Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Rafael Baptista – connect on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Listening to: Podcast on the struggles of the MLS What I’m Reading: Just finished Sooley by John Grisham In a past life, I spent 16 years officiating thousands of soccer games ranging from little kids who didn’t know where to run to … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Rafael Baptista. Connect with Rafael on LinkedIn. There is a misconception in local government that people who have innovation in their job title are the owners of innovation in their organization. You might think that since my department is called Strategy & Innovation, that innovation within our local government is our … Continued
Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Rafael Baptista, Performance Management Director for Buncombe County. You can find him on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Reading: City on the Line by Andrew Kleine What I’m listening to: My Soundtrack on Amazon Music I remember when the pandemic first became a thing in the United States, it felt like in local … Continued
Right Now with Rafael Baptista. You can connect with me on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Listening to – Top Hits on Amazon Music What I’m Reading – A lot of news articles What I’m Watching – How I Met Your Mother What I’m Doing – Eating Waffles It’s Time for a New Playbook Like for most … Continued
Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Rafael Baptista, Senior Manager for Community Economic Development for the City of Raleigh, NC. You can connect with him on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I am Reading: Deciding what to read next! What I am Listening to: Latin Hits playlist on Amazon Music What I am Watching: Boy Meets World on Disney Plus In … Continued
Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Rafael Baptista, Senior Manager for Community Economic Development for the City of Raleigh, NC. You can connect with him on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I am Reading: Deciding what to read next! What I am Listening to: Latin Hits playlist on Amazon Music What I am Watching: Boy … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Rafael Baptista (LinkedIn and Twitter) What I’m Watching: Boy Meets World What I’m Reading: Information about the Coronavirus What I’m Doing: Learning how to order groceries online When I write my morning buzz, my standard approach is to talk about something that I am passionate about and share some related … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Rafael Baptista. Connect with Rafael on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m watching: 30 Rock What I’m reading: Winning by Jack Welch What I’m listening to: The Lead Podcast Does your local government have a mission statement? Can you recite it without having to look for it and if so, … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Rafael Baptista. Connect with Rafael on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: The Big Fix: The Hunt for the Match-Fixers Bringing Down Soccer by Brett Forest What I’m Watching: The Americans on Amazon Prime When most people picture economic development, they think of smooth-talking economic developers convincing companies to bring their jobs and … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Rafael Baptista. Connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I am…. Reading: The Truths We Hold by Senator Kamala Harris Watching: Masterchef Season 10 Listening to: The One Thing Podcast This past June, I moved from a strategic planning position to a community economic development position. This has been a … Continued
