2011 – Wine Review – Top 20 and One
In 2011 I have had the pleasure of enjoying some great bottles of wine. Below are my top 20 (and 1). While it is hard, if not, impossible to rank these bottles. I would have to say the top 10 (and 1) were: 1979 Château Pouget, France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux 1979 Chanson Père et Fils […]
Leveraging Technologies in Public Agencies: The Case of the US Census Bureau and the 2010 Census – MI Working Paper #2011-01
Akshay Bhagwatwar and I have completed a paper on how the US Census Bureau leveraged technologies during the 2010 Census effort. The papers is being made available as part of the Metropolitan Institute Working Paper series. Emerging technologies are transforming government agencies and the nature of governance. In this paper, we outline how the US Census […]
Wrap-Up – First Semester as Director of the Metropolitan Institute
I have wrapped up my first semester as the Director of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech. See here for my report on the major accomplishments from the first semester. It has been a busy four months, a lot has been accomplished, but a lot more work lies ahead of us. For now, I will […]
Reflecting on a Career – A Manager of Managers
Playing football has taught me a lot beyond the pitch. It has provided me a framework by which to assemble a team, lead a group of players, deal with adversity, and win. Sir Alex Ferguson, in particular, is a manager, leader, coach, and visionary who inspires my approach to building organizations. He recently completed 25 […]
Reflecting on Questions: Are you a Professional?
As the year wraps up, I have been taking time to relax, reflect, and plan for 2012. I have been always intrigued by the questions we ask ourselves when we reflect. Questions, and our ability to engaging in the questioning process, both introspectively and with others, is critical for the development of our cognitive, emotional, […]
Investigative Journalism
Over the next few months, I will be working with a team of researchers, graduate students, and practitioners to study the resiliency of local networks to crises (and catastrophic disasters) using a journalistic lens. Through interviewing subjects, we hope to collect a series of videos that can be used for traditional research analysis, but can […]
Research Award by the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana awarded my co-authored paper the runner-up prize for the the best scientific journal article at the annual research achievements event. The paper is co-authored with Miha Škerlavaj(University of Ljubljana) and Vlado Dimovski (University of Ljubljana) and examines network-based learning in organizations. I hold a visiting professorship at the University of Ljubljana. Škerlavaj, […]
Intrapreneurship Book Released Today
My book, Intrapreneurship: Managing Ideas within Your Organization (University of Toronto Press, 2011) was released today. See below for the jacket cover. You can order the book from the University of Toronto Press or any bookseller (e.g. Amazon.com)
Metropolitan Institute Partnership with German Marshall Fund Awarded $2.5 million Grant
Christmas came early for us at the Metropolitan Institute! We were recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD chose the German Marshall Fund (GMF) partnership as the recipient of the $2.5 million award to manage the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) fellowship program. GMF’s Urban and Regional Policy Program leads a partnership […]
Google Scholar Profile
I have (finally) created a Google Scholar profile. Please see here for my profile.