Category: Morning Buzz

Prada or Nada: the Ethics of Fashion in Local Government

What I’m Watching: Younger – very late to this party but I LOVE Sutton Foster, so am fully in support of this maybe too on the nose critique of millennial culture vs. the world. What I’m Reading: The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare – a really moving peek into life in modern … Continued

From Mission-Vision-Values to Why We Exist

Mike Skibbe (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Watching:  Pocoyo (a delight of a kid’s show) What I’m Reading:  Killing Commendatore – Haruki Murakami What I’m Listening To:  Still Untitled, the Adam Savage Project Why does your department exist? It’s not an existential crisis.  It’s Friday and nobody has time for an existential crisis at work. Mission, … Continued

Schedule as a Workplace Perk

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brandi Leos, City of Tigard, Oregon (LinkedIn, Twitter) What I’m Watching:  The Presidential Primary Debate What I’m Reading:  in between books but planning to start Winners Take All soon Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work a few places and with a lot of employees.  I’ve also had the chance to … Continued

How Art School Prepared Me For Local Government Service

Today’s Buzz is by Morning Buzzer Kim Nakahodo – connect with her on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Watching: With the kiddos: Fast & Furious Spy Racers (gateway drug into F&F life!)  Without the kiddos: Marvel’s Runaways What I’m Reading: Dear Girls by Ali Wong (SUPER NSFW) What I’m Listening To: KCUR; GovLove; Hidden Brain … Continued

Personal Resiliency- How I Build Mine…

This Morning Buzz is from Susan Barkman, Council/Mayor Management Analyst with the City of Aurora Colorado. What I am reading: The news. What I am listening to: Bluebird by Miranda Lambert What I am working on: office policies! We all experience challenges in life, and sometimes we get knocked down.  Bouncing back from our bad … Continued

Oh, Are You in Sales?

What’s New with Clay Campbell (LinkedIn / Twitter): What I’m Doing – Putting in hardwood floors and baseboards What I’m Watching – October Faction on Netflix What I’m listening to  – Alan Walker – Different World   When many of us think of citizen engagement, the first thoughts are of the digital interactions wrapped up in customer … Continued

Happy Valentine’s Day

Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Doing – Thinking about how insane the wedding industry is and learning way too much about skin care. What I’m Binging – Youtube videos about wedding prep: I Tried To Get Perfect Skin For My Wedding What I’m Cooking/Baking – Vegan Sweet Potatoes Bites with Black Hummus and … Continued

The Burden of Leadership

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – My dog snoring ? What I’m Reading – The Death and Life of Great American Cities – Jane Jacobs What I’m Watching ­– University of North Carolina basketball ☹ What I’m Doing – Learning how to play ukulele The Burden of Public Service Leadership The … Continued

The Culture of Overwork

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Park Planning & Partnerships Manager for the City of Long Beach. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. What I’m Listening To: The new vinyl record my husband gets me each year for my birthday, this year is Chris Stapleton’s Traveller What I’m Watching: The Wire  What I’m Planning: … Continued

I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

The Buzz with Jordan Rae Hillman, Director of  Planning & Development for the city of Jackson, Mississippi What I’m Listening To: Jack White What I Want for Lunch: Wings! What I’m Watching:  Jeopardy Greatest of All Time Over the holidays I actually took time off work. Up to this point in my career taking time … Continued

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