I Have to Ask: Starting a New Job During COVID-19

Posted on July 26, 2020

In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Michael Montgomery, Deputy City Council Administrator for Colorado Springs, Colorado, writes about transitioning to a new job during COVID-19. In 2012, I left Colorado to pursue my Master of Public Administration at the University...

I Have to Ask: Communicating During COVID

Posted on July 19, 2020

In this series, ELGL Co-founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Ashley Copeland, Communications Manager for the City of Newnan, GA, writes about the challenges of communicating during COVID-19. We have all witnessed COVID-19 and its impact on the lives of...

I Have to Ask: Overcoming Internal Baggage

Posted on July 12, 2020

In this series, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Heidi Voorhees, president and co-owner of GovHR USA, shares advice for when navigating the recruitment process when you are the internal candidate. The good news is you are an internal...

I Have to Ask: Difficult Career Decision

Posted on May 31, 2020

In this series, ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Sarah (Manning) Henricks, Special Projects Services Consultant, Los Altos Hills County Fire District, writes a recent career decision. I've made two career decisions that I found particularly difficult. The first...

I Have to Ask: COVID-19 Resources

Posted on May 10, 2020

In this series, ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Kent Hartsfield, Cartegraph, highlights three strategies for how local governments can respond to COVID-19. Nothing is more human than our deep desire to help others and to be supportive in times...

I Have to Ask: Benefits to Perspective

Posted on May 3, 2020

In this series, ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Cynthia Northrop, City Administrator for Rhome, Texas, shares three takeaways from her career experiences.  My journey to city management may be the road less traveled, yet it has afforded me...

I Have to Ask: Teen Court

Posted on April 26, 2020

In this series, ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Leanna Jasek-Rysdahl, Teen Court/Youth Services Coordinator for the City of Lone Tree, Colorado, writes about the positive ripples of Teen Court. There are over 1,000 Teen Court programs around the...

I Have to Ask: Life on the Campaign Trail

Posted on April 19, 2020

In this series, ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Kathryn Mortensen, Budget and Performance Fellow for the City of Brighton, Colorado, writes about lessons learned from working on a political campaign. In another life, I was never going to...