We are excited to announce the 1st Annual Futures Forum! A collaboration between Strategic Government Resources and Southwest ELGL. This one-day forum will feature topics like community engagement, workforce diversity, and succession planning. Registration is FREE for ELGL members and $100 for non-members. If you are not an ELGL member you can join here. Register: Futures Forum
Link: Register for the Nov. 24 Webinar Dealing with Trolls ELGL is excited to announce a new webinar coming up in a couple of weeks! Chris Hernandez the Communications Director of Kansas City, Missouri will be chatting with us about handling negativity as a government communicator. From trolls on facebook to the local anti-government blog, every … Continued
Roger Gonzalez Management Fellow Portland, OR LinkedIn Mark Yager Management Fellow Portland, OR LinkedIn We introduce a semi-recurring series called ‘Between Two Interns’ and talk with the Oregon Local Government Interns. Roger Gonzalez and Mark Yager discuss everything from their impressions of Oregon to the term millennials and the projects they’re working on. Keep … Continued
Cam Marston President & Owner Generational Insights Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter In this episode of GovLove, we talk with Cam Marston, an expert on the impact of generational change and its impact on the marketplace. As an author, columnist, blogger, and lecturer, he imparts a clear understanding of how generational demographics are changing … Continued
By Ben Kittelson – Twitter We’ve all heard one of those presentations. There are usually a lot of laughs from the crowd as the speaker describes how different generations behave in the workplace. And they rightfully argue that this creates challenges for managers, and then to make their point the speaker trots out every generational stereotype. More … Continued
Eric Jackson Digital Services Architect Asheville, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Tony McDowell Budget Manager Asheville, NC LinkedIn Anyone that works in local government knows that the annual budget is one of the most important efforts an organization goes through each year. But getting citizens involved can be challenging. Our two guests on today’s … Continued
The Expert Resume Man is back! And to help you out while writing your resume he has a list of questions to ask yourself. When Writing Your Resume… Do you have responsibility for operating budgets? Capital budgets? Have you been able to reduce annual costs? How? In what areas? By how much? Did you lead, … Continued
Sunnyvale’s ‘Critter Getter‘ Now Has His Own Song The hottest song in local government is “The Critter Getter” listen to the track below! After hearing this song ELGL had to interview the man behind it. Frank Locke is an Animal Control Officer for the Town of Sunnyvale, TX a town of about 5,000 in the … Continued
Register for the webinar on Sept. 24: cpbb-analyst-webinar.eventbrite.com CPBB + ELGL Launch A NEW Webinar Training Series “I Want to be Your Analyst!” ELGL and CPBB are proud to announce a new column and webinar training series, “I Want to be Your Analyst.” This 10-part series, consisting of a monthly column and webinar, is intended … Continued
The second installment of our living Resume Book is here! This month we’ve added five resumes to the collection: Angela Handran, Community Outreach Specialist, Wilsonville, OR Elsa Villagrana, Administrative Support Coordinator, California State University – Long Beach Patrick Burke, Vice President (former), Seize the Future Development Foundation Rebecca Edwards, Intern, Main Street Woodruff Rob Severance, Deputy City … Continued
