What was your local government moment? What keeps you in local government? Who have been the influences in your career? We take a deep dive into these questions by asking you (the practitioner) to tell your local government story. You can sign up to participate in the bi-monthly feature at Finding Local Government. Thanks to Matt Wojnowski, City … Continued
By Ashley Fruechting, Senior Director of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships Though they come from very different communities, Brett White of West Hollywood, CA, Anthony Wilson of San Angelo, TX and Jen Snyder of Queen Creek, AZ definitely have one thing in common – they’re taking their local government social media presence to the next level. … Continued
This is the third part of a multi-part series chronicling Zoe Monahan’s travels to the ICMA International Regional Summit. Saturday was a beautiful day in Prague. I woke up feeling excited about the last day of the conference! I was excited because Pat Martel, ICMA President was going to speak about women in local government management … Continued
In the Confidential, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt brings you all the news and happenings that you probably shouldn’t know about. June 30 Welcome to the Holiday Weekend The Really, Really, Really Big One Some of you, especially those in the Pacific Northwest, are still shaking from last year’s New Yorker article, The Really Big One. The article … Continued
Zach Navin with the City of Mequon, WI – LinkedIn and Twitter wrote “Be Like Superman: Give a City Hall Tour,” about the benefits of hosting elementary school students at city halls to promote understanding of municipal services. He concluded his blog by asking how we can get this same excitement from high school, and or undergraduate students to help the attract … Continued
This is a reader response to the ELGL Workforce Development Toolbox item “Workplace Confessionals,” where members share their stories so we can learn from each other’s mistakes and poor judgement to build more cohesive and inclusive workplaces. Learn more about this series here. By: Anonymous Being a woman in this profession doesn’t typically faze me. … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This is a tool in the ELGL Workforce Development Toolbox. WHAT: Sometimes, optimizing the performance of your employees is as simple as not making gaffes that can demoralize or diminish employees. Or, when dealing with community members or elected officials – recognizing bad behavior and then ensuring that it doesn’t happen again. Learning from others’ … Continued
Happy! Happy! Break out the books, socks, and coffee mugs, it’s Father’s Day! Just in time for Father’s Day we stumbled upon a new favorite podcast, Dad Rock, and we immediately borrowed a page from their latest episode by asking you to name the song that most reminds you of your dad. For more songs that remind you … Continued
This is the second part of a multi-part series chronicling Zoe Monahan’s travels to the ICMA International Regional Summit. Read more about Zoe in installment #1. The ICMA International Regional Summit is off to a great start! I am happy to report that the flights were a breeze and my luggage made it to Prague, which is always … Continued
ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt interviewed Zach Markovits, Director of City Programs for What Works Cities, on ELGL Live! and for a future GovLove podcast. Watch the Periscope recording here. Here’s what we learned. East Coast vs. West Coast: Zach was very political in discussing whether he had a preference. He lived in Providence, RI while … Continued
