Morning Buzz

The Great Reset: How One City Transcended Turmoil

Posted on October 3, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Budget & Performance Manager for the City of Brighton, CO. Connect with her on LinkedIn. What I’m Listening to: 90s Kids by Jax What I’m Reading: Articles on growing peppers indoors What I’m Watching: House of the Dragon What I’m Doing: Preparing for our first Performance and Leadership...

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be Bold

Posted on September 27, 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: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (I...

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Thank You For Being a Pocket Friend

Posted on September 23, 2022

Welcome, dear pocket friends. Today's Morning Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk, Communications Manager for the City of Battle Creek in Southwest Michigan. Hit me up on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I'm watching: Trying to squeeze in as much Offspring as possible. I got there late, and it's about to get the boot off Netflix. What...

Leaders Reveal the Biggest Local Government Budgeting Challenges

Posted on September 14, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Director of Communications and Marketing at Polco. Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn! What I’m Watching: Ancient Aliens What I'm Listening To: Stuff You Should Know - By Angelica Wedell and Jessie O’Brien, Polco - We’re weathering strange economic times. The federal government has passed sweeping budget programs—CARES,...

Arrive Late

Posted on September 13, 2022

Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! Growing up, I heard the constant refrain - “if you’re not 5 minutes prior to 5 minutes early, you’re late”. I sweat bullets making sure I was on time (with some success), but the metaphor never stopped at a physical destination. As I got...

Start With Caring

Posted on September 2, 2022

Today's Buzz is by Joe Warren, City Manager for the City of Belton, Mo. You can follow Joe at LinkedIn. What I'm Listening to: Turnpike Troubadours What I'm Working on: Creating a culture of high performance in the City of Belton What I'm Reading: "Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success" by Phil Jackson and Hugh...

Get Excited to Attend #ELGL22!

Posted on August 31, 2022

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager for Recovery for the City of Long Beach. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. What I’m Listening To: Songs for the #ELGL22 Playlist What I’m Planning: Why, the ELGL22 Conference, of course! What I’m Watching: Season 2 of Only Murders in the Building The #ELGL22...

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A Balancing Act

Posted on August 22, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Shane Stone, sr. management to Scottsdale’s City Manager Connect with him on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Listening to: John Summit stole the end of summer for me What I’m Reading: “The WEIRDest People in the World” by Joseph Henrich What I’m Watching: 4 Blocks on Prime Video Although some may think it...