ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt poses a question and a guest columnist answers it. This week, Meredith Hauck, writes about how to ask better questions. Hello, my name is Meredith. Yes, I am a Leadership + Life Coach. No, I don’t have all the answers. I know, I’m disappointed about that, too. I thought they came … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Josh Edwards, so be kind or not– either way, connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: Willie Nelson What I’m Reading: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief What I’m Watching: Disney Plus reliving my childhood I will be jumping into the 3rd post in my Foundations of Local Government Strategic … Continued
This post is by ELGL member Heather Geyer, City Manager, City of Northglenn, CO. She’s also the Mountain Plains Senior Vice President on the ICMA Executive Board. Follow Heather on Twitter and LinkedIn. “You can’t be what you can’t see.” These words have always been with me throughout my local government career, but especially so since I … Continued
2020 ICMA West Coast Regional Conference Scholarship Opportunity from Cal-ICMA! The 2020 West Coast Regional Conference is March 18 – 20, 2020 in Vancouver, Washington. Cal-ICMA is offering scholarships to attend for first time attendees residing in California and a current member of ICMA. Four scholarships offered Complimentary conference registration Stipend to cover lodging & … Continued
Beginning in January 2020, a new Oregon law goes into effect which requires public employers to note in their workplace anti-harassment policies that the policy applies to elected officials. The new law, SB 479, does not create a legal liability that was not already present. Although an elected official is not a traditional “employee,” even … Continued
Brought to you by Engagement Manager, Meghan Ruble, of Bang the Table. Today is the day! Your online engagement site is going live, a culmination of months, perhaps years of work to foster internal buy-in, secure funding, identify projects, create content, gather images and finally launch your site. Congratulations! Now the real work begins. In my … Continued
Ed Fields Senior Advisor and Chief Strategist City of Birmingham, Alabama Bio | LinkedIn Engagement from campaigning to governing. Ed Fields, Senior Advisor and Chief Strategist for the City of Birmingham, Alabama, joined the podcast to talk about how they engage residents in the work of local government. He also discussed transitioning a new mayoral … Continued
This Morning Buzz is by Christian Williams, a Planner with the City of Goodyear, AZ and an ELGL Board of Directors member! Planner of the Week My city has what is called a “Planner of the Week” (POW); my three colleagues and I rotate through being the POW (for a weeklong period). During this weeklong … Continued
For the month of February, we are asking you to make GovLove your valentine with a donation to ELGL to support the podcast you know and love. Our goal is to raise $2,500 for new equipment and professional development training for our hosts. That means, if only 100 ELGL members donate $25, we can reach … Continued
ELGL was proud to sponsor the 2020 Strategic Government Resources Conference in Hurst, Texas. Michael Montgomery shares his conference experience below. Michael currently serves as the Town Administrator for the Town of Bartonville, Texas. He received his undergraduate degree from Colorado State University and Masters of Public Administration from the University of North Texas. In … Continued
