In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Michael Karlik, City Council Chronicles, reflects on different forms of government. Prior to her election as Idaho Falls’ mayor, Rebecca Casper had an unusual day job. It wasn’t exotic, but it was an ironically uncommon occupation … Continued
The Buzz with Jordan Rae Hillman, Deputy Director of City Planning for the city of Jackson, Mississippi You don’t have to look very hard to find an article about a large failed local government project. Projects like sports venues, convention centers, smart water meters, smart parking meters, zoning code rewrites, enterprise resource planning software, mega road … Continued
Get to know new and renewing ELGL members in these profiles of our members! Felim Donnelly City Smarts Twitter | Linkedin | Web If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? I’d love to try living in a really big city, like a New York or London, UK! Storytelling or … Continued
This is a blog series about “Leading Culture” by Rae Buckley and Lindsey Bineau, with the expertise of retired Chapel Hill, NC Town Manager, Roger Stancil. Read all installments as they’re published online here. “All group and organizational theories distinguish two major sets of problems that all groups, no matter what their size must deal with: 1) survival, growth, … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Josh Edwards, so be kind or not– either way connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: Weezer Radio on Spotify (still..) What I’m Reading: Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes What I’m Watching: The Open Curation and Accessibility, Who’s Ready for Next Steps from ELGL Innovation? Forgive me if I am a little rusty … Continued
We are pleased to announce the eight nationwide campuses that ELGL will visit as part of the #ELGLInspire program, plus special partnerships to bring these programs to campuses in Wisconsin and Texas. #ELGLInspire is a unique program that brings local government practitioners onto college campuses to share their fields of work with students. The diversity … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Reading: Distributed Teams: The Art and Practice of Working Together While Physically Apart What I’m Watching: Veronica Mars What I’m Listening to: What happened to Beto O’Rourke? – The Washington Post podcast ELGL very purposefully uses positive examples of … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Marc Nelson, City of Roanoke, Virginia, Special Projects Coordinator for Innovation & Economic Inclusion, In March 2018, I began leading a new initiative for the City of Roanoke (City) focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic inclusion. … Continued
On an upcoming GovLove episode, ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt interviews former Charleston, SC Mayor Joe Riley and Bratton Riley, founder of Citibot. What questions do you have for the father-son duo? Email them to kent@elgl.org. Former Mayor Joe Riley, City of Charleston, South Carolina Joe Riley is widely considered one of the most visionary and … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Sarah Henricks, Management Analyst, City of South San Francisco (Twitter & LinkedIn) What I’m watching: When They See Us What I’m listening to: old episodes of Hidden Brain What I’m eating: homemade blueberry muffins (my blueberry guy is done for the season) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi! I’m Sarah Henricks, a semi-recent Bay … Continued
