been posting thoughts on her Substack about how this new Trump era might be an opportunity rather than a threat. Here's her latest: Thoughts for inauguration … Continue reading Can the Trump 2.0 era deliver us from ineffective government bureaucracies?

2024 Weeknote 45 : Take a deep breath (hold 4 years)

November 4 - 10 My โ€œweeknotesโ€ capture events, thoughts, and other items from the past week, mostly focused on work. Learn more about the weeknotes concept here. One Thought : A prayer for federal digital teams Photo by Anna Lowe on Pexels.com Over the past 3 years I've enjoyed getting to know federal programs associated … Continue reading 2024 Weeknote 45 : Take a deep breath (hold 4 years)