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Roger That: Tool Bucket

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. “A public manager interested in managing culture must focus intently on the dimensions of culture that require change, have a flexible plan, and pursue that...

Podcast: Tackling Blight & Innovation in Mobile with Terrance Smith

Terrance Smith Director of Mayor's Innovation Team Mobile, AL LinkedIn | Twitter Solving problems. Terrance Smith, the Director of the Innovation Team in the City of Mobile, Alabama, joined the podcast to talk about innovation, working with departments and taking on blight. Terrance shared the process the i-Team went through to get a handle on...

50 Years After Stonewall, Local Government Leads on Equality

Today's Buzz is by Warren Kagarise — connect with him on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram! What I'm watching: Taking a break from a string of Ken Burns documentaries ("The Dust Bowl" and "The National Parks: America’s Best Idea") for both — yes, both — nights of the 20-person Democratic primary debates. What I'm listening to:...

How Business Recruitment Works

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Morning Buzzer Anna Marum – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m watching: Star Trek: The Next Generation What I’m listening to: Chromatics What I’m reading: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Most large cities have an economic development department or agency. But what do these people actually do?...

Member Profile: Doug Matthews

Doug Matthews Assistant City Manager & CAO, City of Grand Rapids, MI LinkedIn | Twitter So far, what's your proudest accomplishment in 2019? Making the transition from Department head to Assistant City Manager & Chief Administrative Officer, for sure. And making three 1,300-mile trips over the course of 2-1/2 months in the process! What do...

Member Profile: Terra Reed

Terra Reed Long Range Planner, City of Albuquerque, NM LinkedIn | Twitter So far, what's your proudest accomplishment in 2019? Working with other City departments, local agencies, and community groups to get the Mayor of Albuquerque to pledge to make Albuquerque a Vision Zero City and working on the task force that will develop a...

Homecoming.

What I’m Watching: Season 2 of Big Little Lies. How is Meryl Streep a real person? What I’m Listening To: A very aggressive rainforest bird of some sort on the Spotify Nature Sounds focus playlist What I’m Reading: Just finished Leaving the Witness by Amber Scorah and you should stop what you’re doing and read...

May-June 2019 All-In & Supersize Members!

The following organizations joined ELGL (or renewed an existing account) with an All-In or Supersize membership this month. This means that they can add up to 10 (All-In) or 20 (Supersize) staff members to their ELGL membership accounts, and they get free unlimited job postings for the year! Your organization can join too - just...

ICMA Conference Comps

ELGL has three ICMA conference complimentary registrations to share with ELGL members. These conference comps are part of ELGL's affiliation agreement with ICMA, where the two organizations agree to support each other, and this includes our respective annual and regional conferences. If you'd like to attend #ICMA19 in Nashville, Tennessee on October 20-23, 2019 using...

Podcast: Food Waste & Government Consolidation with Mayor Liz Lempert, Princeton, NJ

Liz Lempert Mayor Princeton, NJ LinkedIn | Twitter From borough and township to municipality. Mayor Liz Lempert joined the podcast for a wide ranging interview on consolidating governments and providing compost service in Princeton, New Jersey. Mayor Lempert shared her path into elected office and winning the 2018 Mayors Challenge for their composting initiative. She...

New ELGL Award Program: the Meagle

ELGL members frequently seek more information about workforce development, employee engagement, succession planning, work-life balance, and other human resources topics. We also know that many local government organizations are doing great work in these areas and want to showcase how they're creating exciting, vibrant, and meaningful workplaces. And so - this summer, ELGL adds a...

Best Places to Work in Local Government Award

About ELGL Best Local Government Workplaces Award Each year, the Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) network recognizes the best places to work in local government. This annual award recognizes the local governments that have developed, cultivated, and nurtured workplaces that encourage employee creativity, loyalty, and success. ELGL is proud to use Qualtrics's EX25 methodology in...

What's Your Purpose?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: Totally Stress Free playlist on Spotify What I’m Reading: The Cure for Stupidity by Eric Bailey What I’m Watching: The U.S. National Team in the World Cup One thing that I've noticed that sets me apart from most people...

5 Tips for Building Your Own Effective and Innovative Teams

This guest blog is by ELGL member Cori Burbach, the Assistant City Manager in Dubuque, Iowa. That was one of my assigned duties after being appointed city manager of the City of Dubuque. But, what did that mean exactly? Up until that point in my government career, high performing meant things like financial accountability. Standard...

Comments Welcomed: ELGL Strategic Plan Draft

The ELGL Board of Directors and staff recently completed our first-ever three year strategic plan and now we are looking for ELGL member feedback. Huge thanks to ELGL member Jordan Lester for guiding the board and staff through a process to get this draft plan on paper for our membership's review. The Google Document is...

The Power of Asking

ELGL is the proud host of CivicPride content. The mission of CivicPRIDE is to advance inclusive local government by empowering LGBTQIA+ leadership.It is a national association for local government professionals of all gender and sexual identities. CivicPRIDE Secretary Taylor Reimann (LinkedIn) and leadership team member Justyn Miller (LinkedIn) provide their insight into respecting others' pronouns...

Meet the Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort Participants!

Meet the 2019 participants from the Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort! We're so excited to announce that we've kicked off the Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort! Check out these amazing cities, counties, and towns that are participating in the inaugural cohort: City of San Luis Obispo, CA City of Glenarden, MD City of...

I Have to Ask: @TheHoboBoss

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week,Clarence Wittwer, City of Pearland, Texas, Public Works Director, breaks down his Twitter handle. ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt posed three questions for me to consider writing about including,“Your Twitter handle is TheHoboBoss. Please explain”. All were great...

What I Learned in School

Today’s Buzz is by Brianna Lennon – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m loving: Extra time on summer evenings What I’m listening to: Queen & David Bowie, Under Pressure I’ve been a practicing attorney for nearly eight years, six of which have been spent working for state or local government, so imagine my surprise...

Methods to Impress in a Meeting or Conference

This guest blog is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, the Assistant to the Town Manager in Hudson, Colorado. Read Matt's writing about understanding privilege, and understanding identity. If you are reading this blog, chances are you are a local government professional interested in more equitable, diverse, and representative local governments. For this, I want you to...