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Tips for Interviewing a Potential Employer

Posted on May 31, 2021

This Morning Buzz is brought to you by Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Budget Manager, City of Brighton, CO. Connect with me on LinkedIn. What I'm Reading: Think Sideways by Tamara Ghandour What I'm Re-Watching: Friends-That reunion triggered some serious nostalgia. What I'm Listening To: Whatever comes up on "all songs" next. This morning it ranged from old school Taylor...

Go Forth and Facilitate

Posted on May 20, 2021

This Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ariana Adame, Planning Manager. Connect with me on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Website. What I'm Reading: Dare to Lead, Brene Brown What I'm Re-Watching: The Soprano's What I'm Listening To: Butter by BTS (I live with a teen and a pre-teen) Have you ever explained what...

Making the Most of an Informational Interview

Posted on April 15, 2021

If you’ve applied to be matched with a local government professional through ELGL’s information interview program, congratulations! You’ve already cleared the biggest hurdle towards a great informational interview. Getting the match is only half the equation, however—you’ll want to do some prep to make the most of the opportunity! The beautiful thing about informational interviews...

Pursuing Higher Education Remotely

Posted on April 14, 2021

Image credit: Unsplash Article written by Jamielyn Rogers exclusively for elgl.org People often wonder if the extra time and costs for higher education are worth it. In most cases, higher education is definitely an investment you should be making. An average person who has completed higher education earns approximately $78,000 a year, 75% more than someone...

Ted Lasso’s Leadership Lessons [no spoilers]

Posted on March 22, 2021

By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I'm listening to – Denver City Council Budget and Policy Committee meeting What I'm reading – Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans by John Marzluff and Tony Angell (Did you know that crows have two sets of...

Here’s to the Champions

Posted on March 16, 2021

This article is brought to you by Valarie Poindexter, City of Grandview, Missouri Communications Manager. Connect with Valarie on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. If you work in any kind of local government, you’ve got one and don’t deny it: you’ve got a sh!t list. On it are the frequent flyers and constant complainers who like...

Application Vulnerability

Posted on January 22, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Christopher Leonard, Administrative Supervisor for the City of Fort Lauderdale. You can connect with him via LinkedIn What I’m Listening To: "Relaxation" on Amazon Music. As I mature, I have opened myself up to music that is calming over entertaining. What I’m Watching: Mostly inauguration and political...

Shareholder Litigation In The Age of Financial and Social Responsibility

Posted on January 12, 2021

Joshua H. Grabar, Esq. is an ELGL member based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who specializes in local government legal issues as they pertain to antitrust and securities law. You can find him on his firm’s website at www.grabarlaw.com; by email at jgrabar@grabarlaw.com; or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Securities class action plaintiffs amassed $2 billion in settlements...

Three No-Cost Training Solutions for Local Government Training Offices

Posted on November 17, 2020

Like many government training offices at the start of the COVID19 quarantine, you may have had to switch quickly from in-person training to online training. In my former office at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, we converted all the in-person classes to online delivery through WebEx. Thankfully, our staff was prepared because most of...