Category: Morning Buzz

Designing Better Selection Processes

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To:  Palaces for the People from 99 Percent Invisible What I’m Reading:  Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee What I’m Watching: Marvel’s Agents of Shield on Netflix. Who do you really … Continued

Embracing Your Local Newspaper

Today’s Buzz (which is still technically posted in the morning  for those of us in the Central time zone!) is by Brianna Lennon — connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Watching: Parks and Rec (again) What I’m Reading: Lots and lots of elections articles What I’m Listening To: my Pink Floyd station on Pandora … Continued

The World’s Greatest Communication Template

Today’s Buzz is by Will Hampton — connect with him on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Watching: Nothing of note. (Waiting for final season of Game of Thrones) What I’m Reading: First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty-Day Journey Through the Canon of St. Andrew, by Frederica Mathewes-Green What I’m Listening To: Random Access Memories, by … Continued

It’s OK to Not Know

Photo by Ansel.Ma ———————– Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: Hold Out Your Hand, Brandi Carlile What I’m Reading:  Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott What I’m Watching: My comfort background TV- The Office – on repeat ———————– Maybe it’s the honesty brought out by reading Anne … Continued

Innovation vs. Inundation

Today’s Buzz is by Susan Steward– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am watching: Gilmore Girls (Coffee Junkie for Life) What I am listening to: Black Eyed Peas, “Where is the Love?” What I am reading: #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso As a policy team member, the constant struggle is how to be innovative and helpful … Continued

Take a Walk Among the Tombstones

Today’s Buzz is by Tim Gomez– connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What I am watching: Twitter roast the New York Giants going another year with Eli Manning and trading OBJ. What I am listening to: My kids watching Benji. What I am reading: Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If someone were to … Continued

City Council Retreats – Know Your ‘Why’

Today’s #MorningBuzz brought to you by Neha Subramanyam: What I’m Listening To: Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough? What I’m Reading: We Were Eight Years In Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates What I’m Watching: The Dawn Wall (Documentary on Netflix!) As an organization, how often do you reflect on your core values, mission, … Continued

U.S. Census 2020 in Marin County

Pictured (from left to right): San Rafael Councilmember Kate Colin, Kristin Drumm (Senior Planner with the County of Marin), Cristine Alilovich (Assistant City Manager with the City of San Rafael), and Stephanie McNally (Strategic Initiatives Manager with the Canal Alliance) Right Now with Daniel Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Local Natives: Dark Days … Continued

Relieved, But Disoriented

Right Now with Mario Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: The back of a cereal box was quite pleasing until my calendar alerted me I was due for my buzz this morning. Oops. What I’m watching: The sweet Florida sun breaking through the windows. What I’m listening to: The loud refrigerator motor in the kitchen I did it! I … Continued

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m watching: Sadly, the #SheBelieves cup ended before Alex Morgan could get her 100th international goal, but at least we beat Brazil. What I’m listening to: Charly Bliss – Guppy because they’re dangerously close to putting out a new album … Despite my usual co-opting of Groucho Marx’s line about … Continued

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