Category: Morning Buzz

Separating the Best-Designed City Flags from the (Metaphorical) Red Flags

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect with Warren on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: “The Westing Game” — a vintage young adult mystery I attempted to read but could never figure out as a kid. TBD on whether I can crack the case as a … Continued

Infinite Monkey Theorem

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Shane Stone, Police Executive Administrator in Maricopa, AZ. Connect with Shane on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Learning: A few weeks into working in a Police Department, a million things every day What I’m Listening to: Summertime means Spotify’s ‘Poolside Lounge’ playlist What I’m Watching: Due to an incredible run, I am still … Continued

Shift the Criteria

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Story, Lead Content Strategist at Color Health. Find her on LinkedIn, Medium, or Instagram – not Twitter, unless you want to read some ancient tweets. What I’m Reading: I was on a roll for a while hate-reading books that I didn’t like, but was too … Continued

Where Does HR Go When They Need HR?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jackie Wehmeyer, Senior Director of Strategy and Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Parkland, Florida. Parkland was named one of the Best Places to Work in Local Government in 2021 by ELGL and a Top Workplace in 2022. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn. What I’m reading: Just started Discover Your Fair Advantage by Sylvie Di … Continued

How to Build a Mentorship Program – And Why

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Erin Krause Riley, Adult Services Coordinator for the Scottsdale Public Library. Connect with me on LinkedIn. What I’m reading: I’ve gotten into some old English mysteries: Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, and a few other authors with amazing detective stories.  What I’m watching: Ted Lasso – the final season. Sigh. Each … Continued

Come Together in Beautiful Public Spaces

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager for the City of Long Beach. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.  What I’m watching: Vintage Perry Mason episodes. This helps to understand the modern Perry Mason detective show, of which I’ve successfully binged Season 2. What I’m working on: Planning our All-City Manager’s Retreat, … Continued

Change Management for Local Government Luddites

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Greg LeBlanc – Assistant Town Manager, Town of Snowmass Village, Colorado. Connect with me on LinkedIn. What I’m watching: Jane the Virgin A hobby I enjoy: Birding What I’m working on: Expanding community childcare services, records retention, capital construction projects   Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus proposed that the only constant … Continued

The Price of a Bad Apple (NOT Another Inflation Story)

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Matt Horn, the Director of Local Government Services for MRB Group, and a seriously terrible fast dancer (or slow dancer). Check out some of the things he IS good at on his LinkedIn profile… What I’m watching: Re-watching the original Bad News Bears franchise with my 6-year-old … Continued

A Tale of Two Cities…

Today’s Buzz is by Cassie Johnson, Police Operational Support Director for the Scottsdale Police Department. Follow Cassie on LinkedIn and Twitter What I’m working on: Getting ready to leave for Portland, Ore. for a long weekend…and all that entails What I’m watching: I’ve started watching Madam Secretary What I’m reading: All the Light We Cannot … Continued

A Love Letter to European Planning

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to by Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Budget & Performance Manager at the City of Brighton, CO. Connect with Kayla on Linkedin. A hobby I enjoy: Gardening. I started growing my own vegetables a few years ago and it has become a great relaxation activity. It is finally warm enough consistently to garden … Continued

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