In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn, Performance Manager at District Department of Transportation, highlights three biggest challenges in managing a team. Check out her previous article – I Have to Ask You: Data-Driven Decision Making. It’s hard to get management experience, … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Golden Hotel Reservation link Call 303-279-0100, reference “ELGL” room block Room rate: $216/night [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”orange” border_width=”4″][vc_column_text] SOLD OUT Table Mountain Inn Room rate: $179/night LINK ONLINE BOOKING CODE: ELGL18 Place specific code above into the “ACCESS CODE/IATA” box and hit the “search for availability” and the rooms options that are available will populate. … Continued
Sparkle Anderson is the Director of Communications for the City of Pearland. In this position, she handles public relations, e-marketing, social media, internal communications and advertising for the City, while providing graphic support for City programs and services. Sparkle documents her experience as a local government communicator on this website. Next Tuesday, Jan. 9, will mark … Continued
Mariel Reed (LinkedIn and Twitter) shares observations about innovation in local government. Mariel worked as the Senior Innovation Strategist, Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation, City of San Francisco. Check out Part I of this series – How a “Partnerships as Delivery” Approach to Civic Innovation Works in San Francisco In San Francisco, our Mayor’s Office of … Continued
We’re excited to announce the launch of a new program in 2018: the “Inspiring Local Government Careers” project. This is a program specifically designed to introduce undergraduate students to the variety and impact of a local government career. As many people working in local government will tell you: they often “fell” into the profession by … Continued
Jordan Rae Hillman, AICP, Twitter & LinkedIn, Community Development Director at Brandon, MS shares a proactive approach to gaining code compliance. The code enforcement officer position easily ranks on my top five list of the most thankless jobs in local government. Citizens generally are not fans. They may have been in receipt of one of the officer’s … Continued
Mariel Reed (LinkedIn and Twitter) shares observations about innovation in local government. Mariel worked as the Senior Innovation Strategist, Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation, City of San Francisco. Part 1: The evolution of our innovation strategy Under the leadership of the late Mayor Edwin M. Lee, in 2012 San Francisco was one of the first … Continued
As you make your holiday list, consider giving the #GiftofELGL to your colleagues. ELGL is the fastest-growing, most affordable, high-quality professional development network for public servants. Starting now, you can give the gift of membership – $15/students, $30/students, $300/organization. By Alexandria Kenyon, City of Redwood City, CA, LinkedIn & ELGL Profile Many things excite me about ELGL … Continued
Mt. Rushmore season is over. It’s time to hear from our members discuss memories from 2017 and what’s ahead for 2018. You can join ELGL here – $15/students, $30/individuals, and $300/businesses & organizations. Lindsey Luft, Administrative Intern at City of Batavia, NY, LinkedIn My most memorable moment of 2017 was… attending my first ICMA national conference … Continued
In this post, Bang the Table‘s Engagement Manager, Casey Earp, explains how to merge hi-tech and low-tech engagement. Today, more than ever, the politically charged environment in America creates challenges for governments at all levels to find ways to build rapport with the communities they serve. Although the visceral discourse and divide is most visible at … Continued
