Category: Morning Buzz

The Life of an Engaging Local Government Leader

Today’s #MorningBuzz is brought to you by Katie Ludwig, Director of Resource Development, Government Finance Officers Association. You can connect with her on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: “Demon of Unrest” by Erik Larson  What I’m Watching: The latest season of “Stranger Things” What I’m Listening To: Olivia Dean, Role Model, and…Taylor Swift I’ve been listening … Continued

Santa’s Real Elves

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jackie Wehmeyer, Senior Director of Strategy and Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Parkland, Florida and proud Secretary of ELGL’s Board of Directors Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn. What I’m excited about: The ELGL Mug Exchange – I can’t wait to add to my collection! What I’m baking tonight: Double Chocolate … Continued

The Joy of Budgeting

Today’s Morning Buzz is cooked up by Andrew Kleine, Managing Director, Government & Public Sector at EY-Parthenon, Ernst & Young LLP. He is the author of “City on the Line: How Baltimore Transformed Its Budget to Beat the Great Recession and Deliver Outcomes” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) and has served as a county administrator and … Continued

We Analyzed 5,718 Local Government Strategic Plans; Here’s What We Found

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Ted Jackson, Co-Founder of ClearPoint Strategy. Follow Ted on LinkedIn. What I’m reading: “Mornings on Horseback” by David McCullough What I’m watching: “Poldark” on Netflix What I’m listening to: Snowball Podcast ClearPoint just published its first-ever Strategic Planning Report. We analyzed 20,582 strategic plans across seven industries, all of which … Continued

Cloud Migration in Local Government: A Snapshot of Progress

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Clayton Thomas, vice president of cloud strategy at Tyler Technologies. Connect with Clayton on LinkedIn. What I’m reading: “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” by Rick Rubin What I’m listening to: The HardFork podcast What I’m working on: Enabling our teams, partners, and clients to more … Continued

Pilgrimage and Passing Stones: A Leadership Lesson from the Camino

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Sheila Shockey, Founder, CEO, Futurist, Shock Talk Podcast Host at Shockey Consulting and artist/gallery owner at 80 Santa Fe in Downtown Overland Park, Kansas. Follow Sheila on LinkedIn and Instagram, and Shockey Consulting. What I’m listening to: They turned the Christmas music on at work today — bah, humbug! What … Continued

It’s 5:00 — Do You Know Where Your Employees Are?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Greg LeBlanc, Assistant Town Manager for the Town of Snowmass Village, Colorado. Connect with me on LinkedIn. Where I see myself in five years: Celebrating the fifth anniversary of this question! Will ICMA let me do my stand-up routine at next year’s conference?: I hope so! Which hobby excites me: … Continued

How Serving Three Organizations Made Me Better at All of Them

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Aarón Zavala, Assistant to the City Manager for Pleasanton, Calif. Connect with him on LinkedIn and Instagram. What I’m working on: BELONG Pleasanton, our initiative for Building Equity, Leadership, Opportunity, Nurturing, and Growth, plus Emergency Management and internal communications strategy. What I’m listening to: College football season means the Peristyle … Continued

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