The June Confidential: The Really, Really, Really Big One

Posted on June 19, 2016

In the Confidential, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt brings you all the news and happenings that you probably shouldn't know about. June 30 Welcome to the Holiday Weekend   The Really, Really, Really Big One Some of you, especially those in the Pacific Northwest, are still shaking from last year's New Yorker article, The Really Big One. The article...

Citizen Engagement How-To: Mayor Dorothy Knauss from Chewelah, WA

Posted on June 18, 2016

Zach Navin with the City of Mequon, WI – LinkedIn and Twitter wrote "Be Like Superman: Give a City Hall Tour," about the benefits of hosting elementary school students at city halls to promote understanding of municipal services. He concluded his blog by asking how we can get this same excitement from high school, and or undergraduate students to help the attract...

Workplace Confessionals

Posted on June 18, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This is a tool in the ELGL Workforce Development Toolbox. WHAT: Sometimes, optimizing the performance of your employees is as simple as not making gaffes that can demoralize or diminish employees. Or, when dealing with community members or elected officials - recognizing bad behavior and then ensuring that it doesn't happen again. Learning from others'...

Travels With Zoe: Prague

Posted on June 18, 2016

This is the second part of a multi-part series chronicling Zoe Monahan’s travels to the ICMA International Regional Summit. Read more about Zoe in installment #1. The ICMA International Regional Summit is off to a great start! I am happy to report that the flights were a breeze and my luggage made it to Prague, which is always...

Travels With Zoe

Posted on June 13, 2016

This is the first part of a multi-part series chronicling Zoe Monahan's travels to the ICMA International Regional Summit. My name is Zoe Monahan, Management Analyst II at the City of Tualatin, Oregon. I am visiting Prague this week to attend the ICMA International Regional Summit! Did you know that there is an international summit?  This is...
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