Brandi Leos, City of Tigard (LinkedIn & Twitter) What I’m listening to – An all-female 90s playlist I created after hearing a new song, Ladies in the 90s What I’m watching – YouTube videos on various home improvement projects Over the past several months, my organization has been providing lean training to managers (including department … Continued
Ed Foley Performance Management Analyst Olathe, KS LinkedIn | Twitter Laura Chandler Director ClearPoint Strategy LinkedIn Josh Edwards Strategy & Performance Director Durham, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Measuring success. A trio of strategic planning and performance measurement experts joined the podcast to talk about their work: Ed Foley the Performance Management Analyst for the City … Continued
This is the third installment in a multi-part blog series by Sam Edelstein about the role of a Chief Data Officer. Read part one here. Read part two here. Once data is counted correctly, we can start to look at trends. If we know how many potholes are filled each day, then we can start … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Daniel Johns the GIS manager for the Clay County Utility Authority in Florida. Connect with Daniel! Is building more efficient processes challenging for your organization? If so, you’re not alone. Changing behavior to drive efficiency is one of the most challenging things a team faces. But, it doesn’t … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Kim Nakahodo – connect with her on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Watching: With the kiddos: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Without my kiddos, and guilty pleasure: Riverdale (BTW, very different than the comics I grew up reading…..) What I’m Reading: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Brian Bickers, Management Analyst at Arlington County, VA, writes about three things to consider when creating a dashboard. Thinking about performance dashboards can be overwhelming. For one thing, what is a performance dashboard? We are still in … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Lindsay Jacques. Follow her on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I’m Reading: 60 Seconds and You’re Hired! by Robin Ryan What I’m Listening to: Folk playlists on Spotify What I’m Recommending: Showing your support this Pride Month #ELGL19 had fantastic presentations, idea-generating content, and over 200 local government nerds. Here are a few … Continued
Want to join the ELGL Morning Buzz writing rotation? You’ll write one blog every month-ish, and post it on your assigned dates. We’re currently working on our Q3 rotation (July, August, September). If you’re selected, we’ll train you up on posting and add you to the Slack planning channel. Why should you write for the … Continued
This is the second installment in a multi-part blog series by Sam Edelstein about the role of a Chief Data Officer. Read part one here. Sometimes the job of Chief Data Officer is as simple as figuring out how to count things. The challenge is that counting things is not always quite as easy as … Continued
This is the first installment in a multi-part blog series by Sam Edelstein about the role of a Chief Data Officer. Just over three years ago, I became the city of Syracuse’s first chief data officer. A couple dozen other cities, as well as states and federal government agencies have chief data officers as well. … Continued
