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Best-Ever Mentor? Al Johnson, Retired City Manager

If you haven't figured it out yet, it's mentoring month! Yay! Julia Burrows shares her Best-Ever mentor with us in this edition. Connect with Julia on LinkedIn. Al Johnson served as City Manager of Roseville, CA for 15 years. Al was a leader, visionary, brilliant negotiator, sportsman, gifted storyteller and provided the foundation for my continuing...

From 2008 to 2016, ELGL Members Discuss the Last Eight Years

It's Inauguration Day! In our ongoing series "My Life in Presidential Terms," ELGL members highlight how their life has changed in the last eight years. The series lives on past Inauguration Day with Timothy Martin, City of Roanoke, VA and Danielle Verwahren, Catawba County, NC. Here's who we've heard from so far. My Life in Presidential...

Podcast: Love & Community with Hyong Yi

Hyong Yi Assistant City Manager City of Charlotte, NC LinkedIn | Twitter | Website In this episode of GovLove we sat down with Assistant City Manager of Charlotte, NC and sock of the month club member, Hyong Yi. He shared his inspiring story of dealing with tragedy and finding the power of love and community....

My Life in Presidential Terms with Ron Shelby, Center for State and Local Finance

In this series, ELGL members reflect on how their life has changed from 2008 to 2016, and look forward to where they’ll be in 2024. ELGL members can sign up to share their experiences at My Life in Presidential Terms.  By Ron Shelby, LinkedIn Unanticipated change has been the primary thread weaving through my entire career. When...

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Storytellers with Laura Douglass, City of Fairfield, CA

In this series, we’re asking you to tell your life story through eight songs. Starting with your earliest memories, guest columnists will name their defining songs along with a couple of sentences explaining their meaning. Previously: DJ Kirsten Wyatt, DJ Shelby Teufel, DJ Jason Jones, DJ Nick Smith, DJ Sarah Medary, DJ Emily Edmonds, DJ Roy Atkinson, and DJ Susan...

Real Characters: Princess Leia, City Manager

This is another analysis in a series of articles I like to call "City Managers are Real Characters," contemplating how your favorite fictional characters might fare in our field. Local government management isn't for everybody. Does your sitcom sweetheart have the chops to handle a budget crisis?  Previously: Anthony Soprano, City Manager By Matt Horn, City...

Relationship Status: It's Complicated

January 2017 is Local Government Mentor Month! All month long, we’ll be learning from people about how to be an effective mentor (as well as celebrating the people who have mentored us). In this installment Kathy Lang, Environmental Services Department IT Manager, City of San José gets real about her relationship with mentoring. Connect with Kathy on Twitter and LinkedIn. Relationship...

The Role of Libraries in Advancing Community Goals

In September 2016, Amy Garner, Aspen Institute, appeared on GovLove to discuss a nationwide survey of local government officials’ perspectives on public libraries. As a follow up to that conversation, we are providing you the findings of this survey and encourage you to use it as a discussion starter in your community. Aspen ICMA Survey Release-Libraries Complete...

My Life in Presidential Terms with Zach Ratkai, City of Richland, WA

In this series, ELGL members reflect on how their life has changed from 2008 to 2016, and look forward to where they’ll be in 2024. ELGL members can sign up to share their experiences at My Life in Presidential Terms.  Zach Ratkai is the Economic Development Manager for the City of Richland, WA, and a graduate...

Conference Sponsor: BoardSync

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BoardSync is the an #ELGL17 and #ELGLPopUp sponsor! The support of sponsors is critical to the success of ELGL learning opportunities. In 2017, we're hosting an annual conference in Detroit on May 11 and 12, and four pop-up conferences in Charlotte, Kansas City, Dallas, and Portland on September 22. BoardSync is sponsoring us at the "Two...

Challenging Assumptions, Thinking In New Ways

January 2017 is Local Government Mentor Month! All month long, we’ll be learning from people about how to be an effective mentor (as well as celebrating the people who have mentored us). RJ Susko with the Township of Robinson, PA is today's guest blogger. Sign up to share your own mentoring story here. RJ Susko...

Podcast: Celebrating Mentor Month with Traca Savadogo

  January is Mentor Month! ELGL has been celebrating by telling the stories of mentor relationships and the best advice people have gotten over the years. To celebrate the month we sat down with Traca Savadogo from Tall Poppy Consulting to talk about how to mentor, what to look for in a mentor and more....

Hip Hip Hooray for ELGL Morning Buzzers

Each weekday morning, you can log on to ELGL.org for the latest local government news and headlines, thanks to a dedicated group of ELGL management team members who publish the Morning Buzz. Each Morning Buzz author puts their own personal spin on the Buzz, ranging from eccentric to adorable. This week, we're celebrating our Buzz...

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