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Ben Kittelson, Kent Wyatt and Kirsten Wyatt are taking the ELGL #13Percent show on the road! They’ll visit Wrightsville Beach on Thursday, July 14 at 10:00 a.m. for the North Carolina Local Government Budget Association (NCLGBA) summer conference.
The conference agenda is chock full of interesting sessions, many that are taking place at the same time as other interesting sessions. (You know you’re staring down a quality conference when you feel conflicted by the scheduled concurrent sessions and want to attend all of them.)
We’re excited that some of our favorite ELGL friends will be in attendance: Heather Drennan, Josh Edwards, and Rafael Baptista (we’re not above shamelessly name dropping the great people who make ELGL tick).
We’re also excited to talk about the #13Percent issue with NCLGBA because as we recently discussed in this week’s GovLove podcast, we’re only going to move the needle off of 13 percent if we get all local government groups thinking and talking about ways that we achieve equity in local government leadership. The fact that a local government budget association is mindful of the #13Percent topic is progressive and meaningful and we’re pleased to take part in this conference.
The #13Percent initiative was borne from ELGL’s immediate reaction when women in the profession data was released in January 2015, and showed that only 13 percent of ICMA CAO members were women, and that the percentage had stayed the same for the past 30 years.
With the release of 2016 data showing that 15 percent of ICMA CAO members are women, ELGL is again focused on this issue, this time in a five part series where our members are encouraged to dig into the data set, learn more, and help us develop a work plan for our organization.
ELGL’s approach on this issue includes a few key points:
- This is a topic that everyone must tackle – we can’t point fingers to another group and blithely assume that they can take care of it.
- Issues like work-life balance and pay equity are not women’s issues.
- It is imperative to engage elected officials in the #13Percent conversation.
- Local governments are most successful when the leadership team reflects the community it serves.
Leading up to and during the conference, Kent, Kirsten and Ben will be blogging about their conference preparations and their experiences. You can check back to this page to learn more about their adventures.
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Why #13Percent Matters: Hiring and Retaining Great Employees in the Public Sector
Presenters:
- Kirsten Wyatt, Executive Director, Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)
- Kent Wyatt, Senior Management Analyst, City of Tigard, Oregon
- Ben Kittelson, Budget Analyst, Guilford County
Moderator:
- Rafael Baptista, Durham County
Workforce development and succession planning are among the foremost concerns for government agencies and jurisdictions across the country. With huge waves of baby-boomers retiring and not enough young people entering – or staying in – public service, governments face a brain drain issue on the one hand, and a shortage of new talent who could contribute fresh ideas on the other. It is imperative to modernize recruitment and hiring processes and to create an appealing, 21st century workplace in local government. This panel explores the new technologies and policies to attract and manage a mobile workforce. The panel will also shine light on management’s role to ensure that employees are equipped with the skills and tools they need to thrive in a modern public workforce.[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]