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Permission To Screw Up: Book Reflection By Jeannetta Maxena

On November 18, 2021 ELGL members discussed "Permission to Screw Up" by Kristen Hadeed for the ELGL Book Club. We gave away six signed copies of the book to our members and asked them to write reflections on the book. Here's the reflection post by Jeannetta Maxena, MPA. Senior Management Fellow, City of Fort Lauderdale....

Messy in the Middle

Today's Morning Buzz is by Greg Anderson, Management Analyst & Grants Coordinator, with the City of O'Fallon, Illinois. Connect with Greg on LinkedIn. What I'm currently reading: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid What I'm currently watching: Succession What I'm listening to: Human album by OneRepublic Managing and leading a team is challenging. It often seems like...

Accepting Applications from Students and Local Governments: Winter 2022 PAFR Fellowship Program

ELGL and the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) created the PAFR Fellowship Program to connect graduate students with local governments looking to create a Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for submission to the GFOA award program. This program connects graduate students with local governments that wish to develop a PAFR for submission to the GFOA...

Only Sweat the Small Stuff

Today's Morning Buzz is by Joe Warren, Assistant City Manager for the City of Atchison, KS. What I’m reading: The Advantage, by Patrick Lencioni What I’m watching: The Morning Show What I’m listening to: Sturgill Simpson All my life I’ve been told, “Don’t sweat the small stuff,” as a way of letting minor setbacks roll...

Podcast: Strategies for Affordable Housing with Jerrah Crowder and Namon Freeman

Jerrah Crowder Manager, Office of Affordability and Sustainable Housing City of Newark, NJ Contact Namon Freeman Manager - Housing Affordability Bloomberg Associates Linkedin Building a foundation. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about strategies for affordable housing. Jerrah Crowder is a Manager for the Office of Affordability and Sustainable Housing for the City...

Test Corrections

Today's Morning Buzz is by Erin Krause Riley, the Adult Services Coordinator for Scottsdale Public Library in Arizona. You can connect with ekr on LinkedIn What I'm reading: about six books right now, including Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit, Palaces for the People by Eric Klineberg and Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket by...

I Have to Ask: What Have been the Keys to Sustaining Scottsdale's High Performance and Innovation Team?

In this series, guest columnists reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Cassie Johnson Strategic Initiatives Director for the Scottsdale Police Department. Cassie can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn. Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have to Ask’ column. With so much employee turnover...

Auditors: Doing Important, Iterative, and Sometimes Lonely Work

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Emily E. Kidd, Internal Auditor for the City of Reno, Nevada. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter @emilyekidd Reading: No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear by Kate Bowler Watching: Holiday Baking Championship Listening to: The Drop Out: Elizabeth Holmes on Trial As the...

Transportation & Mobility Innovation Program - Learn More!

Join us as we start a free, six-month guided program for local government leaders to find affordable and innovative solutions to their top Transportation & Mobility challenges! The program is divided up into three months of challenge-development and three months of a pilot program. The program itself consists of a series of regular, one-on-one, hands-on...

Being Mission Driven Won’t Save the Public Sector from the #GreatResignation

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Greg LeBlanc. Connect with Greg on LinkedIn What I’m Reading: Silence: In the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge What I’m Watching: Old VHS tapes of the Red Green Show What I’m Listening to: “Trick to Happy” by Bahamas Who else is following the conversation around the #GreatResignation? We frequently...

Podcast: Techno-Resiliency in Organizations with Dr. Rob Graham

Dr. Rob Graham Founder & CEO Techno-Resiliency.com LinkedIn | Twitter Mandate to be great. Dr. Rob Graham, the Founder & CEO of Techno-Resiliency.com, joined the podcast to talk about his book, Mandate to be Great: The 5 Traits of Techno-Resilient People and Organizations. He shared the definition of Techno-Resiliency and how it relates to organizations. ...

Mayor Funk: Lessons From A City That Went Bankrupt

ELGL is proud to feature the writing and thinking of longtime member Mark Funkhouser. Here’s his latest post, and you can also sign up for his newsletter here or connect with him via email. For many folks working in government, Stockton, California, wouldn’t be the first place that comes to mind when we think about sound financial management....

Culture Check

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jackie Wehmeyer, Director of Human Resources and Library for the City of Parkland, Florida. Parkland was named one of the Best Places to Work in Local Government in 2021 by ELGL. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn. • What I’m Reading: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell • What I’m Watching:...

Let's Talk About Sharing

Today’s Morning Buzz is by John J. Metro, City Manager for the City of Jersey City, New Jersey. Connect with John on Twitter or Linkedin. What I’m Reading: Bad Blood (I think we all know the Theranos story by now) What I’m Watching: Rewatching Dawson’s Creek (20 years later) What I’m Listening To: The Dave Chang...

Local Government Turnover During COVID-19

This research report was written by Katie Webster, Jessica Giles, and Wesley Merritt from the UNC MPA program. ELGL assisted with the survey distribution to gain a better understanding of the reasons people left local government careers during the pandemic. Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a variety of employment implications on the...

After Campaign Masterclass: You Won, Now What? - Deadline extended, Apply by January 7th!

Join us in January 2022 as we start a 6-week guided course for newly elected officials! Our first cohort offering for elected officials! This cohort will take place over six weeks, with two live one-hour sessions (January 21st and February 11th) while the other weeks you will be provided prerecorded lessons and ELGL's membership platform...

The Geneva Cities Hub launches the Mayors’ Action Platform!

On 20 September 2021, the Geneva is launched the Mayors’ Action Platform (MAP). Created under the auspices of UNECE and UN-HABITAT, this initiative was created to follow-up on the Geneva Declaration of Mayors. The objectives of the platform are twofold: to showcase concrete actions and solutions devised by cities to address the issues covered by the Declaration of Mayors...

Podcast: Zoning Reform with Jake Seid, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Jake Seid Senior Planner Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning LinkedIn Housing for all. Jake Seid, a Senior Planner with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, joined the podcast to talk about zoning reform. He shares why zoning reform is needed and why there is an increased interest in the topic. Jake discussed the limitations of...

Webinar Rewind: Digitizing Municipal Cemeteries

Originally aired November 10, 2021. Governments have discovered just how much they can digitize in the wake of COVID-19 out of necessity. Moving forward, why not explore digitizing the most staid of local government departments? Whether preserving local history or providing a better care experience for community members, moving records online might be the logical...

Local Government 101 For Artists and Community Advocates - Apply by January 10

Join us in February 2022 as we start a 5-week guided course for artists on how to work in partnership with local government staff to create arts-based, community development projects. Over the past decade there has been a surge of project work looking to bring in the dynamic partnerships that are needed to create impactful...