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Navigating Family Leave – Part C

Today’s buzz is by Sarah Henricks (LinkedIn and Twitter) What I’m Watching: My almost-6-week old baby sleeping, hoping she wakes up happy and not screaming like a velociraptor What I’m Reading: I’m still reading The Goldfinch, because of the above What I’m Eating: Homemade lactation cookies (TMI?) This is the third installment of my experience navigating family … Continued

Big Innovators in Small Places

This guest blog is reprinted with permission from ELGL member John Burgoyne. The unsung heroes of local government innovation When you hear the term ‘city innovation’ in government, what do you envision? Does a major skyline creep it’s way into your imagination, with tantalizing technologies and curious creatives dancing about? Do the New Yorks and … Continued

I Have to Ask: Public Works Director

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Melissa Weiss, Director of Administrative Services, City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, reflects on key career experiences. Picture this – the Director of Public Works/Engineer submits their two-week notice and there is no management bench to oversee the … Continued

The Gift of Presence is Priceless

This Morning Buzz is brought to you by Lynn Kelly-Lehner from the City of Temecula. What I’m Reading: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (I’m always reading Harry Potter) and The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor What I’m Listening To: Everything Happens Podcast with Kate Bowler Good morning from rainy Southern California, ELGLers! I want … Continued

Increasing Equity by Unifying In-Person & Virtual Efforts

This blog post is by ELGL member Jay Dawkins with PublicInput.com. Sign up to attend a free webinar about this topic on December 12, 2019 at 1:00 ET: RSVP for the webinar! The new paradigm of community engagement is bringing together all efforts into one place As technology has become more integrated into our everyday … Continued

Recognizing the Value of Soft Skills

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Jenn Reichelt, Senior Associate with The Novak Consulting Group – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: NPR. Every. Single. Morning. What I’m Watching: His Dark Materials on HBO and The Last Kingdom on Netflix. It’s time we started to recognize the true value and importance … Continued

Making CAFR Data Accessible

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I’m reading: The New Yorker (even the fiction) What I’m watching: The Crown, Season 3 What I’m listening to: A Whole New You Podcast There’s no greater picture of a government’s … Continued

City of Boulder: It’s All Going to the Dogs

This guest blog is brought to you by Tanya Ange, Deputy City Manager of the City of Boulder. The City of Boulder, Colorado is one of our winners for the 2019 Meagle Award. The Meagle Award recognizes the best places to work in local government. On behalf of everyone at the City of Boulder, we’re … Continued

Questioning Gender Assumptions

Today’s Buzz is by Alisha Janes (Find her on Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Watching: Watchmen What I’m Reading: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Thanksgiving in my family has typically been a gendered holiday. Most of my female relatives make their annual contribution to the food. My grandma cooks the turkey and … Continued