Screenshot of City of West Allis, Wisconsin website from October 2016 showing example of poor web design

The Data-Driven Website Redesign

Posted on July 14, 2019

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"...
Recruitment

It’s Time to Evaluate the Recruitment Process

Posted on July 14, 2019

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...
Chatbot answering a question on a smartphone. Getty Images credit anyaberkut

How AI Fits in Local Government

Posted on July 13, 2019

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...
Pouting at the "mud volcanoes"

Stay Out of the Mud Volcanoes: Staying Positive in the Midst of Local Government Uncertainty

Posted on July 11, 2019

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Alisha Janes, Assistant to City Manager, Brighton Colorado (Twitter & LinkedIn) What I am Watching: Stranger Things What I am Reading: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders What I am Listening to: This Land Podcast This is my first Morning Buzz! I've had...
Katie Nelson discusses media efforts at the Mountain View Police Department.

Feeling Myself — Understanding My Emotional Attachment to Social Media Engagement

Posted on July 10, 2019

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Katie Nelson (LinkedIn) What I’m Listening To: The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers What I’m Reading: Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered What I’m Watching: Schitt’s Creek “What I hear when I'm being yelled at is people caring loudly at me.” – Leslie...
Tasty Catering

A Tasty Culture: How Local Government Can Transform the Planning Process to Unleash Innovation

Posted on July 9, 2019

Today's Buzz is by Greg Stopka (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I am watching: Stranger Things Season 3 (I wrote this before July 4th premiere but I'm sure that's what I'll be watching on July 9th) What I am listening to: Audio book of The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (on a Robert Langdon fix) What...
Meagle

Best Place to Work in Local Government

Posted on July 8, 2019

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Katie Babits, you can tag along with her on LinkedIn & Twitter. What I'm Listening To: Luca Stricagnoli What I'm Reading: Change the Work Game: Building & Sustaining a Diverse Workforce by Serilda Summers-McGee What I'm Watching: Big Little Lies ELGL doesn't use the #mword but I'm...
woman giving final rose

The Bachelorette: Strong Mayor Edition

Posted on July 7, 2019

Today’s Buzz is by Laura Hardwicke– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: The Bachelorette What I’m Reading: Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman What I’m listening to: The Black Keys’ new record “Let’s Rock” This is my first major local election as a local gov employee. During the last general election in...
Why I Literally Pulled the Plug: A Digital Detox Tale

Why I Literally Pulled the Plug: A Digital Detox Tale

Posted on July 6, 2019

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Danielle Rogers - connect with her on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram! What I’m Watching: Nothing (I’ll get to that in just a minute!) What I’m Reading: The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams, Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson and Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams. (This is just a short list of three...
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