Morning Buzz

Hunger and Homelessness Happen, Together We Can Make It Better!

Posted on November 21, 2018

What I am watching: Manifest What I am reading: Crucial Confrontations What I am most thankful for: The community in Broomfield, Colorado. In my free time, I serve as the Chair for the Board of Trustees for my local food bank. In the last week, our community has been so amazingly generous with funds, and...

Maintaining Job Descriptions

Posted on November 15, 2018

Right Now with Kylie Bayer, Human Resources Manager, City of McMinnville (LinkedIn, Twitter) What I’m reading: Mink River by Brian Doyle What I’m watching: Just finished Big Mouth. It's about growing up. It's gross but pretty darn accurate and I love it. But really, it's vulgar and gross so don't start it unless you can handle gross....

Everyone is a Recruiter… Even You!

Posted on November 14, 2018

I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that most local government organizations don’t have recruiters. Sure, you might have people responsible for recruiting and even recruitment managers. Most of these people are focused on making sure the organization is in compliance, getting your jobs posted, recommending and placing ads, going to...

Climb a Tree, Not a Ladder

Posted on November 12, 2018

Frequently I am asked to participate in panel discussions or give conference presentations on local government workforce trends and recruitment. I'm gracefully in my early 40s, yet I'm asked to speak on behalf of my colleagues who are 10, 15 & 20 years younger. I have another panel coming up. The topic of the annual...

The One Thing You Need To Change …Follow-up

Posted on November 9, 2018

Right Now with Mario Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: The tragic aftermath of a shooting at the Borderline country and western bar in Thousand Oaks, southern California. What I’m watching: The tragic aftermath of a shooting at the Borderline country and western bar in Thousand Oaks, southern California. What I’m listening to: The tragic aftermath of...

And then what?

Posted on November 8, 2018

What I’m reading: About some software my organization is considering... What I’m watching: A software demonstration What I’m listening to: A software demonstration Nick Smith already waxed eloquently on voting and the impact that our civic duty has on our country and communities. My intent is to talk about the days after… the “and...

Morning Buzz: ELGL Membership News

Posted on November 4, 2018

Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I'm Reading: The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein What I'm Watching: The Romanoffs on Amazon What I'm Listening To: The Hearing on NPR Why This Buzz is on a Sunday: We're making some change to what non-members have access to on ELGL.org and the Weekly Reader and I...

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Are Work Friends…Friends?

Posted on October 30, 2018

What I’m listening to – all Neko Case, all the time. It's a cold weather thing. What I’m watching – Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. In the same Riverdale universe, it’s part teen rom-com angst-party, part American Horror Story fright-fest. I’ve very here for it, particularly this close to Halloween. What I’m reading – Color of...

Combating the Opioid Epidemic

Posted on October 27, 2018

Todays Morning Buzz is brought to you by Brian Southey (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m Watching – Red Sox Post Season Baseball! This year has been a blast as a Red Sox fan. I have also been enjoying the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House. Great series to watch in October. What I’m Reading – Boom...