I do. And you should too.
Much to do with government affairs is the successful management of an organization’s public policy issues. Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. OODA. Derived from a concept originally applied to the combate operations process, more recently it has been applied to commercial operations. I would argue that it can and should be applied to government affairs and its management of public policy issues. Continue reading
Go New England Patriots! 
Top CEO recruited? Check. Top CMO? On board. VP of Sales? Hired and already having meetings in China. Great, now where’s your VP of Government Affairs?
For all start-ups getting a top management team in place is KEY. To most however, an individual on board to monitor what the government is up to and the potential impact on the overall business plan isn’t even on the radar screen. Big mistake? Indeed.
The majority of today’s start-ups are focused on creating highly innovative industries and products. For the most part, government hasn’t even caught on to what they’re working on . . . But wait, that can soon change. Continue reading
When it was first suggested that I should write a blog, my immediate response was “about what?” I’m not a movie critic, nor a travel expert or even an ardent admirer of the so-called “blogosphere”. Heck, I only recently got a Twitter account or as I first called it, “the Twitter”. Thank you Betty White. Continue reading