As Alexandra Petri said, “‘Woman in a Meeting’ is a language of its own.” (Did you know she was a keynote for #ELGL17? Just think of what is coming up for #ELGL19!) If you’ve ever had the pleasure of being a woman in a meeting, you know that it’s never just what you say – … Continued
Bob Lavigna Director Institute for Public Sector Employee Engagement LinkedIn | Twitter Measuring employee engagement. Bob Lavigna the Director of the Institute for Public Sector Employee Engagement at CPS HR joined the podcast to talk about why organizations should take employee engagement seriously. He argues that there is a business case to keeping employees engaged at … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Melissa Asher, the Director of Training and Recruitment for CPS HR Consulting (full bio below). Read Part I of this post! Training and Development This brings us to strategy four – training and development. This has emerged as a huge retention factor for today’s workforce. Employees recognize the need … Continued
What I am watching: The West Wing What I am listening to: local news coverage of another incoming snowmaggedon What I am reading: Final copy of Mayor’s State of the City address When a larger than expected snowstorm arrived this past weekend, and as a result southwest Ohio panicked like we’d never seen snow before … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Melissa Asher, the Director of Training and Recruitment for CPS HR Consulting (full bio below). Two years ago no one was talking about retention in the public sector. Sure, we were collecting and reporting on turnover metrics, but retention wasn’t a big concern. In fact, during and after the … Continued
What I am watching: Monty Python and the Holy Grail…again What I am listening to: I’ll give you one hint…keep reading What I am reading: The “Color of Magic” by Terry Pratchett Since the beginning of 2019, I’ve had one song on repeat: Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next.” It’s not the typical type of music I listen to, … Continued
What I am watching: Old seasons of the Deadliest Catch What I am listening to: Whatever is on the radio! What I am reading: In between books at the moment. First off, a HUGE THANK YOU to Ashley Wooten, Logan Masenthin and Bridget Kozlowski for writing articles about their respective experiences. It is on all … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Ryan Adams writes about balancing being a father to two young boys and advancing his professional career. Hear more from Ryan on this GovLove podcast, Dad Talk, Balancing Diapers and Budgets. Sign up to be a guest columnist for … Continued
What I’m Watching: You What I’m Reading: Nothing at the moment… What I’m Listening to: The Internet The other day my Soror (Sorority Sister for those unfamiliar with D9 lingo) text me, and asked me to share with her the most disturbing microaggression I have ever experienced. She experienced an incident that made her uncomfortable, … Continued
By Dan Weinheimer, Routt County, Colorado I doubt my organization is much different from many of yours but we have a problem -we cannot make decisions. This lack of decisiveness is a problem to be sure, unless you have a problem with that and we can talk more about it at our next meeting… or … Continued
