Category: Morning Buzz

Silver Bullets and Shiny Objects

The Buzz with Jordan Rae Hillman, Deputy Director of City Planning for the city of Jackson, Mississippi You don’t have to look very hard to find an article about a large failed local government project.  Projects like sports venues, convention centers, smart water meters, smart parking meters, zoning code rewrites, enterprise resource planning software, mega road … Continued

Curation and Accessibility: Who’s Ready for Next Steps from ELGL Innovation?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Josh Edwards, so be kind or not– either way connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: Weezer Radio on Spotify (still..) What I’m Reading: Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes  What I’m Watching: The Open Curation and Accessibility, Who’s Ready for Next Steps from ELGL Innovation? Forgive me if I am a little rusty … Continued

If I Can Do It, You Can Too: Going Back to School & Working Full Time

Morning Buzz by Christian M. Williams @MyPublicTweeter Since ELGL has a diverse membership with different career and academic goals, I thought I would share a little about my journey to finish graduate school while working. Some of you have met your academic goals and some of you are pondering what’s next. For those of you … Continued

Five Types of Bad Local Government Bosses

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Reading: Distributed Teams: The Art and Practice of Working Together While Physically Apart What I’m Watching: Veronica Mars What I’m Listening to: What happened to Beto O’Rourke? – The Washington Post podcast ELGL very purposefully uses positive examples of … Continued

Why Cities and Cats are Slow to Embrace Change

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Sarah Henricks, Management Analyst, City of South San Francisco (Twitter & LinkedIn) What I’m watching: When They See Us What I’m listening to: old episodes of Hidden Brain What I’m eating: homemade blueberry muffins (my blueberry guy is done for the season) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi! I’m Sarah Henricks, a semi-recent Bay … Continued

LG Misfits Academy: Now Accepting Applications

Today’s Buzz is by Caz R. Muske | Main Street Manager – City of Brenham, TX (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I am watching: Supernatural Season 1 What I am reading: 4th Dimension Leadership by Ron Holifield Newest Discovered Podcast: Insomniac Okay, I’m not actually accepting applications; however, if you’d like to share your non-conventional entry into … Continued

I’m in a Slump

This edition of Morning Buzz is by Lynn Kelly-Lehner (LinkedIn) What I’m Currently Reading:  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, and The Moment of Lift, How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates What I’m Currently Listening To:  Malcolm Gladwell’s The Revisionist History Podcast What I’m Currently Watching: The … Continued

The Data-Driven Website Redesign

Today’s Morning Buzz is written by Jenny Kosek, Communications Strategist for the City of West Allis, WI. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: Anton Chekov’s “Uncle Vanya” (I’m not that lofty, but I am going to be in the play this fall) What I’m Listening To: The Record Company, “All of This Life” … Continued

It’s Time to Evaluate the Recruitment Process

Today’s Buzz is by Jenn Reichelt, Senior Associate, The Novak Consulting Group (Twitter & LinkedIn) What I am Watching: recently binged watched Stranger Things Season 3 What I am Reading: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman  What I am Listening to: NPR every morning Employees are our most important asset. You’ve heard this statement … Continued

How AI Fits in Local Government

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I am watching: Great Food Truck Race What I am reading: Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV What I am listening to: CT Public Radio’s … Continued

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