nerdgirl 0 #1 September 29, 2007 So the Secretary of US Dept of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, has a blog: http://www.dhs.gov/journal/leadership/ Hmmm … Good idea? Not so? Wait & see? Should he be applauded for proverbially reaching out? Is this a way to get a perspective on U.S. senior leadership? 21st century ‘fireside’ chats? There is an element of risk in the public eye – kudos to him & DHS for being willing to take that risk. DHS already gets a lot of criticism inside & outside the beltway. Does this, in all actuality, represent good leadership? OTOH, is this the next installment of DHS being pre-occupied with appearances rather than substance and previous less than successful attempts to reach out to the public? I.e., the 6+ months spent on the logo & color scheme, the whole color-coded alert system (http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/cnps/2005/00000027/00000004/art00003), “duct tape and plastic sheeting.” I want it to be real, meaningful, & effective. VR/Marg p.s. I would have loved to read a blog by Rumsfeld while he was SecDef!!! Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #2 September 29, 2007 Wait and see. I'm new to reading blogs. Do the bloggers typically reply to comments? It would be nice if he did, but it would be time consuming as well as difficult to moderate. If the blog is just a bunch of self-promoting PR it would be of litle value. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
