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New Sensation: Bob Bruner, Birmingham (MI), City Manager

We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members.  As a reminder, we developed this feature to introduce you … Continued

The Final Draft: Preparing for the SGR Conference

This is the fourth in a multi-part series about preparing to present at a professional conference. This series will look at the steps that go into session planning, and include drafts of our presentation in advance of our January 30, 2014 presentation at the SGR organizational development conference in Dallas, Texas.ur This is the final … Continued

01.25.14: Pure Midwest with John McCarter

SGR Conference 2014  Creating a Learning Organization: Leading-Edge Strategies for Employee Development http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDuWKSvS1a8 This week we will be taking a break from the Midwest to venture south to Texas, where ELGL will be travelling next week to speak the SGR Conference in Grapevine, Texas. I’ll talk about some headlines, music and fun facts about Texas. It’ll … Continued

Engaged: Talking Public Involvement with Marissa Grass

Hi, I’m Marissa Grass and I’m passionate about service and community. At work I am a planner and public involvement nerd, but both are by accident (or fate?). In my free time I enjoy long walks on the beach with my new husband and yellow lab. I also love finding new restaurants, friends, volunteer opportunities, … Continued

CO: Robb Kolstad, Management and Budget Director, City of Thornton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LmGYjJzzcY Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and we … Continued

Knope of the Week: Heidi Voorhees, Voorhees Associates

Smart and Honest Tips.  Valuable Information. Always Be Interviewing.   For improving our future employment chances through the information presented at this week’s webinar, we recognize Heidi Voorhees at the Knope of the Week. Heidi shared valuable information that she has learned through 19 years of local government management experience and through hundreds of management … Continued

New Sensation: Alex DeSantis, Oakland University MPA and High School Teacher

We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members.  As a reminder, we developed this feature to introduce you … Continued

OK: Larry Stevens, City of Edmond, City Manager

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LmGYjJzzcY Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and we … Continued

Josh’s Job Search Finds Amber Mathiesen, Falls City

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Josh’s Job Search 2.0” by Josh Halladay. Halladay is sharing career advice that he is receiving in informational interviews. Editor’s Note: ELGL thanks Amber for providing substantial, meaningful work to Josh and for helping to keep quality, talented people in local government. Hats off … Continued

Be a Control Freak

ELGL Contributor Patrick Rollens is back again to share another tip for local governments delving into social media or tying to expand and improve their social media impact.  For a background check on Patrick read, 50 Nifty Patrick Rollens; take a look at the recap of his webinar, Social Media for Local Government; and read his last article, Buying … Continued

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