Career Ladder

Welcome to Your Public Service Career!

Posted on October 12, 2019

Today’s Buzz is by Ann Marie Townshend, City Manager of Lewes, Delaware. Connect with her on Linkedin or Twitter. What I’m Watching: Prohibition (Ken Burns documentary) What I’m Listening To: NPR What I’m Doing: Camping on the Chesapeake Bay this weekend Welcome to your public service career…. You may feel overwhelmed, but take a deep...
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Flipping the “Top Down” Approach to Tech

Posted on October 11, 2019

Today's Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I'm eating: All things fried: it's fair food season in New England! What I'm doing: Answering the door when local candidates come to talk What I'm listening to: The whole lineup...
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Awesome Power of Customer Service (And Yes, Residents Are Customers)

Posted on October 10, 2019

Today's Buzz is by Jenny Kosek, Communications Strategist at City of West Allis. Connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn.  What I’m Watching: The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (again) What I’m Reading: The Institute, Stephen King What I’m Listening To: Sawbones podcast, Dr. Sydnee McElroy & Justin McElroy First, I’m here to blow up...
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Apply for that Job!

Posted on October 9, 2019

Today's Buzz is by Alisha Janes (Find her on Twitter and LinkedIn) What I am watching: Schitt's Creek What I am listening to: Episode 684 of This American Life, Burn it Down    What I am reading: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood This month I was honored to interview for a town manager position in an incredibly beautiful Colorado mountain town....
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Embracing the Silver Lining: Why Negativity Matters

Posted on October 8, 2019

Today's Buzz is by Katie Nelson (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Reading: “The Saturday Night Ghost Club” What I’m Watching: “Hocus Pocus” What I’m Listening To: “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” To every cloud, there is a silver lining. I’m Irish, so hearing that at an early age, for every time I got...
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The Profit: Why Process is Important to an Innovation Strategy (part 1 of 3)

Posted on October 7, 2019

Today’s Buzz is by Greg Stopka (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m listening to: Sports radio about the Bears loss in London What I’m watching: Matt Nagy press conference about why the Bears loss in London What I am reading: Bears blogs about how to never again lose in London One of my favorite guilty pleasure shows...
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Rethinking Mentorship: What’s Your Particular Set of Skills?

Posted on October 6, 2019

Today’s Buzz is by Katie Babits – connected on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am watching: Unbelievable What I am listening to: NPR's Planet Money What I am reading: The Tattooed Soldier by Hector Tobar Lately I've been thinking about mentorship, relationships, and the people who have impacted my career. I have never belonged to a formal mentoring...
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ELGL Guide to Nashville

Posted on October 5, 2019

Today’s Buzz is by Laura Hardwicke– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: Disenchantment What I’m Reading: Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of your Fist by Sunil Yapa What I’m listening to: Nashville’s own Bird Cloud When ICMA announced their conference in Nashville I was so excited to host my...
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Five Tools That Make My Job Easier

Posted on October 4, 2019

Today's Buzz is by Danielle Rogers – the Community Marketing Manager for the City of Newton, Iowa. Connect with her on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram! What I'm watching: I may have already binged the newest episode of the Great British Baking Show on Netflix. I'm truly addicted and glad the US is finally on the same season as...
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