Today’s Morning Buzz is by Lacey Dykgraaf, Community Engagement Manager for the City of Newberg. Connect with Lacey on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I’m Reading: The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. (But I also just finished the There Will Come a Darkness trilogy by Katy Rose Pool and I’m telling everyone about it because … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Kendra Davis, Management Analyst with Arapahoe County, CO. Find her on Twitter @KendraHwa and on IG (but only if you like occasional stories about outfits and dogs!) Additionally, if you live in Colorado and would like a new local government friend, drop me a line! I am … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Budget Manager the City of Brighton, CO. Connect with her on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: The Rejected King What I’m Watching: Only Murders in the Building and Explained What I’m Listening to: Whatever rolls up next on my “All Songs” list-So basically a mix of the 90s, 00’s, and K-Pop For those … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager for Recovery for the City of Long Beach. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. What I’m Listening To: Sir Rosevelt, Zac Brown’s side project, which sounds like country meets EDM What I’m Watching: Ted Lasso and Only Murders In The Building (a trio of Steve … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Content Manager, Editorial, with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I’m reading: The Salt Path, by Raynor Winn What I’m watching: All the Halloween things! Especially the Food Network’s Halloween Baking Championship and Halloween Wars What I’m listening to: NPR’s Fresh … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jenny Kosek. Connect with her on Twitter or LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Cursed: An Anthology of Dark Fairy Tales What I’m Watching: Evil What I’m Listening to: The Pierces, Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge _____________________ The rules of recruiting have changed. As many organizations are aware, hiring was tough … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Greg Stopka (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m watching: The Good Place on Netflix What I am listening to: Roundtrip music in the car What I’m doing: Vacationing in Northern MI The “Great Resignation” has led to discussions amongst local government leaders about why workers are leaving and how to keep them. … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager for Newton, Iowa. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter. Listening To: The Wine & Crime Podcast. A true crime / comedy podcast. From their website “Join three childhood friends as they chug wine, chat true crime, and unleash their worst Minnesota accents!” Reading: Ariadne … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk, Communications Manager for the City of Battle Creek, Michigan. Connect with me on Twitter and LinkedIn! What I’m reading: Fires, Floods, and Taxicabs by Jeffrey Roth What I’m watching: Nailed It on Netflix – absolutely hilarious What I’m listening to: That sweet, sweet #ELGL Spotify playlist I … 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
