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Public Participation: High-Performance Government’s Early Warning System

This guest blog is by ELGL member Jay Anderson, the City Engagement Specialist with the City of Colorado Springs, CO. Connect with Jay! “This is going to slow everything down.” “I’ll have to run fewer projects.” “You’re giving us more work on top of what we already have to do.” These are the objections I...

#ELGLRoadTrip Sessions & Locations

We've selected 25 locations for ELGL's hyperlocal training program - it's called #ELGLRoadTrip and you can learn all about the concept online here. All events are coordinated by ELGL and managed by our members! Tickets are $20 for ELGL members and include food, and $60 for non-members (includes ELGL membership and food). Stay tuned for...

Chief Data Officer: Partners

This is the fifth installment in a multi-part blog series by Sam Edelstein about the role of a Chief Data Officer. Read part one about the job, here. Read part two about counting, here. Read part three about trends, here. Read part four at predictions, here. When I first became Chief Data Officer, I was...

I Have to Ask: Special District Superstars

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Jennifer Quisenberry, Member Communications/Executive Support Specialist, Special District Association of Oregon, highlights the work of three special districts in Oregon. Since starting my journey with Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) about six years ago, I...

Security and Safety at Work

What I’m listening to – Catching up on Govlove episodes What I’m watching – Nationals baseball What I’m doing – Prepping ribs for the BBQ Violent incidents at municipal facilities, like the shooting in Virginia Beach, hit home especially hard for local government professionals. While mass shootings in America appear to be happening with increasing...

Podcast: Rethinking the Library with Stephanie Chase & Hillary Ostlund

Stephanie Chase Library Director Hillsboro, OR LinkedIn | Twitter Hillary Ostlund Library Manager: Cultivate Hillsboro, OR LinkedIn | Twitter Leading (r)evolution in public libraries. Stephanie Chase, Library Director, and Hillary Ostlund, Library Manager, from the Hillsboro, Oregon public library joined the podcast. They talked about how they are adapting their expectations of employees and the...

The Weight of a City

Today’s Buzz is by Kendra Davis (LinkedIn & Twitter). She was not aware that old prom photos were fair game for these posts and regrets that she was not prepared for this. Tune in for her next Morning Buzz, "Where Are They Now: Prom Edition." Please send submissions via Twitter. What I’m Watching: Good Omens on...

#ELGL19 - Going All-In!

Guest post brought to you by Caity Belta, Engagement Manager with Bang the Table In the Winter of 2015, I made a decision that would change my perception of #LocalGov forever. I subscribed to Netflix. The first show I binge watched? You guessed it– Parks and Rec. It was the first time that I thought,...

Local Gov Like It's 1999

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter. She's second from left in the 1999 profile picture with this post; so many mini-twists and sparkles in that picture. What I'm Watching: Southern Charm What I'm Listening To: Pardon My Take What I'm Reading: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje I'm headed...

Roger That: Management of Organizational Culture

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. Today's introduction post is by Rae Buckley. “Organizational cultures are created in part by leaders, and one of the most decisive functions of leadership is...

What Are the Benefits of Closing the Feedback Loop?

This guest blog is by ELGL member Hunter Gardner with PublicInput. Closing the feedback loop to report findings is one step in the public engagement process that may be overlooked because of a lack of staff time or bandwidth. After collecting public input and finding key insights, we might often go straight to outlining a...

From Intern to Analyst

This blog is by ResourceX Data Analyst Jackie English with an introduction from ResourceX's Erik Fabian. From Erik: Jackie first reached out to ResourceX in April 2018. At the time, ResourceX was not advertising or recruiting for an intern. There was no such position. But through an internship with the City of Greeley, CO (a...

Innovation

ELGL's Work in the Local Government Innovation Space ELGL members work in the local government innovation space, and we host projects to support and encourage this work. We manage the Innovation Cohort, a collective of local governments that collectively work on innovation ideas. And, we also manage a series of content, education, and training programs...

Contribute to the Innovation Wiki

A key deliverable from the #ELGL19 Innovation Summit was a shared and accessible location for local governments to add information about language, career paths, projects, and more that would help the innovation space grow and thrive across local government organizations of all types. We've created a wiki to compile this information. A wiki is a...

Chief Data Officer: Predictions

This is the fourth installment in a multi-part blog series by Sam Edelstein about the role of a Chief Data Officer. Read part one about the job, here. Read part two about counting, here. Read part three about trends, here. First we count things correctly, then we use those counts to see if we have...

Implementing Lean in HR

Brandi Leos, City of Tigard (LinkedIn & Twitter) What I'm listening to - An all-female 90s playlist I created after hearing a new song, Ladies in the 90s What I'm watching - YouTube videos on various home improvement projects Over the past several months, my organization has been providing lean training to managers (including department...

Podcast: Strategy & Performance in Olathe, KS and Durham, NC

Ed Foley Performance Management Analyst Olathe, KS LinkedIn | Twitter Laura Chandler Director ClearPoint Strategy LinkedIn Josh Edwards Strategy & Performance Director Durham, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Measuring success. A trio of strategic planning and performance measurement experts joined the podcast to talk about their work: Ed Foley the Performance Management Analyst for the City...

Cartegraph

About Cartegraph ELGL features "deep dives" into a local government topic with the help of our partners. These opportunities build out our content, webinar, podcast, and graphic libraries to provide our members with helpful and meaningful information that will improve their local governments. Learn more on this page about Cartegraph and High Performance Government. ELGL...

Chief Data Officer: Trends

This is the third installment in a multi-part blog series by Sam Edelstein about the role of a Chief Data Officer. Read part one here. Read part two here. Once data is counted correctly, we can start to look at trends. If we know how many potholes are filled each day, then we can start...

Improving Processes? Don’t Forget to Ask This Question

This guest blog is by ELGL member Daniel Johns the GIS manager for the Clay County Utility Authority in Florida. Connect with Daniel! Is building more efficient processes challenging for your organization? If so, you’re not alone. Changing behavior to drive efficiency is one of the most challenging things a team faces. But, it doesn’t...