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
Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading – The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science, Becoming, and The Death and Life of Great American Cities. (I know! Three books at once?! Christmas was good to me!) What I’m Watching – Star Trek: Enterprise What I’m blanching – Green beans! This post was … Continued
Webinar: Understanding Implicit Bias Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Noon PST FREE! RSVP/Registration required Join ELGL and CPS HR Consulting for a free webinar on understanding implicit bias. Use this webinar to train your new employees, or refresh you staff’s understanding of attitudes or stereotypes that affect your local government’s performance in an unconscious manner. Webinars are … Continued
This guest blog is by Robert J. Lavigna with CPS HR Consulting and is reprinted with permission from Governing Magazine. It’s become an article of faith in government that improving employee engagement will drive improved performance and service. That’s not surprising, given the documented successes of private-sector firms in engaging their workers and reaping the financial … Continued
I know many of our ELGL’ers are parents and have been for some time now. But here I am, figuring it out as I go — and asking all of us to advocate for the future of working parents in local government. My son was born 3.5 weeks early at the end of this past … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Stephanie Taylor, Public Information Coordinator, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, writes about three strategies for connecting with the community. Sign up to be a guest columnist for this series. One of the most challenging things I faced when stepping into my … Continued
Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – Rend Collective What I’m Reading – Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson (almost done!) What I’m Watching – These days it is mostly University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill basketball What I’m Doing – Chilling next to my dog on the couch after eating dinner Last … Continued
What I’m doing: Flying out of frigid Wisconsin and heading for warmer weather What I’m watching: The Wire What I’m listening to: Slow Burn, a Slate Podcast As a young professional almost two years into my career I often get questions like; where do you want to be in 5 years? Do you want to … Continued
Morning Buzz with Jordan Rae Hillman, Deputy Director of City Planning for the city of Jackson, Mississippi I’ve made some great hiring decisions over the years. Those individuals are key pieces of my career puzzle. I’ve also made some terrible hiring decisions. Those decisions serve as an important reminder each time I make a hiring decision. A … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Jacob Sherwood writes about his three years working for New York Governor Cuomo. Sign up to be a guest columnist for this series. I began working for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in January of 2016 as an … Continued
