A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Here are 5 reasons why your agency should send you to the 2013 NAGC Communications School. Feel free to use these tips and share with your managers and HR teams. 1. It’s Affordable: At $650 (member rate) to $750 (non-member rate), you’ll get maximum bang for minimumRead… Read more »
Our new feature the “Executive Search” will give you an inside look into the world of executive recruitments. The world of executive searches is often misunderstood and carries a veil of secrecy. We hope you will takeaway from these features a tips for improving your profile and a better understanding of how high level recruitmentsRead… Read more »
2nd Annual ELGL Bureaucrat Bracket Challenge Welcome Newest Members Abby Coppock, City of Portland, Office of Management and Finance, Management Analyst Upcoming Forums March 21: ELGL Willamette Valley Presents “No Comment” — and Other Stupid Things You Should Never Say to Media April 11: Greg Baker, Damascus City Manager April 17: K.L. Wombacher, Hillsboro HopsRead… Read more »
John Sheridan has been an active senior public sector advocate for the use of digital technologies in government for some years now. He’s stepped this up a notch with his recent appointment as Australian Government’s Chief Technology Officer and I thought it was valuable to share one of his most recent presentations on social media,Read… Read more »
Quick! Read the series of letters and numbers shown below. Don’t waste any time. Can you read them? (The images are on the left side of the page below the first image) Hopefully you found that to be pretty easy. (And, if I were better with HTML I would have figured out how to putRead… Read more »
Today another question came up in our ongoing discussions about copyright and government. So I thought I’d post the scenario and question and see how others viewed this. It seems that many counties, at least in Illinois, arrange for the production of aerials and the creation of data such as parcel information, roadway and waterRead… Read more »
Welcome Newest Members Carine Arendes, Portland State University, Assistant Campus Planner Upcoming Forums March 21: ELGL Willamette Valley Presents “No Comment” — and Other Stupid Things You Should Never Say to Media April 11: Greg Baker, Damascus City Manager April 17: K.L. Wombacher, Hillsboro Hops General Manager October 4: ELGL Annual Conference at the KennedyRead… Read more »
Work-at-home or telecommuting is not new. The initiative was launched in the US Federal government for nearly two decades ago. Not everyone will like telework and not every position is suited for telework or work-at-home. Some cannot stand working in isolation. Some do want to be in the office as they want to have aRead… Read more »
Last February 26 I joined other State Department colleagues in staffing the exhibit table for our Program and Project Management Community of Practice (PPMCOP) at USAID’s KM Expo in the Ronald Reagan Building. Another table was hosted by State’s Office of eDiplomacy where I work as a contract Senior SharePoint Advisor. I enjoyed interacting withRead… Read more »
Many people are probably familiar with Google Maps. This online tool offered by Google allows you to see an aerial view of a specific area and get directions and travel times from one address to another. Some might also take advantage of Google’s “street view” which allows you to see a location as if youRead… Read more »