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Welcome to our new member feature. We’ve all heard the excuse “I’m too busy” too many times so we’ve simplified our new member feature to illicit short, meaningful responses.
In this feature we tackle the tough issues such as is the Apple Watch necessary and what are your career accomplishments. As a side note, ELGL is adamantly opposed to the excuse, “I’m too busy.”
Will Hampton (LinkedIn and Twitter) is the Communications Director for the City of Round Rock, TX. He is responsible for for citizen participation, media relations, government access television, web site and external communications for fast-growing Texas city. Fun Fact: Will is part of the genius behind Bonds, City Bonds.
What I Am Watching:
Better Call Saul, NBA Western Conference Finals, Mad Men
What I Am Reading: Out on the Cutting Edge, The Organized Mind
What I Want From ELGL: Sharing of great ideas, innovation
What I Wish Local Government Did Better: Less stovepipes
What I Am Afraid of:
Lack of sleep
What I Wish I Was Doing (Instead of Completing This Questionnaire): Sleeping
What I Consider As My Career Accomplishments: Hiring Brooks Bennett; shepherding the citizen participation programs for multiple controversial projects; building a culture of innovation in our corner of the organization
What I Am Listening To: Joe Jackson Radio on Pandora
What I Wish People Knew About Me:
I can ace the introversion scale on Myers-Briggs.
What I Wish Would Go Away: Polarized politics at the state and national level. No one seems interested in solving real problems.
What I Think of Professional Associations: Love ’em!
What I Wished You Asked Me: Boxers or briefs?
Supplemental Reading
Communication Awards – City of Round Rock