#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
#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
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
#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
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
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
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
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
Source: Adapted from Open Data’s Impact Repository – odimpact.org Transparency and open governance have rapidly become the new ‘baseline criteria’ for best practices in our current tech-centered economy. Across the country, residents are increasingly reliant upon (and expectant of!) accessible and easy-to-understand sources of information about their community. And these expectations of ‘open governance’ are … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Clay Campbell, Administrative Supervisor for the Downers Grove Sanitary District. Connect on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Reading: Kiplinger’s November Issue (it’s finance, y’all!) What I’m Watching: Living with Yourself feat. Paul Rudd on Netflix (dark comedy fo sure) What I’m Listening To: Pretty much anything by the Chainsmokers right now … Continued
