Morning Buzz

What’s Your EQ? How Developing Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Be a Better Leader

Posted on September 27, 2021

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ann Marie Townshend, City Manager for Lewes, Delaware What I'm Watching: The Last Tango in Halifax What I'm Doing: Fall is the best time of the year to ride the beautiful trail network in and around Lewes. I try to do this a couple of times a week. Let...

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The Concept of Live, Work, Play, & Invest

Posted on September 22, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Christopher Leonard, Administrative Supervisor for the City of Fort Lauderdale. You can connect with him via LinkedIn What I’m Listening To: “Meditation” on Apple Music. What I’m Watching: Normally not much into shows, but I just finished America's Got Talent What I’m Reading: Crisis Intervention Research Live, work,...

Join the ELGL Morning Buzz Q4 2021 Writing Team!

Posted on September 21, 2021

Join the ELGL Morning Buzz writing team! We're looking for some new writers for our daily series about #localgov and leadership topics. You'll write once a quarter about a topic of your choosing, and join a solid team of ELGL leaders. Best of all, you'll add the ELGL byline to your resume. Apply today!

The Messy Middle: Pandemic Edition

Posted on September 21, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ido Ivry, co-founder and CTO of Zencity Follow Ido on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Empowered: Ordinary people, extraordinary products by Marty Cagan and Chris Jones. What I’m Listening to: Reply All, a podcast on the Internet by Gimlet Media - amazing stories and great story telling. I know I'm 2...

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Building Your #LocalGov Network

Posted on September 20, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Katie Beemer, recent MPA graduate. Connect on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram. What I’m Reading: Joanne Fluke’s Chocolate Cream Pie Murder, I like a good mystery, especially one that includes recipes. What I’m Watching: The Best Baker in America, if you enjoy cooking competitions, this most recent season...

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How Local Government Can Embrace Hispanic Heritage Month

Posted on September 17, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Nancy Retana, Grant Specialist/Development Coordinator for Kenosha County Division of Parks, WI. Follow Nancy on LinkedIn. What I’m Listening To: Crime Junkie Podcast. What I’m Watching: Manifest on Netflix. Not so much “watching” as I am “binging.” What I’m Reading: Malinche by Laura Esquivel. National Hispanic Heritage...

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What Advice Do Local Government Leaders Have for Making It Through Tough Times?

Posted on September 15, 2021

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: American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson What I'm Listening to: Stuff You Should Know What I'm Watching: Dog Training Videos on YouTube The last year and a half has...

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5 Ways to Survive Back-to-School

Posted on September 14, 2021

Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I'm listening to: Olivia Rodrigo, Brutal What's I'm watching: Tis the season for Stranger Things! What I'm excited about: The first year of fall sports for the eldest - bring on the camp chairs and thermos! Ok, here’s the thing. We spent months talking...

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Sexism & Harassment – It’s Happening at Work.

Posted on September 10, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Melissa Cantarero Weiss, Director of Administrative Services for Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I’m Reading: Wauwatosa's draft budget - all day, all week. What I’m Watching: Friday Night Lights What I’m Listening to: Iron & Wine I hope to be one of only a handful...