Integrate Continuous Improvement Into Your Organization’s Culture And Daily Activities

A continuous organization improvement program can be easily implemented and very beneficial using minimal organization resources. It’s important that you establish a continuous improvement program; not assume that improvement suggestions and efforts will appear without encouragement by management. And it should be become inherent in your culture and day-to-day work activities throughout you organization. ARead… Read more »

Astronauts can use Google Hangouts. Why can’t you?

A federal agency recently made news by hosting a Google+ Hangout. It was impressive because the agency was NASA and participants were in outer space. “They can put a man on the moon, but they can’t ________”– Complainers since 1969 I bet you can’t use Google+ Hangouts as a video conferencing tool at work. ItRead… Read more »

02.27.13 Your Morning Buzz

Art at Hillsboro baseball park to respond to Hops fans with lights and music Welcome Newest Member: Lauren Stott, Northern Illinois MPA, Administrative Intern Join ELGL: Students (free), individuals ($20), and organizations ($250) Upcoming Forums: March 1: ELGL Conference Planning Committee Meeting March 7: Tiffany Couch, Financial Investigation and Forensic Accounting April 11: Greg Baker,Read… Read more »

The Right Words Can Motivate!

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. A truly inspirational speech can motivate people to take action. Great communicators are always searching for just that right combination of words that will make the difference between engaging the audience or putting them to sleep. Whether you are a full-time speechwriter or just tasked with writingRead… Read more »

Social Media Week DC: Three Take-Aways

If you’re like me, you’re still recovering from and trying to absorb and sort all the content shared during Social Media Week last week. There was so much information and so many ideas presented at each session that I found myself consistently over-stimulated, but in an exciting way. As I wait for all of theRead… Read more »

Engineering Infographics

Infographics are large sized, graphic-filled images used to convey sometimes complex ideas or information. Over the last year or so they seem to have risen in popularity and have been produced and shared by a wide variety of industries. So it was only a matter of time before we started finding engineering-related infographics. The oneRead… Read more »

Where are Australia’s tweeting councils and do they have enough followers

I’ve mapped the 222 local government Twitter accounts I track to their geographic locations around Australia (excluding NT), and it forms an interesting picture. Local government use of Twitter in Australia by tweets (excluding NT) – zoom for detail There was a direct correlation between population density and the propensity of councils to tweet. ThisRead… Read more »

Leadership in a Changing World – Part 1

Last week I was invited to speak to an audience of Canadian government executives about leading in a world of change. I’ve spoken a lot about performance and collaboration in past years, but never specifically about leadership. So this was an opportunity for me to reflect on my experiences and observations over my career inRead… Read more »

Charity of the Month: Friends of Hospice SW Washington

Our March speaker Tiffany Couch, has selected Friends of Hospice Southwest to receive a donation made on her behalf from ELGL. Below is more information on the organization. In 1980, a small group of dedicated individuals recognized the need to provide personal, compassionate care for the terminally ill in Southwest Washington. They set out toRead… Read more »

Techies, Parties, and Success

Peter Corbett is the founder of DC Tech Meetup – a monthly meeting of the local community of techies and startups – to encourage demonstrations of latest technology and what’s up with the entrepreneurial community. It is soundly build on open source principles – sharing and advancing good ideas. DC Tech Meetup attracts over 1,000Read… Read more »