Right Now w/ Rebecca Woodbury (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Nightswimming What I’m Watching – Kidding What I’m Reading – Radical Candor What I’m Doing – having trouble sleeping For those of us trying to reinvent local government (as all good ELGLers are) — goshdarnit, that takes awesome people. It’s hard to … Continued
Susan Barkman shares a review for the IAP2 Foundations of Public Participation training. What I am watching: Bones What I am listening to: My iPhone is on shuffle, so whatever it decides. What I am reading: I just moved so I am in between at the moment… In graduate school, I found one of my … Continued
Right Now with Kevin What I’m reading: I Will Find You (Trigger warning for some. This is so heavy and moving.) What I’m watching: Parks and Rec (season 4) What I’m listening to: The Sense of Me by Mudflow “Your first three years will be like drinking from a fire hose,” my mentor told me … Continued
What I’m reading: You don’t want to know… What I’m watching: Insecure (of course!) What I’m listening to: Smile by Saba If you follow social media, then you were probably shocked a few weeks ago when news was circulating about Geoffrey Owens. Headlines read something like, “Cosby Show Star Geoffrey Owens spotted working at Trader … Continued
What I’m reading: *gulp* nothing… Hope to start Crazy Rich Asians this weekend. What I’m watching: Ugly Delicious What I’m doing: Avoiding laundry and all other household chores! New job jitters, they’ll getcha. I got the new job jitters about three weeks ago when I started my first new job in TEN YEARS. As an … Continued
I have worked for over 10 years in human resources, dabbling here and there in recruitment, but mostly working in labor and employee relations, class and comp, and policy development. Since taking on my business partner role at the City of Tigard, I have become more involved in recruitment as it related to my portfolio, … Continued
Right Now with Mario Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: Elevate: The Three Disciplines of Advanced Strategic Thinking, Rich Horwath What I’m watching: The TV waiting patiently for college football to appear again What I’m listening to: Joe Bonamassa “Evil Mama” Key Benefits of … Benefits What is the benefit of having benefits if you are unaware of … Continued
What I’m listening to – My Daily Mix on Spotify What I’m watching – College football What I’m doing – Exploring the largest hot springs pool in the world I recently had a conversation with a veteran City Manager in my state who was most curious about what it was like working for a county. … Continued
Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I Just Finished Reading: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Book) What I’m Now Watching: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Netflix) What I’m Listening To: Slow Burn (Clinton Years) Every morning when I drop off my kids at school I remind them to “work … Continued
If you asked your employees to rate the service they receive from other divisions and departments, would you get a thumbs up or thumbs down? During a budget hearing presentation one of my coworkers stated one of her division’s biggest challenges is cross-departmental customer service. This statement struck me as something we don’t discuss enough. … Continued
