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Silver Bullets and Shiny Objects

The Buzz with Jordan Rae Hillman, Deputy Director of City Planning for the city of Jackson, Mississippi You don't have to look very hard to find an article about a large failed local government project. Projects like sports venues, convention centers, smart water meters, smart parking meters, zoning code rewrites, enterprise resource planning software, mega road...

Meet Felim Donnelly

Get to know new and renewing ELGL members in these profiles of our members! Felim Donnelly City Smarts Twitter | Linkedin | Web If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? I'd love to try living in a really big city, like a New York or London, UK! Storytelling or...

Roger That: Cultural Sustainability

This is a blog series about "Leading Culture" by Rae Buckley and Lindsey Bineau, with the expertise of retired Chapel Hill, NC Town Manager, Roger Stancil. Read all installments as they're published online here. “All group and organizational theories distinguish two major sets of problems that all groups, no matter what their size must deal with: 1) survival, growth,...

Curation and Accessibility: Who’s Ready for Next Steps from ELGL Innovation?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Josh Edwards, so be kind or not– either way connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: Weezer Radio on Spotify (still..) What I’m Reading: Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes What I’m Watching: The Open Curation and Accessibility, Who’s Ready for Next Steps from ELGL Innovation? Forgive me if I am a little rusty...

#ELGLInspire Locations, 2019-20 School Year

We are pleased to announce the eight nationwide campuses that ELGL will visit as part of the #ELGLInspire program, plus special partnerships to bring these programs to campuses in Wisconsin and Texas. #ELGLInspire is a unique program that brings local government practitioners onto college campuses to share their fields of work with students. The diversity...

Podcast: Legal Challenges to Parking Enforcement

ShawnTe Raines Partner Ancel Glink Law Firm Bio Matthew DiCianni Associate Ancel Glink Law Firm Bio To chalk or not to chalk. Two lawyers from Ancel Glink joined the podcast to talk about the recent court ruling outlawing the use of chalk to enforce parking requirements. ShawnTe Raines, Partner, and Matthew DiCianni, Associate, walked through...

If I Can Do It, You Can Too: Going Back to School & Working Full Time

Morning Buzz by Christian M. Williams @MyPublicTweeter Since ELGL has a diverse membership with different career and academic goals, I thought I would share a little about my journey to finish graduate school while working. Some of you have met your academic goals and some of you are pondering what’s next. For those of you...

Five Types of Bad Local Government Bosses

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I'm Reading: Distributed Teams: The Art and Practice of Working Together While Physically Apart What I'm Watching: Veronica Mars What I'm Listening to: What happened to Beto O'Rourke? - The Washington Post podcast ELGL very purposefully uses positive examples of...

I Have to Ask: Roanoke Innovates

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Marc Nelson, City of Roanoke, Virginia, Special Projects Coordinator for Innovation & Economic Inclusion, In March 2018, I began leading a new initiative for the City of Roanoke (City) focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic inclusion....

All in the Family with Bratton and Joseph Riley

On an upcoming GovLove episode, ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt interviews former Charleston, SC Mayor Joe Riley and Bratton Riley, founder of Citibot. What questions do you have for the father-son duo? Email them to kent@elgl.org. Former Mayor Joe Riley, City of Charleston, South Carolina Joe Riley is widely considered one of the most visionary and...

Why Cities and Cats are Slow to Embrace Change

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Sarah Henricks, Management Analyst, City of South San Francisco (Twitter & LinkedIn) What I'm watching: When They See Us What I'm listening to: old episodes of Hidden Brain What I'm eating: homemade blueberry muffins (my blueberry guy is done for the season) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi! I’m Sarah Henricks, a semi-recent Bay...

Cast Your Vote: #CityHallSelfie Award Categories

Each year, we celebrate #CityHallSelfie award winners in multiple categories. In addition to your favorite categories, in 2019 we're taking your suggestions for new #CityHallSelfie awards on Engagement Corner. Log on and share your best ideas, and then start planning today to win a coveted #CityHallSelfie trophy and swag. As a reminder, here are the...

LG Misfits Academy: Now Accepting Applications

Today’s Buzz is by Caz R. Muske | Main Street Manager - City of Brenham, TX (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I am watching: Supernatural Season 1 What I am reading: 4th Dimension Leadership by Ron Holifield Newest Discovered Podcast: Insomniac Okay, I'm not actually accepting applications; however, if you'd like to share your non-conventional entry into...

Podcast: Leadership & Scenario Planning with Matt Finch

Matt Finch Strategy & Innovation Consultant Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Strategy, planning, storytelling, innovation. Matt Finch joined the podcast to talk about his work with libraries and other government entities on planning for the future. In this wide ranging interview he shared his path into doing this work, becoming future ready and tools for...

I'm in a Slump

This edition of Morning Buzz is by Lynn Kelly-Lehner (LinkedIn) What I’m Currently Reading: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, and The Moment of Lift, How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates What I’m Currently Listening To: Malcolm Gladwell’s The Revisionist History Podcast What I’m Currently Watching: The...

I Have to Ask: Project Management

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Dr. Bill Brantley (LinkedIn) provides lessons learned on the role of communications during project management. I first learned about project management when I worked as an investigative paralegal for the Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection...

Host a 2019 Supper Club

Sign up to host a Supper Club! We want to host 10 supper clubs (two a month) between August and December 2019. Sign up to host - we'll get you all the info you need - you just pick the date, time, and location and we'll help you make the Supper Club a success! Sign...

The Data-Driven Website Redesign

Today's Morning Buzz is written by Jenny Kosek, Communications Strategist for the City of West Allis, WI. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I'm Reading: Anton Chekov's "Uncle Vanya" (I'm not that lofty, but I am going to be in the play this fall) What I'm Listening To: The Record Company, "All of This Life"...

It’s Time to Evaluate the Recruitment Process

Today’s Buzz is by Jenn Reichelt, Senior Associate, The Novak Consulting Group (Twitter & LinkedIn) What I am Watching: recently binged watched Stranger Things Season 3 What I am Reading: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman What I am Listening to: NPR every morning Employees are our most important asset. You’ve heard this statement...

How AI Fits in Local Government

Today's Morning Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I am watching: Great Food Truck Race What I am reading: Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV What I am listening to: CT Public Radio's...