Carpe Geo, Part Deux

Bill Johnson, AppGeo

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1. Carpe Geo, Part Deux, v2.0 William F. Johnson Carpe Geo Evangelist October 23, 2019 Texas GIS Forum Bill
3. Carpe Diem
4. Carpe Diem Geo
6. Taking it to 11 Murphy, K., Guest, C., McKean, M., Shearer, H., Reiner, R., Spinal Tap (Musical group), & Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (1984). This is spinal tap. Santa Monica, CA: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment.
9. 9 Bill’s Advice for Success Old-Fashioned career advice from the outgoing GIS Director William F. Johnson March 19, 2018 Download at: www.AppGeo.com/carpegeo
10. Take the High Road • There is zero satisfaction in “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
12. Aspirational, Inspirational
14. • How do I operate? • What is my personal code of ethics? • How do I make the most of the opportunities before me?
17. Let’s think of your career in GIS terms • Carpe 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
18. 1. GIO Time Allocation Model
19. GIO Peer Benchmarking, circa 2013
20. GIO Priorities People 49% Data 17% Apps 13% Policy 12% 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
21. Own the vision Baum, L. F. (1939). The wizard of Oz. Hollywood, Calif.: Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
22. 2. GIO Career Maturity Model
23. 3. GIS Half-Life Model • A decay function - the 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
24. Seize. Solve. Share. GIO Time Allocation Model GIO Career Maturity Model GIS Half-Life Model Carpe Geo
26. Seize. Solve. Share.
28. Thank You