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“telling someone off” or having a tantrum. Zero. You’ll feel like a bum afterwards and nobody will respect you. • When you take the High Road, others will surely admire you for it, even if they don’t express anything to you. • You’ll have a clear conscience. • You will be more easily forgiven for your inevitable mistakes if you show the same respect and kindness to others. • Burned bridges may not seem important now, but you may need to cross one of those bridges in the future. 10
Geo Overlays on top of the base layers: • Approach to solving problems • Political savvy • Ability to engage partners • Cat-herding • Base Layers: • GIS fundamentals • Written and verbal communication • Organization • Analytics
Platform 9% • Emphasis on People skills • Communication • Consensus-building • Gaining “buy-in” • Leadership • Tech • All had tech backgrounds, are drawn to tech • Cited as a weakness; detracts from strategic priorities • Policy • Range of opinions • Not enough attention
time required for any specified property (radioactivity of a specific isotope) to decrease by half. • Which elements of enterprise GIS decay most slowly? (i.e. have the most lasting value): • Tech (hardware/software) • Data • Partnerships • Policies • Training & Methods