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Advice for Local Government Interns

This guest blog is by ELGL member Kelly Houghteling, Assistant Town Administrator, Town of Wellington, Colorado. Congratulations, you landed your dream internship! For many traditional students, an internship may be your first time working in a formal office setting. Don’t let this intimidate you, an internship is your chance to apply classroom knowledge and gain...

Think Beyond the Survey

Bang the Table's Engagement Manager, Jeremy Shackett, teaches us how to think beyond the typical survey. Your organization’s engagement with your residents might consist of surveying them once or twice when you need a representative sample. If so, they view your organization as the building they visit to pay the utility bill. To build relationships and trust...

ELGL19 Session: Building a Diverse & Inclusive Workplace

Time: 3:15 pm Thursday, May 16 Location: Morris Street Hallway, Room #1 Breakout: Building a Diverse & Inclusive Workplace The culture of an organization has a big impact on how employees feel about their place of work. From retention and recruitment to job performance, culture plays a role in shaping organizations. Local government employees are...

2019 Social Media Trendspotting

Before we get started, I want to give a shout out to the City of Milwaukee, who recently stuck up for their Public Works Department to the tune of $168,000 in parking tickets during a snow event — during my 5 years in Rochester, NY, I would have done some pretty ugly things to see...

How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Move

What I’m Watching – Calico Critters (My two year old daughter demands this be on TV at all times of the day) What I’m Reading – How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan What I’m Listening To – Podcast: The Rewatchables: Old School How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Move A...

ELGL19 Session: Starting an Equity & Inclusion Program

Time: 10:20 am Friday, May 17 Location: Foster Street Hallway, Room #1 Breakout: Starting an Equity & Inclusion Program - Definitions, Tactics and Best Practices The trend in high performing organizations is to operationalize and prioritize equity and inclusion on an enterprise level. But what does that mean and how does it get done? Attendees...

Navigating Rocky Labor/Management Terrain

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kylie Bayer, HR Manager (LinkedIn, Twitter) with the City of McMinnville. What I'm Watching: Chef's Table What I'm Listening To: Whatever Alexa plays when I say "Alexa, play pop music." What I'm Reading: A cookbook called Salad Days, it makes me want to eat more veggies. In the final interview...

#ELGL19 Attendee: Brent Stockwell

"Know before you go:" that's our philosophy with ELGL events. We're profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! Brent Stockwell Assistant City Manager, City of Scottsdale, AZ Twitter |...

#ELGL19 Attendee: Catherine Bennett

"Know before you go:" that's our philosophy with ELGL events. We're profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! Catherine Bennett Athens Clarke County Unified Government, Organizational Development Manager LinkedIn...

#ELGL19 Attendee: Mariel Klein

"Know before you go:" that's our philosophy with ELGL events. We're profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! Mariel Klein Management Analyst at City of Durham, NC LinkedIn What...

#ELGL19 Attendee: Larry Mattson

"Know before you go:" that's our philosophy with ELGL events. We're profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! Larry Mattson Executive Director at Yakima Valley Conference of Governments, Washington...

WCMA Workshop: Collaborative Leadership

This year, the Washington City/County Manager's Association (WCMA) has identified providing half day training workshops in different locations as a strategic priority for the organization. WCMA is pleased to kick-off this effort with a leadership workshop led by Jennifer Phillips, City Manager of Bothell, who has delivered a similar curriculum to California managers with excellent...

Attributes of Exceptional Leaders

Today's guest post is by ELGL member Larry Iverson PhD with the Institute for Advanced Development. Implementing Exceptional Performance To be a world-class organization in the 21st century requires a new set of beliefs and abilities for all involved. The abilities that are required are strategic and concern how we approach work, the people we...

ELGL19 Session: Figuring Out What Works, Evaluation in Local Government

Time: 2:00 pm Thursday, May 16 Location: Foster Street Hallway, Room #2 Breakout: Figuring Out What Works, Evaluation in Local Government How can organizations measure if the programs and services they provide are being done as effectively and efficiently as possible? Often local governments start new programs or manage existing programs with lofty goals and outcomes...

Surfing the Silver Tsunami

Jenny Kosek is Communications Strategist for the City of West Allis. When not sharing her excitement for local government, she can be seen onstage at theatres throughout Milwaukee, or at home, making breakfast foods for every meal. What stage of the Silver Tsunami is your organization in? We’re all well aware that Baby Boomer employees...

#ELGL19 Attendee: Zach Navin

"Know before you go:" that's our philosophy with ELGL events. We're profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! Zach Navin Public Works Management Analyst at City of Wauwatosa, WI...

Being a Woman in a Meeting

As Alexandra Petri said, "'Woman in a Meeting' is a language of its own." (Did you know she was a keynote for #ELGL17? Just think of what is coming up for #ELGL19!) If you've ever had the pleasure of being a woman in a meeting, you know that it's never just what you say -...

#ELGL19 Attendee: Brian Platt

"Know before you go:" that's our philosophy with ELGL events. We're profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! Brian Platt Business Administrator (Chief Operating Officer) at City of Jersey...

#ELGL19 Attendee: Monica Croskey Chaparro

"Know before you go:" that's our philosophy with ELGL events. We're profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! Monica Croskey Chaparro Strategic Planning & Performance Manager, City of Raleigh,...

#ELGL19 Attendee: Nick Smith

"Know before you go:" that's our philosophy with ELGL events. We're profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! Nick Smith Digital Content Specialist, City of Gaithersburg, MD Twitter |...