Guest post brought to you by Caity Belta, Engagement Manager with Bang the Table In the Winter of 2015, I made a decision that would change my perception of #LocalGov forever. I subscribed to Netflix. The first show I binge watched? You guessed it– Parks and Rec. It was the first time that I thought, … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter. She’s second from left in the 1999 profile picture with this post; so many mini-twists and sparkles in that picture. What I’m Watching: Southern Charm What I’m Listening To: Pardon My Take What I’m Reading: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje I’m headed … 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. “Organizational cultures are created in part by leaders, and one of the most decisive functions of leadership is … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Hunter Gardner with PublicInput. Closing the feedback loop to report findings is one step in the public engagement process that may be overlooked because of a lack of staff time or bandwidth. After collecting public input and finding key insights, we might often go straight to outlining a … Continued
This blog is by ResourceX Data Analyst Jackie English with an introduction from ResourceX’s Erik Fabian. From Erik: Jackie first reached out to ResourceX in April 2018. At the time, ResourceX was not advertising or recruiting for an intern. There was no such position. But through an internship with the City of Greeley, CO (a … Continued
A key deliverable from the #ELGL19 Innovation Summit was a shared and accessible location for local governments to add information about language, career paths, projects, and more that would help the innovation space grow and thrive across local government organizations of all types. We’ve created a wiki to compile this information. A wiki is a … Continued
This is the fourth 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. First we count things correctly, then we use those counts to see if we have … Continued
Brandi Leos, City of Tigard (LinkedIn & Twitter) What I’m listening to – An all-female 90s playlist I created after hearing a new song, Ladies in the 90s What I’m watching – YouTube videos on various home improvement projects Over the past several months, my organization has been providing lean training to managers (including department … Continued
This is the third installment in a multi-part blog series by Sam Edelstein about the role of a Chief Data Officer. Read part one here. Read part two here. Once data is counted correctly, we can start to look at trends. If we know how many potholes are filled each day, then we can start … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Daniel Johns the GIS manager for the Clay County Utility Authority in Florida. Connect with Daniel! Is building more efficient processes challenging for your organization? If so, you’re not alone. Changing behavior to drive efficiency is one of the most challenging things a team faces. But, it doesn’t … Continued
