In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week,Clarence Wittwer, City of Pearland, Texas, Public Works Director, breaks down his Twitter handle. ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt posed three questions for me to consider writing about including,“Your Twitter handle is TheHoboBoss. Please explain”. All were great … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Brianna Lennon – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m loving: Extra time on summer evenings What I’m listening to: Queen & David Bowie, Under Pressure I’ve been a practicing attorney for nearly eight years, six of which have been spent working for state or local government, so imagine my surprise … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, the Assistant to the Town Manager in Hudson, Colorado. Read Matt’s writing about understanding privilege, and understanding identity. If you are reading this blog, chances are you are a local government professional interested in more equitable, diverse, and representative local governments. For this, I want you to … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Zach Garelik with OpenGov. College graduates of 2019, I see you. So many of you are showing up in my digital feed, beaming in your caps and gowns. I hope you’re soaking in the magnitude of your moment. You’ve worked hard for it and deserve to be celebrated. … Continued
This post is by ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt. Thanks to our #ELGL19 attendees who took our post-event survey about #ELGL19. In the spirit of closing the feedback loop, I’m including a summary below of the comments and reflections. Special thanks to #ELGL20 committee member Stephanie Chase for adding her reflections and takeaways from the … Continued
ELGL will be at the 2019 PWX event! Join us at our session titled “60 Innovations in 60 Minutes” on September 11 from 9:30 – 10:45. And join us at a Supper Club at the Alibi Room hosted by Oracle on September 10 from 5:30 -7:30! APWA’s annual National Public Works Expo (PWX) is in … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Will Hampton (LinkedIn and Twitter) What I’m Watching: Chernobyl What I’m Reading: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson What I’m listening to: Shallow from the A Star is Born soundtrack. Must have listened to it a dozen times the day after watching the movie. Haunting. I think we understand the problem … Continued
This is the sixth and last installment in a multi-part blog series by Sam Edelstein about the role of a Chief Data Officer. Read part one about the job, here. Read part two about counting, here. Read part three about trends, here. Read part four about predictions, here. Read part five about partners, here. One … Continued
By: Jeremy Shackett, Engagement Manager at Bang the Table Since 2007, local governments have come to us with community engagement horror stories from the past. We have shared a laugh or lesson learned with them. Sometimes we notice that these bad experiences have led to misconceptions around what it means to meaningfully engage the … 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. Today’s introduction post is by Rae Buckley. “We tend not to examine assumptions once we have made them but to take them for granted, and … Continued
