We are excited to announce the 1st Annual Futures Forum! A collaboration between Strategic Government Resources and Southwest ELGL. This one-day forum will feature topics like community engagement, workforce diversity, and succession planning. Registration is FREE for ELGL members and $100 for non-members. If you are not an ELGL member you can join here. Register: Futures Forum
Steve Harding, former city manager in California, provides a refresher course in optimism. Like most professions, public managers are usually very good at explaining the what they do and how they do it. What they are not as good at is asking and telling “Why” they do it. This presentation is about how governmental professionals can reestablish a … Continued
Observations from Under the Saguaro by Christian M. Williams @MyPublicTweeter The City of Goodyear continues to align City priorities and initiatives to performance measures, Strategic Action Plan, and Priority Based Budgeting (PBB) programs. The purpose is to create a clear linkage and understanding that can be seen by citizens, Council, and staff. Goodyear’s performance measures program, … Continued
Link: Register for the Nov. 24 Webinar Dealing with Trolls ELGL is excited to announce a new webinar coming up in a couple of weeks! Chris Hernandez the Communications Director of Kansas City, Missouri will be chatting with us about handling negativity as a government communicator. From trolls on facebook to the local anti-government blog, every … Continued
Ben Bryant is the Deputy City Manager for the City of Happy Valley, OR. By Ben Bryant (LinkedIn) Hi! My name is Ben and this is my first ever blog post! Addressing the lack of women who are in the top administrative job in local government is a worthy topic at an important juncture in our … Continued
Kim Newcomer, Slate Communications, provides substance to the trendy, but often hollow, suggestion that local government needs to tell a better story. By Kim Newcomer – LinkedIn and Twitter Every new parent has that moment. The one where you look lovingly at your newborn child and think, “What the hell am I supposed to do with … Continued
ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt documents the wonders of the World Wide Web and the latest transactions in local government. Get up to speed by reviewing the October edition. November 30 Emerald City When we roll to Seattle for an NFL football game, we make sure to include a #CityHallSelfie. Don’t like Uber? Or walking? … Continued
As part of the grueling ELGL initiation process, new members are asked to complete our version of the Wonderlic test. It’s an open book test and participants do not have to use a dull number 2 pencil to fill in tiny circles. Victoria Yarbrough (LinkedIn and Twitter) is the Director, Leisure & Library Services at City of Sierra Vista, … Continued
As part of the grueling ELGL initiation process, new members are asked to complete our version of the Wonderlic test. It’s an open book test and participants do not have to use a dull number 2 pencil to fill in tiny circles. Krista (LinkedIn) is a current Master of Public Administration student at the University of Southern California’s … Continued
Mo’Mix Solutions was a gracious sponsor of #ELGL15, and to show their support for #ELGL16 (a year in advance!), they’re giving away free attendance to #ELGL16 to one lucky survey respondent who completed the below sponsored survey. Share your ideas, and mark your calendar for October 21, 2016 in Portland, San Francisco, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, … Continued
