It’s Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We’re asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Pam Weir Assistant to the City Manager – City of Goodyear, Arizona Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Issues facing Goodyear: Growth, growth, and more growth. We are working hard to ensure our services keep pace with development … Continued
Right Now with Nick Smith What I’m watching: AlphaZero vs Stockfish Chess Match Highlights by Danny Rensch What I’m reading: The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Erik Brynjolfsson A headline in the New York Times reads “LABOR VERSUS MACHINES: AN EMPLOYMENT PUZZLE.” Sure, it’s a little sensational, … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Edward Krafcik, Soofa, addresses the three biggest challenges in getting cities to embrace smart benches. How do you overcome this? Since the early days of 2015, I’ve been digging into problems facing municipalities and counties to learn how … Continued
It’s Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We’re asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Andrew Dymczyk Deputy Supervisor – Charter Township of Harrison Connect: LinkedIn Challenges Facing Harrison Township Unfunded pension obligations Aging infrastructure DDA development Local road funding Holiday Songs A Marshmellow World – Dean Martin Christmas Rappin – … Continued
I posed this question on Twitter last week: I’m researching exit interviews and their impact on organizations. If you use them, how have they helped your organization? If you don’t use them, why? Thanks to those of you who responded and shared your thoughts on the sometimes-contentious exit interview. Here is what I learned from … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Shannah Hayley, Director Communications and Community Outreach, City of Plano (Texas), discusses as her side job as the Curator for TEDxPlano. My day job as Director of Communications and Community Outreach for the City of Plano … Continued
By Zach Navin, Twitter and LinkedIn, Public Works Management Analyst at City of Wauwatosa Good Morning World, Today I am going to keep in the spirit of @ELGLSconnie by talking about a real issue facing municipalities within the State of Wisconsin. WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF LIQUOR LICENSES!!! The State of Wisconsin law states that a license … Continued
It’s Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We’re asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Craig Crossette Graduate Assistant, Public Policy Management Center; President, ASPA-KS Connect: LinkedIn Challenges facing local government Working through societal divisions. Addressing intergenerational equity. Labor talent retention. Citizen engagement/participation. Dinner Guests Gregg Marshall John Bardo Bob Denhardt … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Alyssa Wolverton (LinkedIn) discusses your experience as a young professional in local government. I don’t know if I am allowed to honestly answer the question “is local government inviting to young professionals?” It would help my odds … Continued
Kittelson’s Corner is here for your reading pleasure. It’s officially the holiday season! Read my takes on the week that was and whatever local government thing I’m nerding out about. City Life & Christmas Dog Y’all, it’s officially the holiday season in our house. I waited on releasing a Kittelson’s Corner because I wanted/needed to … Continued
