Category: Morning Buzz

Community Conversations – Buzzin’

Right Now with Ben What I’m Reading: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel I love this book. I started reading it on Saturday and couldn’t put it down until I finished it last night. Station Eleven tells the story of a world rocked by a flu epidemic. One so bad that society as we … Continued

Git-R-Dun

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I’m Reading: Startup by Doree Shafrir What I’m Listening To: Pure Focus Playlist on I-Tunes What I’m Watching: The Americans, Season 6 TL;DR – Office skills, cleaning up after yourself, and common sense are critical skills in any local government workplace. Don’t become too self important to pay attention … Continued

Your Employees Need a Website Too

Right now with Rebecca Woodbury (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – mostly dream pop these days What I’m Reading – Technology and Public Management (yes, it’s a textbook) What I’m Watching – Flint Town What I’m Doing – planning a vacation to Spain! So, at the City of San Rafael we have an intranet. It’s a Sharepoint site from like … Continued

Real Life SimCity

Right Now w/ Zach Navin  (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading  – Invisibles- David Zweig What I’m Watching – NHL Playoff Hockey What I’m Doing – Prepping for Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day What I’m listening to– Slowburn: a podcast about Watergate Every so often I get excited about big picture ideas that I’ve had. Particularly … Continued

Public Works – Inclusive Boy’s Club

Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading  – White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America What I’m Watching – All nine seasons of The Office. This show is too real sometimes. What I’m Doing – Falling in love with my Sous Vide. My city is fortunate enough to have a hard-working talented Operations and … Continued

Marketing Your City’s Park & Recreation Programs

What I am Listening to: Video game music, it makes you more productive! What I am Reading: The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson; I joined an “under 40 book club.”  Not loving the book, tbh, but we meet at a taphouse so that’s cool. What I am Watching: Finally finishing up Scandal! What I’m Excited About: … Continued

Budget Friendlier LinkedIn Recruiting

By Brandi Leos, Senior HR Business Partner for the City of Tigard, Oregon (LinkedIn and Twitter) What I’m listening to: Nike’s Run NYC playlist (because I need to get back to it and there is nothing better than some classic East Coast jams) What I’m reading: Taking Charge of ADHD, the complete authoritative guide for … Continued

The Silver Tsunami in the Rust Belt Equals Great Opportunity

What I am Listening to: The Briefing by Dr. Albert Mohler What I am Reading: Not God Enough by J.D. Greear What I am Watching: NCAA Tournament Basketball….sans the Tarheels ? The Silver Tsunami in the Rest Belt Equals Great Opportunity By Andy Kuhn, Executive Director of the Southeastern Ohio Port Authority In my former life, … Continued

Community Impact of First Four

By Stacy Schweikhart, Community Information Manager for the city of Kettering, Ohio and and ELGL Boardmember (LinkedIn and Twitter) What I’m listening to – Johnnyswim.  Pretty much always Johnnyswim. What I’m watching – News[y]. I’m a news junky and News[y] is the perfect blend of true journalism without all of the cable channel crap.  It also sorta reminds me … Continued

Tips for Managing a Smaller Agency

By Dan Weinheimer, Deputy County Manager for Routt County, CO and ELGL Boardmember (LinkedIn and Twitter) What I’m listening to – The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle on Audible What I’m watching – The NCAA Tournament – Go ‘Cuse! What I’m doing – Working on an organizational strategic plan This is the greatest time of … Continued

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