Update

It has been a while since I posted some significant content.  So an update is in order.  I have been so busy with new initiatives that I have neglected the blog.  But that is about to change, I have a number of posts waiting to be finalized and posted.  So some updates.

In December of 2011, I was invited to join Delta Partners Management Consultants in Ottawa, Canada. It has been a huge move.  Delta Partners brings a trusted adviser approach to their work and they have an amazing content repository focused on organizational design, leadership and change management.  You can see their material at www.deltapartners.ca.  One of my first assignments with Delta Partners was to attend the Food Manufacturing and Safety Forum in Dallas Texas at the end of January.  Preparing for that and the follow up from that conference has been quite exciting.  Lots of very interesting things happening in that area.  I have also had a number of proposals and other projects to work on.

Friday of last week I, along with a number of colleagues from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, was given a Certificate of Merit for contributions to the development of the Agency program area performance measurement system.  The project was initiated by Bart Bilmer five years ago to provide the food programs with a consistent approach to performance measurement and integrated program reporting.  The goal was to move programs from a compliance mindset to a performance measurement culture. My role was to work with all of the programs to define their performance measurement logic models, key performance indicators and develop the integrated reporting system. The system was ultimately connected and linked into the Agency corporate performance measurement system that reports to the Parliament of Canada.  Over that time the Treasury Board Secretariat moved the rating on the Agency performance measurement system from "Needs Attention" to "Strong", the highest level of achievement.  The Certificate of Merit was a nice way to express appreciation for the contribution of everyone on the team.

Check out http://www.aliconferences.com/conf/social_media_govt_canada0312/index.htm.  I will be supporting the presentation from the City of Brockville on using social media in a municipal context.

Stay tuned.  There is more to come over the coming weeks.