Category: Morning Buzz

What Your Library Actually Needs During National Library Week

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Stephanie Chase, Executive Director for the Libraries of Eastern Oregon and Founding Principal at Constructive Disruption. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Listening to: covers of Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own,” just to see if any of them stand up to the original What I’m Reading: The … Continued

Falling in Love with My Job…Again

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Budget & Performance Manager for the City of Brighton, CO. Connect with her on LinkedIn. What I’m Listening to: Bridgerton Soundtrack What I’m Reading: Bridgerton Series What I’m Watching: Season 1 of Bridgerton –notice a theme here? What I’m Doing: Alphabetizing my books Dearest reader, As I’ve spent the … Continued

Routing & Switching is Not ‘Sexy’

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt, the ELGL co-founder and executive director. Connect with Kirsten on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: The Club What I’m Watching: Yellowstone What I’m Listening To: Pardon My Take Longtime ELGL member and friend Luke Fretwell is the CEO of ProudCity (the platform that powers the website you’re … Continued

A Day Late… But Maybe Not a Dollar Short

Today’s (really yesterday’s) Morning Buzz is by Ann Marie Townshend, City Manager of Lewes, Delaware What I’m Watching: Season 4 of Yellowstone What I’m Reading: Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown Find me on LinkedIn or Twitter @AnnMTownshend Immediately after Kirsten Wyatt made a point to reassess all of our interest in continuing to write … Continued

Origin Stories

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Christopher Leonard, Administrative Supervisor for the City of Fort Lauderdale. You can connect with him via LinkedIn What I’m Listening To: BPM on XM Radio What I’m Watching: Oscar Highlights What I’m Reading: Considering “The New Possible: Visions of Our World beyond Crisis” Every superhero, every villain, and everyone everywhere has … Continued

Meet GovFlow

Meet GovFlow: an open, digital-first ticketing platform for local governments Image: a historic rope making machine, or a workflow from 1911, image credit below   Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ido Ivry, co-founder and CTO of Zencity Follow Ido on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, a … Continued

The Common Thread in the Many Hats of Government

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Katie Beemer, recent MPA graduate. Connect on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram. What I’m Reading: A Guidebook for City and County Managers: Meeting Today’s Challenges by retired city manager Jim Bourey. What I’m Watching: Inventing Anna on Netflix What I’m Listening To: Lover by Taylor Swift In local government, … Continued

Zen & the Art of Culture Management

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Greg LeBlanc. Connect with Greg on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Off the Map: Lost Spaces, Invisible Cities, Forgotten Islands, Feral Places and What They Tell Us About the World by Alastair Bonnett What I’m Watching: The Newsroom What I’m Listening to: “Don’t Stop” by Sonny Cleveland In the corner of … Continued

Feedback is a Gift

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Melissa Cantarero Weiss, Deputy City Administrator, for Wauwatosa, WI. Connect on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: Diana Gabaldon’s Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone What I’m Watching: Madam Secretary on Netflix What I’m Listening to: the podcast We Can Do Hard Things Let’s talk about feedback. Leading … Continued

As News Deserts Encroach, Local Governments Adapt

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram. What I’m Reading: “The Man Who Ate Too Much” about the life of gourmand James Beard, a larger-than-life tastemaker whose impact is still felt in our kitchens and at our tables. What I’m Watching: “The Dropout” — … Continued

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