Dawn Gustafson Executive Assistant, Cabarrus County, NC E-mail If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? Gunnison, Co Storytelling or innovation? Which is the most overused word in local government? Innovation. What year would the most important in your life? Why? 2011. The birth of my first son. (Complete … Continued
This is the slide deck from the #ELGLRoadTrip event held in Transylvania County, NC the week of September 23, 2019. More than half of Transylvania County is public land (rare for the Eastern part of the US) and we draw heavily on that public land for niche tourist businesses, but it also hinders our property … Continued
Shay Bauman, student at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington, reflects on interning with Performa. This summer, I lived in Utah, did a fellowship out of Oregon, while my boss lived in Virginia, my organization was headquartered in Maryland, and the CEO lived in Australia. My experience was … Continued
By Sarah E. Moss, MPA LinkedIn and Twitter What I’m watching — The Country Music documentary by Ken Burns, an interesting lens for learning American history What I’m reading — Airplane magazines due to lots of fun work travel this month What I’m listening to — A City and County of Denver City Council meeting … Continued
This guest blog is brought to you by one of our finalists for the 2019 Meagle Award, The City of River Falls Wisconsin! The Meagle Award recognizes the best places to work in local government. Welcome aboard! Often, when a new employee is hired, they are given a quick walk through the office and briefly … Continued
Having Difficult Conversations In Your Organization and Beyond Thursday, November 14 12:30 pm – 2 pm ET / 9:30 am – 11:30 am PT Registration is FREE – Advance registration is required. Webinar Topics: What are difficult conversations with employees, citizens, and others? What techniques and skills can you develop to be more effective … Continued
Martha Bennett City Manager City of Lake Oswego, Oregon LinkedIn Transitioning into a new leadership role. Martha Bennett, the City Manager of Lake Oswego, Oregon, joined the podcast to talk about her first two months on the job. She also talked about her time leading two unique local government agencies Metro, a regional government for … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, the Assistant to the Town Manager in Hudson, Colorado. Read Matt’s writing about understanding privilege, understanding identity, and impressing in meetings. It’s a common discussion to consider ways to open ourselves to other cultures and appreciate the differences that exist among us. The social, economic, and personal … Continued
Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m watching: It’s Halloween, so … let’s just recommend Cabin in the Woods and Tucker and Dale vs Evil — easily my two favorite “horror movies” What I’m reading: Citizenville by Gavin Newsom What I’m listening to: Jimmy Eat World’s new album, Surviving — crazy to think they’ve … Continued
The below information is from the U.S. Census Bureau and is shared to assist local governments with outreach and recruitment for the nearly 500,000 people needed to hire to ensure a fair and accurate 2020 Census. Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau launched its nationwide 2020 Census recruitment campaign to recruit and hire the nearly 500,000 people needed to … Continued
