Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: Awake (A Netflix OG) What I’m Loving: Daylight savings – I’m all for never “falling back” again What I’m listening to: Pistol Annies, “Interstate Gospel” on repeat Does this day sound similar to yours? I wake up around 6:30 AM to the sound … Continued
By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I am watching: The Right Stuff, about the early years of the U.S. space program What I am reading / listening to: Creative Quest by Questlove / The Roots What I am working on: Rewriting lyrics to pop songs for fun localgov and nonprofit clients to … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Tim Gomez– connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am watching: Gotham (TV Series) What I am listening to: Rekindling my love for Metallica What I am reading: Happy City – Charles Montgomery Moving on from an organization is one of the hardest decisions you will make during your career. In my brief … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Abby Owens, a Public Works Compliance Specialist in Plano, TX. Connect with Abby! I joined the City of Plano Public Works Department in late 2017 with a priority project: implement new software that combined asset management and work orders. Oh, and train 200 users, deploy 100 iPads, and … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Jenny Kosek, City of West Allis, Wisconsin, writes about the importance of graphic design in local government. Remember those aptitude tests you took in high school that told you what career paths you’d be most successful … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Jay Anderson, the City Engagement Specialist with the City of Colorado Springs, CO. Connect with Jay! “This is going to slow everything down.” “I’ll have to run fewer projects.” “You’re giving us more work on top of what we already have to do.” These are the objections I … Continued
We’ve selected 25 locations for ELGL’s hyperlocal training program – it’s called #ELGLRoadTrip and you can learn all about the concept online here. All events are coordinated by ELGL and managed by our members! Tickets are $20 for ELGL members and include food, and $60 for non-members (includes ELGL membership and food). Stay tuned for … Continued
This is the fifth 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 at predictions, here. When I first became Chief Data Officer, I was … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Jennifer Quisenberry, Member Communications/Executive Support Specialist, Special District Association of Oregon, highlights the work of three special districts in Oregon. Since starting my journey with Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) about six years ago, I … Continued
What I’m listening to – Catching up on Govlove episodes What I’m watching – Nationals baseball What I’m doing – Prepping ribs for the BBQ Violent incidents at municipal facilities, like the shooting in Virginia Beach, hit home especially hard for local government professionals. While mass shootings in America appear to be happening with increasing … Continued
