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Johnson C. Smith #ELGLInspire Speaker: Cearra Harris

#ELGLInspire is at Johnson C. Smith University on January 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Cearra Harris Sr. Library Assistant  ImaginOn Library What was the very first paying job … Continued

Johnson C. Smith #ELGLInspire Speaker: Erika Ruane

#ELGLInspire is at Johnson C. Smith University on January 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Erika Ruane Sustainability Coordinator, City of Charlotte E-mail What was the very first paying … Continued

Johnson C. Smith #ELGLInspire Speaker: Dr. Shaun Ward

#ELGLInspire is at Johnson C. Smith University on January 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Dr. Shaun Ward Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Professional Development – Training Academy LinkedIn What was … Continued

You Say…STAY (in Government)

Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Jenny Kosek, Communications Strategist for the City of West Allis. You  can connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: “The Adding Machine,” Elmer Rice What I’m Watching: Making It, Season 2 What I’m Listening To: Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend In November 2016, I was … Continued

Practice of PDIA Podcast Series from Building State Capacity

This blog post originally appeared on the Building State Capacity blog and is written by ELGL member Salimah Samji. In this post, she introduces Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation, or PDIA. This is an iterative learning and adaptation model that enables solutions to be found for each problem that crops up, based on the lessons that … Continued

New Year, More Life

Today’s Buzz is by Alisha Janes (Find her on Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Listening To: This Unladylike Podcast (Unlikely Source of Great Local Gov Learning)  What I’m Reading: HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Women and Leadership I love a fresh shiny new year. New Year’s Day is my favorite holiday. I love it unapologetically … Continued

For the Love of Public Service

Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Katie Nelson, Social Media and Public Relations Manager for the Mountain View Police Department. You can connect with her on Twitter and on LinkedIn.    ;What I’m Reading: Little Fires Everywhere What I’m Watching: Cheer, and you should be too What I’m Listening To: Sorry I’m Late, I … Continued

Main Street Now Conference: May 18-20, 2020

The Main Street Now Conference is offering a registration discount, specialized education track, and more to local government officials! Join the largest national convening of leaders working to advance economic opportunity from May 18-20 in Dallas! Click here to learn more and register. The Main Street Now Conference is in Dallas, TX from May 18 … Continued

I Have to Ask: Three Misconceptions About ELGL

ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt poses a question and a guest columnist answers it. This week, a familiar face ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt (LinkedIn and Twitter) shares the three most common misconceptions about ELGL. Background ELGL was founded in 2012 and has grown from a Portland-metro area lunch group into an international organization with thousands … Continued

The Profit: Why Engagement Drives Innovation Strategy (part 2 of 3)

Today’s Buzz is by Greg Stopka (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m listening to: Joe Rogan Experience with guest Robert Downey Jr. What I’m watching: Sherlock What I am reading:  New SQL code as we launch a new recreation software As I mentioned in my last #morningbuzz, one of my favorite guilty pleasure shows to watch … Continued

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