Fantasy or Reality? Work Life Balance in Local Government

Posted on June 19, 2015

BALANCE: (n.) an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady; a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions. (v.) keep or put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall; offset or compare the value of (one thing) with another (Google...

#13Percent: Stay Hungry

Posted on June 16, 2015

13 Percent: Stay Hungry by India Adams, City of Tacoma, WA (LinkedIn and Twitter)   Last October, I was asked to serve on a panel titled, “What the Young Guard, Can Teach the Old Guard” at the Virginia Municipal League 109th Conference.

The Time Is Now….Become an Advocate for Diversity in Local Government

Posted on June 15, 2015

By: Kent Wyatt - LinkedIn and Twitter Last time you learned that I Am 36-Year Old White Male. Not much has changed. I am now a 37-year white male struggling to articulate how we (you and me) can make a difference in the long-simmering racial tensions of our country. In particular, I want to focus on...

LA: Buddy Boe, St. Charles Parish Chief Administrative Officer

Posted on June 15, 2015

Nifty Fifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and we hope...

What’s Your “E?”

Posted on June 14, 2015

One of the top questions we get about ELGL is, "what does the “E” in ELGL stand for?" Well… everything. When ELGL first started, it stood for “emerging” because we wanted to scratch that itch regarding preparing the next generation for local government leadership.  
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