Morning Buzz

Silly Season, What Candidates Promise, and What Staff Can Deliver

Posted on October 14, 2021

Today's Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Content Manager, Editorial, with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I'm reading: The Salt Path, by Raynor Winn What I'm watching: All the Halloween things! Especially the Food Network's Halloween Baking Championship and Halloween Wars What I'm listening to: NPR's Fresh...

The New Rules of Recruiting

Posted on October 13, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jenny Kosek. Connect with her on Twitter or LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Cursed: An Anthology of Dark Fairy Tales What I’m Watching: Evil What I’m Listening to: The Pierces, Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge _____________________ The rules of recruiting have changed. As many organizations are aware, hiring was tough...

Purpose-Driven Strategic Plans: How the “Great Resignation” is an Opportunity for Local Government to Create Purpose for Employees

Posted on October 8, 2021

Today’s Buzz is by Greg Stopka (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m watching: The Good Place on Netflix What I am listening to: Roundtrip music in the car What I’m doing: Vacationing in Northern MI The “Great Resignation” has led to discussions amongst local government leaders about why workers are leaving and how to keep them....

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A Communications Wake-up Call

Posted on October 7, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager for Newton, Iowa. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter. Listening To: The Wine & Crime Podcast. A true crime / comedy podcast. From their website "Join three childhood friends as they chug wine, chat true crime, and unleash their worst Minnesota accents!" Reading: Ariadne...

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Keep Your Wheels Rolling: #ELGL21 Inspiration

Posted on October 6, 2021

Today's Morning Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk, Communications Manager for the City of Battle Creek, Michigan. Connect with me on Twitter and LinkedIn! What I'm reading: Fires, Floods, and Taxicabs by Jeffrey Roth What I'm watching: Nailed It on Netflix - absolutely hilarious What I'm listening to: That sweet, sweet #ELGL Spotify playlist I...

Innovation Belongs to All of Us

Posted on October 4, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Rafael Baptista. Connect with Rafael on LinkedIn. There is a misconception in local government that people who have innovation in their job title are the owners of innovation in their organization. You might think that since my department is called Strategy & Innovation, that innovation within our local government is our...

Rupture the Stereotype: How to Build a Workplace Culture for the Future

Posted on October 4, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jessica Hoffman. Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn. Rupture the Stereotype: How to Build a Workplace Culture for the Future If you have ever read any of my previous articles, you know that I am passionate about keeping quality talent in local government. I think it’s imperative that continue to attract...

The #LocalGov Guide to Perfect Pairings

Posted on September 30, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones – connect on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening to: Glass Animals What I’m Watching: Sessions I missed from #ELGL21! What I’m Reading: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle *** Life in #localgov can be trying some days and picking the proper beverage to...

When the Bastards Get You Down

Posted on September 28, 2021

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt, ELGL's Executive Director and Co-Founder. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I'm Reading: just finished The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides What I'm Watching: The Other Two on HBO Max What I'm Listening To: the #ELGL21 attendee curated playlist on Spotify This gem of a memory...