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Announcing customer and guest speakers for Max Peterson’s Leadership Session at re:Invent 2022

AWS Public Sector Blog

Discover how Amazon Web Services (AWS) empowers organizations across the public sector in the AWS Public Sector Leadership Session, on Tuesday November 29, from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM. She completed her second mission in 2007, as the first female commander of the International Space Station, on Expedition 16.

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Meet the featured customer speakers for the Worldwide Public Sector Innovation Talk at re:Invent 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

This includes keynotes, leadership discussions, technical sessions, training opportunities, and more. Karen Johnson provides executive leadership for Administrative Services, Financial Management, and Information Technology at Covered California. Louis University. She is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.

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Building community, connection and commitment for African American federal executives

Partnership for Public Service

Dent explains the association’s impact, explores the experiences of African Americans in federal leadership roles and highlights the impact of African Americans in government. Attend AFFEA’s 20th Annual Leadership Development Workshop or the upcoming Senior Executives Association’s Senior Executive Leadership Summit.

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Learning what not to do from the New England Patriots football team

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There are tons of "leadership books" and seminars and articles about leadership lessons from sports team coaches. Sometimes I tell the story of the first project I did at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a report on the presence of a potential carcinogen in alcoholic beverages. But to dig deeper for the right lesson.

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Leaks And Leadership: What The Era of WikiLeaks Portends For Traditional Theories Of Leader Information Sharing Practices

Public Policy Blog

In many instances, individuals in leadership positions derive power from their access to information that is not widely available to the rest of the organization they lead. In turn, this creates a potential motive for centralizing information in the hands of a single leader” (Komai et al, 2007, p. Leadership and Information.

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New “Blight Elimination Program” Offers Transformative Grant Funding to Rural and Urban Michigan Communities

Center for Community Progress

Leadership included Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Jim Stamas (R-36), Sen. Leadership on the House side included House Appropriations Committee Chair Thomas Albert (R-86) and Rep. The blight elimination program was originally proposed in the Senate through Senate Bill 834. Kenneth Horn (R-32), and Sen. Curtis Hertel (D-23).

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From LAX to ONT: The Transfer of Ontario International Airport and its Economic Implications

The Lowe Down

Naturally, during the recession, fewer people were traveling to save money, so ONT experienced a 2.31% monthly decline from December 2007 to June 2009. Under the leadership of the Inland Empire, ONT is now ranked 9th. Until the recession, LA County managed ONT well and 0.26% more passengers were arriving at ONT every month.

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