Morning Buzz

Giving the Silent Majority a Voice

Posted on March 25, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kara Roberson, Communications and Strategic Engagement Manager at the City of Wentzville, Mo. Connect with Kara on LinkedIn and Instagram. What I’m Reading: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah What I’m Watching: Just finished “Ginny & Georgia” and I thoroughly enjoyed it! What I’m Listening to: I spend way too much...

Ted Lasso’s Leadership Lessons [no spoilers]

Posted on March 22, 2021

By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I'm listening to – Denver City Council Budget and Policy Committee meeting What I'm reading – Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans by John Marzluff and Tony Angell (Did you know that crows have two sets of...

North Carolina Coach Roy Williams is sad

March Sadness? March Malaise?

Posted on March 19, 2021

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m listening to: Lots of Fountains of Wayne recently What I’m playing: Football Manager. You haven't lived until you've coached a semi-pro soccer team to the glory of the Champions League. Like many other totally normal people, I think today should be a holiday — and yet just like...

Woman posing with her hands under her chin in a face mask and baseball hat

How Mutual Aid Helps Communities Survive

Posted on March 17, 2021

Today’s Buzz is by Kendra Davis, Senior Management Analyst with the City of Santa Clara. Follow her on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. What I’m Listening To: Takénobu - a cellist who sings and has occasional violin accompaniment that reminds me of Andrew Bird; very soothing and lovely What I’m Watching: Ginny and Georgia - I...

Techniques for Coping with Anxiety

Posted on March 9, 2021

Today’s Buzz is by Kayla Barber-Perrotta– connect with her on LinkedIn! What I’m Listening to – An audio book. See below. What I’m Reading – “On the Way to the Wedding,” by Julia Quinn. I fell down the Bridgerton hole hard. J What I’m Watching – Adam Ruins Everything What I’m Doing – Cleaning/organizing my house. Family finally got...

Scratching the Surface

Posted on March 8, 2021

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – My dog snoring beside me What I’m Reading – Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson What I’m Watching – The Mandalorian What I’m Doing – Building a new blog series (beavertonperspective.com) Scratching the Surface The depth of community leadership This was hard. My first vote...

Empowered Women Empower Women

Posted on March 4, 2021

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Park Planning & Partnerships Manager for the City of Long Beach. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. What I’m Listening To: In honor of my 40th birthday, I’ve prepared an epic 40 for 40 musical adventure: 40 playlists with 40 songs throughout 2021. Join me as I roll...