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
   

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3. Carpe Diem
   

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4. Carpe Diem
   Geo
   

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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.
   

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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
   

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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.
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12. Aspirational, Inspirational
    

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14. • How do I operate?
    • What is my personal code of ethics?
    • How do I make the most of the
    opportunities before me?
    

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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
    

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18. 1. GIO Time Allocation Model
    

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19. GIO Peer Benchmarking, circa 2013
    

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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
    

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21. Own the vision
    Baum, L. F. (1939). The wizard of Oz. Hollywood, Calif.: Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
    

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22. 2. GIO Career Maturity Model
    

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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
    

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24. Seize.
    Solve.
    Share.
    GIO Time Allocation Model GIO Career Maturity Model GIS Half-Life Model
    Carpe Geo
    

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26. Seize. Solve. Share.
    

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28. Thank You
    

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