Weekly Update

Posted on January 29, 2017

Dear ELGL members, This week, we shared with you experiences from three local government conferences in Missouri, Texas, and Colorado: #MCMA17 Update: Headed Home Tales About Texas: Until the Next Episode #CCCMA in Glenwood Springs, CO 2017 I think Kent said it best in his thank you message to the ELGL members who participated in...

Adventures of an Accounting Red Raider

Posted on January 25, 2017

This is Part One of Casey Camor's blog series about her path to a PhD in Business Administration at Texas Tech University. Casey's decision to head back to graduate school and pursue a doctorate in local government financial management was based on her experiences working at the municipal level. Previously, Casey was the Finance Director in...

Beyond Bean Counting: How to Lead

Posted on January 25, 2017

This is the second installment of a four-part series on how local government finance officers can make a BIG impact when given a seat at the table!  In a previous post, we looked at why finance professionals can help their organizations and themselves by assuming a leadership role in strategic planning. For those who want...

Never Settle for a Single Mentor

Posted on January 21, 2017

Chris Floore LinkedIn | Twitter Find a mentor? No…find several mentors. Each person you work for and around, or even those that work for you, can teach you something to make you better at life and career. Everyone has a special set of skills from which you could potentially learn, and you should be actively looking at...

Best-Ever Mentor? Al Johnson, Retired City Manager

Posted on January 20, 2017

If you haven't figured it out yet, it's mentoring month! Yay! Julia Burrows shares her Best-Ever mentor with us in this edition. Connect with Julia on LinkedIn. Al Johnson served as City Manager of Roseville, CA for 15 years. Al was a leader, visionary, brilliant negotiator, sportsman, gifted storyteller and provided the foundation for my continuing...
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