In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Eve Sweeting, Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners, Human Resources Analyst, writes about the role of luck in her career. Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. – Seneca We all get lucky breaks in our life … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Jason Jones, Guilford County, NC, writes about how his local government career benefits from being part of the track and field team at North Carolina State University. Apparently ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt moonlights as a private background … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn, Performance Manager at District Department of Transportation, highlights three biggest challenges in managing a team. Check out her previous article – I Have to Ask You: Data-Driven Decision Making. It’s hard to get management experience, … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn, Performance Manager at District Department of Transportation, highlights three examples of data driven decision-making. A few hours before writing this I had just returned home from my first 12-hour shift of the year in Snow … 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
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
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
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Chris Keefer, Finance/HR Director, Town of Blythewood, SC, writes about her second career. Read more from Chris in Classes are Coming: My Mid-Life MPA. Four years ago, after 30-plus years as a writer/editor and communications professional, I changed careers … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Zach Ratkai, City of Richland, WA, writes about responding to the 2013 Colorado floods. When ELGL asked me if my perspective changed after working for in local government during and after the 2013 Colorado floods, my immediate … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Mary Jane Nirdlinger, Town of Chapel Hill, NC, Assistant City Manager, writes about putting yourself in position to succeed as an internal candidate. The only obvious conclusion most people would draw from my career path is that … Continued
