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Experience Pawtucket

http://youtu.be/EfrAxyZPiEg We are back for Round 2 with Graham Sheridan, Brown Political Review. Last week we learned about life after death for shopping malls. This week we dive into Pawtucket, Rhode Island. What's notable about Pawtucket? We're not sure but Graham will make it interesting and memorable. Background Check Graham Sheridan is a second year candidate...

Life as a City Manager's Child with Sean Pederson, City of Canton, SD

This is the latest post in a new series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. We will interview a current local government professional who followed their mother or father’s footsteps into public service. You can check out past installments here: Growing Up in City Hall. Sean Pederson Bonner Springs, KS...

Can I Bum a Ride to Forum with Tom Muehlenbeck, Former Plano (TX) City Manager?

Tom Muehlenbeck on Leadership and Lessons Learned ELGL is excited to announce the first Southwest lunch forum! Tom Muehlenbeck has 40 years of experience working in the public sector and spent 23 years as the City Manager of Plano, Texas. Tom has to be the only ELGL speaker who has a water park named after...

Skillrex & Blerching

ELGL is pleased to share a weekly column to connect our members to each other – a series called “What Are We Doing?” These posts are your go-to resource for the best things that ELGL members are doing in their local government lives. See someone with a similar interest or work project as you? Send 'em an email,...

Knope of the Week: Melissa Anzman, Career Consultant, Author, and Speaker

Author. Career Consultant. NASCAR Fan http://youtu.be/Ng_-HgRfGBY She's a huge NASCAR fan and an incredible career resource, and now, Melissa Anzman is the Knope of the Week. ELGL first met Melissa last year through Mac Prichard. We learned more about Melissa during our interview with her about the book, Stop Hating Your Job: How to...

Heather Geyer, Wheat Ridge (CO), Administrative Services Director/Public Information Officer

http://youtu.be/evc2x17Dzrs We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to...

05.01.14 Pure Midwest with John McCarter

Midwest ELGL presents… the Local Government “Evening Buzz” Hello everyone! After taking a few weeks off to wrap up my final Semester at Oakland University I'm back for my final installment of Pure Midwest. As much as it saddens me to be leaving the place I've called home for my entire life I'm so excited...

Drs. Susan and Peter Glaser, Glaser and Associates

Why ELGL? http://youtu.be/GIKzM0GOxYw We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this...

The Best Thing About Professional Conferences Is.......

Mac's List named the ELGL conference one of the 11 Annual Networking Events You Don’t Want to Miss. #ELGL14 will be held October 17 at the Kennedy School. In preparing for the conference, we want to hear about your experiences at professional conferences, What makes them unbearable, What makes them entertaining, and What speakers you want to see. We invite...

Relive the Detroit Webinar

Did you miss our latest webinar with Mark Binelli author of "Detroit City is the Place to Be"? Don't worry, you can watch it online and hear about his experiences reporting on Detroit, Michigan. Check out our Webinar Library to see all the recorded webinars that are available to our members. Once again a big thank you to...

Triple Aim: Washington Health Exchange's Single Focus......Make It Work

Washington State had a single goal: to launch an insurance marketplace that worked -- on October 1, 2013.

It’s Not a Mall World After All by Graham Sheridan

ELGL welcomes Graham Sheridan to our growing team of columnists. Graham is a student at Brown, town manager intern at Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island, and writer for the Brown Political Review. Graham is responsible for spreading the ol' ELGL word to Rich Kerbel, former North Kingstown, RI town manager and adjunct professor at Brown. Graham will...

My Corner of the World with Charlotte Colley, New Albany (OH) Senior Project Manager

http://youtu.be/j2oS1z5luOs Our new columnist Charlotte Colley provides her take on work/life balance. ELGL met Charlotte through Jim Lenner, ELGL Midwest Advisory Board member and Johnstown (OH) village manager. Charlotte has been responsible for spearheading talks on how ELGL and the Ohio City/County Management Association can partner in future endeavors. As you will learn in the column,...

The Nature of the Job Search by Russell Bither-Terry

We have a doctor in the house. Russell Bither-Terry, a newly minted Ph.D from UNC-Chapel, moved to Portland last year and immediately became active in ELGL and several other Portland organizations. Since ELGL is often asked for advice on finding a job in Portland, we enlisted Russell to take us through his search. He's identified five lessons to integrate himself...

#WhatAreWeDoing

ELGL is pleased to launch a new feature to connect our members to each other – a weekly series called “What Are We Doing?” These posts are your go-to resource for the best things that ELGL members are doing in their local government lives. See someone with a similar interest or work project as you? Send...

Steve Hoyt-McBeth, Portland Bike Share

Knowledgeable. Detailed. Enthusiast http://youtu.be/Ng_-HgRfGBY Portland Bike Share is the hot topic for 2014. When will it start? How will it work? What's the City's investment? ELGL went straight to the sources for answers. Steve Hoyt-McBeth walked us through a detailed presentation on what is bike share, what isn't bike share, how other cities...

Life as a City Manager's Child with Alex McIntyre

This is the latest post in a new series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. We will interview a current local government professional who followed their mother or father’s footsteps into public service. You can check out past installments here: Growing Up in City Hall. Today, we hear from Alex...

Mark Binelli Webinar Log In

Please use this link to log in for today's webinar with Mark Binelli, author of "Detroit City is the Place to Be." It will start promptly at noon, PST; 2:00 CST.

What Are We Doing?

ELGL is pleased to launch a new feature to connect our members to each other - a series called "What Are We Doing?" The aim of this post is to identify the books, music, projects, and trends that our members are playing attention to, and then sharing them with each other so we can all...

04.22.2014

Upcoming Webinar: Detroit is the Place to Be with Mark Binelli - April 23 Clackamas County Manager’s Panel - April 24 Next Generation Managers: IAMMA Breakout Session - April 25 Happy Hour Making a Dry Topic Wet - Financial Documents as Communications Tools - May 7 #Trending on ELGL Communication Breakdown: Quotas and Clicks...