Steve Ressler

Originally posted at govloop
Top 5 – Topics for Small-Talk at the Office
I’m writing a little sires on Top 5s. I’ll write my top 5s on various topics and I encourage you to write yours.
Ahhh…dreaded small talk. An office is full of people with different backgrounds, different education, and interests. So what do you talk to [...]

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If I Had…
I used to say “If I” a lot…
If I was the boss. If I had a million dollars. If I was the president. If I was the head coach of the team.
As I get older, I keep on thinking it’s easy to cricize those with “If I”
Now I’m focused more on [...]

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Originally found on GovLoop

The Price of Hyperlinking
If you notice in this blog, I don’t hyperlink much. You know why – it’s the price of hyperlinking.
It takes time and often I write these blogs on airplanes when I don’t have wi-fi.
And every hyperlink takes time…and I’m focusing on sharing ideas.
But maybe I should hyperlink more…Thoughts?

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Originally found on GovLoop

Trust Your Gut
Sometimes I waffle between the adolescent teenager who thinks he knows everything to the awkward freshman who thinks he knows nothing.
But I’m coming to a middle ground and what I’ve found along the way is my gut is usually right. Not always but usually.
The only times I’ve [...]

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