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University of Houston #ELGLInspire Speaker: Sabrina Martin

#ELGLInspire is coming to University of Houston on October 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Sabrina Martin Marketing Librarian, Sterling Municipal Library LinkedIn | E-mail What was the very … Continued

University of Houston #ELGLInspire Speaker: Clarence L. Wittwer

#ELGLInspire is coming to University of Houston on October 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Clarence L.Wittwer Director of Public Works, The City of Pearland LinkedIn | Twitter  What … Continued

University of Houston #ELGLInspire Speaker: Jessica Young

#ELGLInspire is coming to University of Houston on October 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Jessica Young Assistant Director of Communications and Community Engagement LinkedIn | Twitter  What was … Continued

University of Houston #ELGLInspire Speaker: Matt Hartleib

#ELGLInspire is coming to University of Houston on October 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Matt Hartleib HR Manager & Director of Civil Service LinkedIn What was the very … Continued

Member Profile: Marshall Curry

Marshall Curry Nonprofit Consultant  LinkedIn If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? Granada, Spain Storytelling or innovation? Which is the most overused word in local government? Innovation. But as a fan of both topics in local government, I don’t think we are discussing innovation or storytelling enough! What … Continued

University of Houston #ELGLInspire Speaker: Joshua Pascua

#ELGLInspire is coming to University of Houston on October 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Joshua Pascua Capital Projects Analyst, Harris County Budget Management Department E-mail | LinkedIn What … Continued

The Relativity of Innovation, Mind Over Matter

What I’m reading: Chuck Marohn’s new “Strong Towns-A bottom-up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity.” What I’m listening to: Go Cultivate’s latest podcast “Are we doing this right- Tiny Homes Edition.” What I’m watching: I haven’t watched TV in almost two years, but I am currently people-watching in Chattanooga, TN at the International Placemaking Week Conference … Continued

The Importance of Sharing Disappointments

Today’s Guest Blog is brought to you by Ann Marie Townshend, City Manager for Lewes, Delaware. Connect with Ann Marie on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I’m watching: NFL Football What I’m reading: Change Management: The People Side of Change by Jeffrey M. Hiatt and Timothy J. Creasey  What I’m listening to: Call Sign Chaos by … Continued

Podcast: Shared Services & Consolidation with Ed Henschel

Ed Henschel Author & Consultant Bio | LinkedIn Delivering services in a better, faster, and more efficient way. Author Ed Henschel joined the podcast to talk about his career in local government and his new book, which is a practical guide to municipal service consolidation. Ed describes the different types of consolidation and shared service … Continued

Social Media and Your Co-Workers…

What I am listening to: The radio What I am watching: Frontier (Netflix) What I am looking forward to: Spring and summer!  I’m spending the winter planning my National Park trips! Having friends at work is a factor in job satisfaction, productivity and can help alleviate stress because you have someone to talk with who … Continued

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