Category: Morning Buzz

Can Municipalities Regulate Guns?

Right Now with Daniel Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Little Big Town – Happy People (I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve mentioned Little Big Town in my Morning Buzz) What I’m Reading – Walkaway by Cory Doctorow (I’m a sucker for dystopian novels. ***hint for anyone who gets me in Birthdays and Books***) This … Continued

These Times… They are a Changing…

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Clay Campbell – LinkedIn & Twitter What I’m Reading: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner What I’m Watching: Van Helsing – Season 3 on Netflix and Glow – Season 3 on Netflix What I’m Listening To: Good Morning Revival by Good Charlotte Over the last few months, I’ve been … Continued

Probationary Periods… What a Joke!

Today’s Buzz is by Kylie Bayer, City of McMinnville (LinkedIn, Twitter) What I’m reading – High Crimes What I’m doing – Recovering from Feast Portland and Rose City Comic Con. The ambivert in me is ready to not talk to humans for a while. What I’m looking forward to – Fall conference season: #ELGLRoadTrip, NEOGOV, … Continued

Talk to me Goose…

Today’s Buzz is Dan Weinheimer, Routt County What I’m reading – Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss What I’m watching – College football, Fight on! What I’m doing – Staining a deck My morning commute recently got a whole lot worse. There is construction in town that’s limiting the routes that people can take … Continued

Good Grief, Bad Grief: Complex Forms of Bereavement

What I’m Watching: Styling Hollywood. Dresses, celebrities, and fabulous living in LA? Yes, please. What I’m Reading: No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy – highly recommend. I’m still working my way through it because emotions but there has been a lot of buzz … Continued

The State of Employee Performance Evaluations

Mike Skibbe (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Watching: Street Outlaws (It’s like real housewives, but car guy drama) What I’m Reading: Bringing Out The Best in People, Aubrey Daniels Are performance evaluations still broken? When searching this topic at ELGL, the last post seems to be from five years ago. The frustration of evaluations not … Continued

Recruiting with Lightning Speed (for Government)

By Brandi Leos, City of Tigard, Oregon, LinkedIn, Twitter I’ve heard it a thousand times… government is soooo slooooow. This is true in many aspects including finding your next job, next co-worker, or next employee. As the Recruitment Manager for City of Tigard, I have to say that I agree – government is soooo sloooow.  … Continued

Horseshoes Are Better Than Circles

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter!  What I’m Reading: The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee  What I’m Watching: Four Weddings and a Funeral on Hulu What I’m Listening To: The Highwomen It’s local government conference season! Today I’m headed to the American Public Works Association (APWA) conference … Continued

Support Against Harassment: Five Lessons Learned

Today’s Buzz is by Lindsay Jacques (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m doing: Getting settled after a big move! What I’m working on: Preparing for a big conference What I am reading: How to Win Friends and Influence People I watched the blood well up after tearing a hangnail and felt my emotions spill over as … Continued

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