Join us as we start a free, six-month guided program for local government leaders to find affordable and innovative solutions to their top Transportation & Mobility challenges! The program is divided up into three months of challenge-development and three months of a pilot program. The program itself consists of a series of regular, one-on-one, hands-on … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Greg LeBlanc. Connect with Greg on LinkedIn What I’m Reading: Silence: In the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge What I’m Watching: Old VHS tapes of the Red Green Show What I’m Listening to: “Trick to Happy” by Bahamas Who else is following the conversation around the #GreatResignation? We frequently … Continued
Dr. Rob Graham Founder & CEO Techno-Resiliency.com LinkedIn | Twitter Mandate to be great. Dr. Rob Graham, the Founder & CEO of Techno-Resiliency.com, joined the podcast to talk about his book, Mandate to be Great: The 5 Traits of Techno-Resilient People and Organizations. He shared the definition of Techno-Resiliency and how it relates to organizations. … Continued
ELGL is proud to feature the writing and thinking of longtime member Mark Funkhouser. Here’s his latest post, and you can also sign up for his newsletter here or connect with him via email. For many folks working in government, Stockton, California, wouldn’t be the first place that comes to mind when we think about sound financial management. … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jackie Wehmeyer, Director of Human Resources and Library for the City of Parkland, Florida. Parkland was named one of the Best Places to Work in Local Government in 2021 by ELGL. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn. • What I’m Reading: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell • What I’m Watching: … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by John J. Metro, City Manager for the City of Jersey City, New Jersey. Connect with John on Twitter or Linkedin. What I’m Reading: Bad Blood (I think we all know the Theranos story by now) What I’m Watching: Rewatching Dawson’s Creek (20 years later) What I’m Listening To: The Dave Chang … Continued
This research report was written by Katie Webster, Jessica Giles, and Wesley Merritt from the UNC MPA program. ELGL assisted with the survey distribution to gain a better understanding of the reasons people left local government careers during the pandemic. Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a variety of employment implications on the … Continued
Join us in January 2022 as we start a 6-week guided course for newly elected officials! Our first cohort offering for elected officials! This cohort will take place over six weeks, with two live one-hour sessions (January 21st and February 11th) while the other weeks you will be provided prerecorded lessons and ELGL’s membership platform … Continued
On 20 September 2021, the Geneva is launched the Mayors’ Action Platform (MAP). Created under the auspices of UNECE and UN-HABITAT, this initiative was created to follow-up on the Geneva Declaration of Mayors. The objectives of the platform are twofold: to showcase concrete actions and solutions devised by cities to address the issues covered by the Declaration of Mayors … Continued
Jake Seid Senior Planner Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning LinkedIn Housing for all. Jake Seid, a Senior Planner with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, joined the podcast to talk about zoning reform. He shares why zoning reform is needed and why there is an increased interest in the topic. Jake discussed the limitations of … Continued
