By Julie Underwood When you’re just starting out in your career, it’s natural to want to figure out how best to progress and get ahead. For this article, I reached out to several colleagues, who are city managers, deputy or assistant city managers, working in communities across the country, who shared their strategies for impressing … Continued
After our highly successful #StateOfTheCity Twittersation, ELGL received follow-up comments from two of our favorite friends (who just happen to work in professional communications). Their comments were too good to sit in our inboxes, so we are posting them here so everyone who is working on a #StateOfTheCity address can learn from their experience and … Continued
ELGL continues to work on its long range vision. Here’s the first draft of our vision document for your review and comment. We welcome all ELGL members to share their ideas with us on these items – we are listening to our members as we dream big about where ELGL is headed. It is a … Continued
We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to introduce you … Continued
This is the fourth in a multi-part series about preparing to present at a professional conference. This series will look at the steps that go into session planning, and include drafts of our presentation in advance of our January 30, 2014 presentation at the SGR organizational development conference in Dallas, Texas.ur This is the final … Continued
Hi, I’m Marissa Grass and I’m passionate about service and community. At work I am a planner and public involvement nerd, but both are by accident (or fate?). In my free time I enjoy long walks on the beach with my new husband and yellow lab. I also love finding new restaurants, friends, volunteer opportunities, … Continued
Smart and Honest Tips. Valuable Information. Always Be Interviewing. For improving our future employment chances through the information presented at this week’s webinar, we recognize Heidi Voorhees at the Knope of the Week. Heidi shared valuable information that she has learned through 19 years of local government management experience and through hundreds of management … Continued
We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to introduce you … Continued
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LmGYjJzzcY Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and we … Continued
This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Josh’s Job Search 2.0” by Josh Halladay. Halladay is sharing career advice that he is receiving in informational interviews. Editor’s Note: ELGL thanks Amber for providing substantial, meaningful work to Josh and for helping to keep quality, talented people in local government. Hats off … Continued
