Category: Human Resources

Tips for Interviewing a Potential Employer

This Morning Buzz is brought to you by Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Budget Manager, City of Brighton, CO. Connect with me on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Think Sideways by Tamara Ghandour What I’m Re-Watching: Friends-That reunion triggered some serious nostalgia. What I’m Listening To: Whatever comes up on “all songs” next. This morning it ranged from old school Taylor … 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

Findings from the New Normal Survey: COVID’s Lasting Legacy on Local Government

599 local government officials and staff from across the country recently took “The New Normal Survey: COVID’s Lasting Legacy on Local Government,” which was conducted in partnership with The Atlas, ELGL, CivicPulse, CivicPlus and RouteFifty. It is a follow-up to a survey from June 2020. Last year, we asked local government leaders how public services … Continued

DEI in Local Government: Ensuring Transformative Pragmatism

  Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Aline Alves da Costa, Content Creator at the Wyoming Liberty Group.  You can connect with her via LinkedIn, Twitter or follow her life adventures on IG. What I’m reading:. I am reading Green Lights by Matthew McConaughey, I am  reading The Power of showing up (a great book for parents!), … Continued

Remote Work – Is It Here to Stay?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Melissa Cantarero Weiss, Director of Administrative Services at the City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Connect with Melissa on Twitter or LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: A Girl from Yamhill by Beverly Cleary What I’m Watching: I am mostly skipping TV currently… What I’m Listening to: The podcast Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy  … Continued

Successful Local Gov Internships Part 3: Budget Request Evaluation

This is the final part in a three-part series about designing successful local government internships. This series is authored by Pat Madej (LinkedIn | Twitter) and Molly Gaskin (Email | Twitter). We spoke briefly in our GovLove episode about Molly’s evaluation of our budget request forms which served as her flagship summer internship project. This post dives … Continued

Successful Local Gov Internships Part 2: The Virtual Intern Experience

This is the second in a three-part series about designing successful local government internships. This series is authored by Pat Madej (LinkedIn | Twitter) and Molly Gaskin (Email | Twitter), and is presented in conjunction with his recent GovLove podcast episode on local government internships. I was all geared up to start my internship mid-March right as … Continued

Successful Local Gov Internships Part 1: Designing the Internship

This is the first in a three part series about designing successful local government internships. This series is authored by Pat Madej (LinkedIn | Twitter), and is presented in conjunction with his recent GovLove podcast episode on local government internships. Step 1: Plan and Pitch Back when ELGL’s own Ben Kittelson and I created our office’s summer … Continued

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