Tag: professional development

Is Attire Always Going to be Weird?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by civic dreamer and doer Sarah Moss, MPA, who has worked in local, state, and federal government. She is a strategist based in Denver who helps clients solve policy and political puzzles across the United States. Connect on LinkedIn and Twitter and read her past ELGL posts. What I’m Reading: Big … Continued

What Do You Value?

Photo: Clarity Award winners with Kachina Paintings on Back Wall Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: A Place In The Sun, Stevie Wonder (1967) “there’s a place in the sun, Where there’s hope for ev’ryone” What I’m Reading:  Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2015) … Continued

Your Personal Board of Directors

Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Laura Hardwicke (Twitter/LinkedIn) What I’m reading: Native Tongue, by one of my favorite authors, Carl Hiaasen, in preparation for my vacation next week What I’m watching: Bachelor in Paradise (the best time of year!) What I’m working on: Fixing broken links as we clean up our department website … Continued

What’s Your Purpose?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To:  Totally Stress Free playlist on Spotify What I’m Reading:  The Cure for Stupidity by Eric Bailey What I’m Watching: The U.S. National Team in the World Cup One thing that I’ve noticed that sets me apart from most people … Continued

Podcast: Data & Continuous Improvement in Louisville with Daro Mott

Daro Mott Chief of Performance Improvement Louisville, KY Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter LouieStat and changing culture. Daro Mott, the Chief of Performance Improvement for the City of Louisville, Kentucky, joined the podcast to talk about their use of data and focus on process improvement. Daro described Louisville’s particular focus on professional development and training employees … Continued

Mindset Matters!

What I’m listening to – Pundits discussing the Kavanaugh confirmation fallout What I’m watching – Some much needed rain What I’m doing – A Swedish death cleanse… feels so good to let go of the clutter! As a parent of elementary-aged boys I spend a fair amount of my time thinking about their development. The … Continued

Counties Are Better!

What I’m listening to – My Daily Mix on Spotify What I’m watching – College football What I’m doing – Exploring the largest hot springs pool in the world I recently had a conversation with a veteran City Manager in my state who was most curious about what it was like working for a county. … Continued

Local Gov Professional Development Playlist

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week, ELGL presented this “Professional Development Playlist” to the student group at the Ohio City Management Association conference. Here are the songs and the associated words of wisdom so you can listen to them as you prepare for the next step in your local gov career.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”green” style=”dotted” border_width=”4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/LKTU4AarZ7A” el_width=”50″ title=”Network internally.”][vc_separator … Continued

Economic Development Survey!

OEDA Needs Your Help! ELGL members are being asked to participate in a survey for one of our partner organizations, the Oregon Economic Development Association (OEDA).  Specifically, if you work in Economic Development or a related field you should take the time to answer this survey.  Also, if you’re interested in Economic Development and would … Continued

School’s Out for Summer: Reflecting on Year One of MPA

Kittelson’s Corner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBEcLxnXVAc] Warm summer breezes drift through the air, blue skies perfectly complement the green of the Willamette Valley, and bright yellow school buses no longer delay traffic every morning and afternoon.  Its official, school is out for the summer to be replaced by long days and countless baseball games.  This summer break is … Continued

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