Morning Buzz

The Roadmap for Distributed Work

Posted on April 28, 2020

Mike Skibbe (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Watching: My coworkers on GoToMeeting What I’m Reading: Killing Commendatore - Haruki Murakami What I’m Listening To: Home Office DJ on Apple Music A small percentage of LocalGov entities had work from home policies. I looked longingly at those beacons of modern management philosophy. Two things have happened. ...

What I’ve Learned About the Workplace After a Month Social Distancing

Posted on April 27, 2020

By Brandi Leos, City of Tigard (LinkedIn; Twitter) What I'm watching: The Beastie Boys Story on Apple TV What I'm listening to: Ally Love's Pitbull Ride on Peloton Digital What I'm reading: Our city's protocol on what to do if an employee has a positive COVID diagnosis (email me for a copy) It’s been about...

Public Health, Political Pressure, and Tough Decisions

Posted on April 24, 2020

Today’s Buzz is by Morning Buzzer Kim Nakahodo – connect with her on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Watching: With the kiddos: Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Without the kiddos: #blackAF What I’m Reading: The Witcher: The Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski What I’m Listening To: KCUR; GovLove; Hidden Brain I would like to...

Can We All Have a Little Grace With Each Other?

Posted on April 23, 2020

This Morning Buzz is by Susan Barkman, Council/Mayor Management Analyst for the City of Aurora, Colorado. Connect on Twitter and Linkedin. What am I watching: Life Below Zero What am I listening to: I Heart Radio – Hot Country, Bobby Bones, and Top 40 What I am hoping for: A new combination of old and COVID practices...

Two Words

Posted on April 22, 2020

Today's Morning Buzz comes from Clay Campbell, Administrative Supervisor for the Downers Grove Sanitary District. Trending with Clay Campbell What I’m Struggling With – Getting consistent sleep! What day is it again? What the Family is Talking About – Getting a dog (do we dare?) What I’m Watching – The Witcher (on Netflix) What I’m Doing...

The Small Things

Posted on April 20, 2020

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – Inspirational music (Two Steps from Hell) What I’m Reading – The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson What I’m Watching – A bunch of movies these days What I’m Doing – Learning how to play ukulele The Small Things Taking small action in the middle...

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Week 6: Safer at Home or Work

Posted on April 20, 2020

Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Doing - Thinking about how I planned a whole wedding and now I get a whole other year to keep planning. yay? What I’m Binging - Kendra Davis recently introduced me to Taskmaster which is available for free on youtube! What I’m Cooking/Baking - I have finally made...

Great American Return To Normal

Posted on April 17, 2020

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: Playing for Change’s Songs Across the World Series features musicians performing a song together across 5 continents. Recently this series covered The Band's song "The Weight" on...

Everybody Deserves Their Six Feet

Posted on April 16, 2020

The Buzz with Jordan Rae Hillman, Director of Planning & Development for the city of Jackson, Mississippi What I’m Listening To: Trolls World Tour for the 22nd time What I Want for Lunch: Crawfish What I’m Watching: Trolls World Tour for the 22nd time Over the past few weeks we all have made huge adjustments to offer...