Category: Jam of the Month

Celebrating Public Service – and Public Servants

This guest commentary is by Bob J. Lavigna with CPS HR Consulting. Bob is the author of the book “Engaging Government Employees,” and director of the Institute for Public Sector Employee Engagement, a division of CPS HR Services, an independent government agency.   This year, May 1-7 is Public Service Recognition Week. Since 1985, this … Continued

Replacing a Government Employee Can Cost 150% of Worker’s Salary

This guest commentary is by Bob J. Lavigna with CPS HR Consulting. Bob is the author of the book “Engaging Government Employees,” and director of the Institute for Public Sector Employee Engagement, a division of CPS HR Services, an independent government agency. This article originally appeared on RouteFifty.   Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, a … Continued

Government Needs to Rehabilitate Its Image to Attract and Retain Workers

This guest commentary is by Bob J. Lavigna with CPS HR Consulting. Bob is the author of the book “Engaging Government Employees,” and director of the Institute for Public Sector Employee Engagement, a division of CPS HR Services, an independent government agency. This article originally appeared on RouteFifty.   Nearly every sector of the U.S. … Continued

Free Trial: Zencity

ELGL’s friends at Zencity are offering a free trial of their online platform. Learn more below, and sign up today! Benefits include: Access to ongoing resident input, 24/7 Understand what your residents are discussing and what they care about most with our ongoing, automatic collection and analysis of your residents’ online conversations Customized project dashboards … Continued

Go Forth and Facilitate

This Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ariana Adame, Planning Manager. Connect with me on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Website. What I’m Reading: Dare to Lead, Brene Brown   What I’m Re-Watching: The Soprano’s   What I’m Listening To: Butter by BTS (I live with a teen and a pre-teen) Have you ever explained what … Continued

The COVID-19 Workplace: Employees Want to Be Heard

This guest blog is by Robert J. Lavigna with CPS HR Consulting. The pandemic has changed how and where most of us work. With millions of employees now working remotely, including in government, organizations have struggled to communicate effectively with their employees. Even before the pandemic, communication was a major challenge to managing a remote workforce. … Continued

ELGL Strategic Plan – Quarterly Updates

ELGL reports on the progress on our strategic plan each quarter using our ClearPoint Strategy software. Check this post to review current and prior updates and learn more how ELGL is making progress on the plan. First Quarter, 2020 Highlights from this quarter include the National Day of Supper Clubbing, as well as a very … Continued

Strategic Planning Process, Step One- Input

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Josh Edwards, so be kind or not– either way, connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: Willie Nelson What I’m Reading: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief What I’m Watching: Disney Plus reliving my childhood I will be jumping into the 3rd post in my Foundations of Local Government Strategic … Continued

The Relativity of Innovation, Mind Over Matter

What I’m reading: Chuck Marohn’s new “Strong Towns-A bottom-up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity.” What I’m listening to: Go Cultivate’s latest podcast “Are we doing this right- Tiny Homes Edition.” What I’m watching: I haven’t watched TV in almost two years, but I am currently people-watching in Chattanooga, TN at the International Placemaking Week Conference … Continued

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