Cohort Overview The Employee Experience Cohort is designed for local governments that are interested in building or transforming an employee engagement program. The events of 2020 have completely changed the workplace for a public sector employee. With unprecedented freedom to telework, concerns about health and safety, as well as feelings of isolation and disconnectedness between … Continued
Like many government training offices at the start of the COVID19 quarantine, you may have had to switch quickly from in-person training to online training. In my former office at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, we converted all the in-person classes to online delivery through WebEx. Thankfully, our staff was prepared because most of … Continued
This article was written by Jane Marie Ford, Principal Financial & Policy Analyst at the City of Portland. Jane Marie wrote this article as part of the Crisis Management Cohort with Drucker Institute. Read all the articles from the cohort here. Connect with Jane on Email. I’m a Principal Financial & Policy Analyst at the … Continued
Guest post brought to you by Caity Belta, Engagement Manager, Bang the Table ____________________________________________________________________________________ As an Engagement Manager at Bang the Table, I often find myself addressing the same set of big questions for our clients. Post COVID-19 and in our current social climate, those questions tend to look something like this: How have other … Continued
In part, higher education is earned. It takes effort and resources (time and money). Those of us who’ve completed at least an undergraduate degree likely can reflect back on long nights and tired mornings getting through the readings, writings, and other assignments to receive our passing grades. In part, higher education is a privilege. It … Continued
2021 Community Surveying to Understand Inclusion A Justice & Equity Cohort from ELGL & Polco / National Research Center 2020 showed us how imperative inclusivity is to the civic process. When any group of residents feels unheard or undervalued, we see all aspects of community livability suffer. But we know equally that inviting resident voices … Continued
This article was written by Jessica Dorsey, Water Resource Senior Program Manager at the City of Hillsboro. Jessica wrote this article as part of the Water Resources Cohort. Read all the articles from the cohort here. Connect with Jessica on email. Although providing safe, reliable water to our communities is always the highest priority the truth is … Continued
This article was written by Stephen (Steve) Gushue, City of Mesa – Fiscal Analyst for Environmental Management & Sustainability. Steve wrote this article as part of the Crisis Management Cohort with Drucker Institute. Read all the articles from the cohort here. Connect with Steve on LinkedIn or Twitter. Hello, I am Stephen Gushue, and I … Continued
Many of my friends have told me they are in a deep funk. Businesses they love have closed. They want to hop on a plane without wearing a mask and escape to somewhere exotic. They just want to hide at home and lose themselves in mindless fun family activities. My husband and I have lived … Continued
Hello ELGL, Greetings from the City of West Bend, Wisconsin—a charming city situated along the Milwaukee River in the heart of the Kettle Moraine—home to more than 32,000 residents. The Communications Department (a.k.a. The Comm Team) is pleased to take part in today’s #ELGLTakeoverTuesdays! Together, our team manages all types of communications and marketing programs … Continued
