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MID-NOVEMBER 2024

GROWING TO GREATNESS - COG ‘BEAMS’ WITH PRIDE OVER CITY HALL MILESTONE

Excitement is building as the city just celebrated another milestone in the Downtown Campus Reinvestment Project.

Mayor Jerry Weiers, our City Council, COG leadership and various Glendale employees joined the Okland Construction and Holly Street Studio design teams for a ceremony on the site just south of Glenn Drive and west of 58th Avenue. During this special event, Mayor Weiers, City Council members, city leaders and construction crew associates inscribed their names and messages on the final steel beam for the development.

City Architect Eddie Garcia gave an update on the progress of the downtown project, which will include a parking garage, City Council Chambers, the E. Lowell Rogers amphitheater and the adjacent Murphy Park. Our City Hall campus was constructed in 1984 and needs a major facelift to remain usable for future decades. It is expected to be ready for move-in sometime in the spring of 2026.

Check out this video produced by Alfredo Kaspar, our videographer/editor, capturing the beam signing ceremony.

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ON THE CALENDAR DIVE INTO TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS AT INTERNATIONAL GIS DAY EVENT Don’t forget that Wednesday, Nov. 20, is International GIS Day. We are celebrating with information sharing and presentations from city staff members from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m at the Civic Center. Discover how they use GIS to make better decisions and improve efficiency. Representatives from Planning, Water Services, Community Services, Public Safety and other departments will be presenting.

Learn how GIS is being used in Glendale and how you might benefit from the technology. Please join us for this fun, informative event!

NOURISH TO FLOURISH: NUTRITION TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS DATE: November 20 TIME: 4 to 5 p.m.

LOCATION: Zoom Join Leah Van Dolder, an award-winning registered dietitian and mindset coach, in this monthly WellStyles webinar to learn practical nutrition tactics to keep your weight loss journey on track.

Van Dolder will debunk common myths, as well as provide simple strategies for meal planning and prep, along with mindful eating. Learn how proper nutrition and hydration are game changers for losing weight and how to seamlessly integrate these practices into busy lives.

WEIGHT LOSS

LEARN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY HANDLE DISPUTES Workplace conflicts are facts of life as every office has people who may cross the line with what they say or do. Navigating how to resolve tough conflicts can be tricky.

In this NEOGOV class, Standing up to Negative People at the Office, you can learn how to excel at working through disagreements and handling confrontations to build stronger workplace relationships and accomplish more on the job. Enroll through NEOGOV at the link below.

NEOGOV

ADOPT AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE, RECOGNIZE COLLEAGUES Gratitude Month is in full swing with employees enjoying fun surprises as a way to thank them for their hard work and dedication to Glendale!

It’s time to join us for the Recognize and Praise Challenge. Take a moment every day to think about how others support you at work or in life in general and thank them!

Recognizing the contributions other people make builds connections, confidence and trust. By noticing the good in others, you might just make their day and feel better yourself, too.

The goal of this challenge is to give praise or recognition for 10 days. Register at the link below.

RECOGNITION

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LEARNING & GROWTH IN GLENDALE ENROLL IN LEAN ACADEMY TO MAXIMIZE EFFIENCY, POTENTIAL Unlock your potential through Lean Six Sigma training and professional certification!

Imagine a workplace where processes are seamless, goals are achieved faster and every action taken adds value. That’s the power of Lean Six Sigma, which is a proven approach to driving organizational efficiency and reducing waste. Training and certification programs offered through the Glendale Lean Academy provide city employees with the knowledge to help our organization thrive. They also help participants elevate their professional development with skills that make them sought-after problem solvers. Lean Six Sigma certification will set you apart as a leader who delivers results. Visit the Glendale Lean Academy webpage below to register for training.

LEAN ACADEMY

LEARN HOW TO PREVENT CYBER ATTACKS IN ONLINE TRAINING SESSIONS City efforts to thwart would-be cyber attackers rely on all of us. That’s why we all need to participate in the mandatory monthly cyber-security employee awareness training program by “Know Be 4.”

You will learn more about phishing, email spoofing and other cyber-attack tactics in these 15-minute-long online training sessions.

Keep an eye out for future emails from the City or Know Be 4.

BOOST MANAGERIAL SKILLS BY LEARNING EFFECTIVE DELEGATION METHODS Delegating is an important task that managers must take but it can be tricky if you are not able to let go of an endeavor.

That’s where the Avoid Making the 8 Ultimate Delegation Mistakes class through NEOGOV helps. This course will explore common delegation pitfalls, like handing off a project without clear expectations.

Register through NEOGOV to help achieve delegation success.

DELEGATION MISTAKES

VIDEO TEAM SHEDS LIGHT ON BENEFITS OF BIG DATA, DATASETS As data is an important tool that we use daily to improve our operations for residents, our Video Team has produced a series of videos on data use for our Department of Organizational Performance.

Last month we shared the first in the series of videos introducing you to the definition of data. This month, we are sharing the Data Concepts video that defines and explains the benefits of big data, datasets, the cloud and on-prem or on-premises servers.

Check out this video and the other data-related training videos in the LEARN portal in NEOGOV.

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LEARNING & GROWTH IN GLENDALE EMPLOYEES HONORED FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO UKG TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM

City employees from various departments came together to celebrate the successful launch of the UKG timekeeping system.

They gathered for the UKG Celebration on Nov. 13 at the Civic Center, where our Human Resources team and COG leaders thanked everyone who helped the city transition to the new timekeeping system, which Glendale officially began using in September. City Manager Kevin Phelps, Assistant City Manager Vicki Rios and Deputy City Manager Rick St. John gave heartfelt and humorous speeches about how changes can be stressful but employees did a great job learning the new system, training their colleagues and handling glitches.

A funny video that was a spoof on the popular sports, comedy-drama TV show, “Ted Lasso,” thanking employees for adapting to UKG, was shown at the event. Rios, St. John, Human Resources and Risk Management Director Jim Brown, Interim Chief Information Officer Arlene Chemello and Budget and Finance Director Levi Gibson acted in the video, which was a follow-up to a previous video of them portraying characters from the show that was released a few months ago to reveal basic information about the timekeeping changes that were coming. Our talented video team produced both videos.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING Happy Thanksgiving to you! Thank you for working to improve the lives of the residents we serve every day.

As a reminder, city offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 and 29.

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