Morning Buzz

Great Expectations

Posted on December 13, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jackie Wehmeyer, Senior Director of Strategy and Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Parkland, Florida. Parkland was named one of the Best Places to Work in Local Government in 2021 by ELGL and a Top Workplace in 2022. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew...

Do Not NOT Go Gentle

Posted on December 6, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Martin Story, now a Lead Content Strategist at Color Health. Find her on Twitter @DrSarahMarie and on Medium. She is also now finally posting again on IG about once a month. What I’m Watching: White Lotus Season 2. I don’t love shows about reprehensible people. But that’s never been what this is....

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Let’s Talk about Employee Appreciation

Posted on December 5, 2022

Today's Morning Buzz is by Melissa Cantarero Weiss, ICMA-CM, Deputy City Administrator of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. What I'm Listening To: All There Is with Anderson Cooper What I'm Watching: Baking Impossible on Netflix What I'm Reading: The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton _____________________________________________ I have been reflecting on workplace gratitude. We have 488 employees in our city...

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Strategies for Successful Recruitment

Posted on December 1, 2022

I am in the unique position of getting to rebuild Brighton’s Budget & Performance Team from scratch. Due to a recent move by one employee and my other employee trailblazing a new sustainability position for the City, I have found myself entering the holidays as a one-woman show. For those of you who have ever...

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Posted on November 29, 2022

Today's Morning Buzz is by Ann Marie Townshend, AICP, ICMA-CM, City Manager of Lewes, Delaware. What I'm Listening To: Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono What I'm Watching: Yellowstone season 5 and White Lotus season 2 What I'm Reading: Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown Our community recently embarked on a public engagement process where I may have...

Cyber Monday: Local Govie Edition

Posted on November 28, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones - connect on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Reading: Just finished Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss (3 out of 5 stars) What I’m Listening To: We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle and Cadence13 (so many delicious hard, necessary convos) What...

Living in the Gray

Posted on November 17, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jackie Wehmeyer, Senior Director of Strategy and Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Parkland, Florida. Parkland was named one of the Best Places to Work in Local Government in 2021 by ELGL and a Top Workplace in 2022. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: A Billion Years by Mike Rinder What I’m Watching:...

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This is Your Q4 Survival Guide

Posted on November 15, 2022

Today's Morning Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk, Communications Manager for the City of Battle Creek. Let's be pocket friends on Twitter and LinkedIn! What I'm wearing: All peppermint, all the time. This is my #PeppermintSeason. What I'm watching: Season 5 of The Crown What I'm hearing: All holiday music, all the time As I sit...

Turn that Monday Frown Upside Down

Posted on November 14, 2022

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Stephanie Chase, the Executive Director of Libraries of Eastern Oregon and Founding Principal of Constructive Disruption. What I'm Reading: Never Rescue A Rogue by Virginia Heath What I'm Listening To: First Aid Kit's new album Palomino What I'm Watching: Binge watching seasons 6 and 7 of Alone...