Breaking Into Web3

Posted on February 24, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Patrick McDonnell, Senior Product Manager for the Austin Transportation Department, Data & Technology Services Team. Connect with Patrick on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m reading: The Cryptopians by Laura Shin What I’m watching: Severance What I’m listening to: Orion Sun At the end of podcast #478 The 2021 GovieLovies, the question was asked, “What’s one thing...

What is Servant Leadership?

Posted on February 22, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Joe Warren, Assistant City Manager, Atchison, KS.  Connect with Joe on LinkedIn. What I’m reading: Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity, by Charles Marohn What I’m watching: My kids grow up too darn fast. What I’m listening to: My wife. What is servant leadership? Is it not...

What Do You Love About Local Gov?

Posted on February 17, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Director of Communications and Marketing at Polco / National Research Center. Follow Angelica on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: The Book of Nice: A Nice Book About Nice Things for Nice People by Josh Chetwynd What I’m Listening to: Stuff You Should Know - By Jessie O'Brien at Polco...

For the ❤️ of Abbreviations

Posted on February 15, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Mary Elise Conzelmann, AKA - ME. She is a cyclist, tree hugger and wine enthusiast from Northern California. She serves the public sector as a communications, marketing and outreach consultant. Connect with Mary Elise on LinkedIn or by emailing maryelise@jpwcomm.com.  What I’m Reading: Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by...

Be the Dolly Parton of #localgov

Posted on February 11, 2022

Today's #MorningBuzz is by Jen Teal. Connect with Jen on the web, LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: Juggling 4 books right now: The Guest List (for my bookclub), Go Tell the Bees that I am Home (for me), Stardust (a re-listen audio book with my daughter), and Caste: The Origins of our Discontents (for...

Supporting the Local Arts

Posted on February 10, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is by John J. Metro, City Manager for the City of Jersey City, New Jersey. Connect with John on Twitter or Linkedin. What I’m Reading:  A History of Wild Places What I’m Watching: Ozark What I’m Listening To: The Dave Chang Show Podcast As #localgov leaders, we recognize the arts as a community incubator that warrants the investment...

What is the Protocol Here?

Posted on February 9, 2022

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kelly Moore. Connect with her on LinkedIn. My sister is a world traveler. She also tells great stories. She recently told me about a hike that she went on in Spain. I should mention here that she goes into everything with no preconceived ideas— just some light internet research and...