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The Forest for the Trees

Posted on March 4, 2020

Today’s Buzz is by Brianna Lennon — connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: When Women Vote, by Amber McReynolds & Stephanie Donner What I’m Listening To: twenty one pilots (shuffled on my Amazon Music) I've always believed that one of the greatest perks of serving in a leadership or managerial role is setting the...
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Sign Up: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Writing Series

Posted on March 3, 2020

Today's pinch hit Morning Buzz (sorry it's a smidge late) is by Kirsten Wyatt, ELGL's executive director. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I'm Reading: The Guardians by John Grisham What I'm Watching: Legally Blonde 2 (sick kid at home - not my choice) What I'm Listening To: coughing and sneezing The 2020...
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I Love My Job, But I Don’t Like Talking About It

Posted on March 2, 2020

Today’s Buzz is by Tim Gomez– connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am watching:  Nothing because we have no wi-fi from our recent move! What I am listening to: Loving the Braveheart Cinematic Score What I am reading: Fall of Night (#2 in Dead of Night Series) by Jonathan Maberry __________________________________________________________ I love talking about my career...
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It’s Ballot Measure Season!

Posted on February 28, 2020

By Sarah E. Moss, MPA LinkedIn | Twitter What I’m Reading — Research on local economic impacts of presidential campaign stops (for the two-day Presidential Campaign Advance class I’m teaching this fall at American University in Washington, DC) What I’m Watching — This Is Us What I’m Listening To — Mobility-themed playlist I created when I produced Bicycle...
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Updating the City Charter

Posted on February 27, 2020

Today’s Morning Buzz is about the city charter, a document that acts like the constitution of a city by establishing and outlining the city's supreme authority over municipal affairs. A charter can only be adopted, amended, or repealed by a majority vote of a city's voters. Right Now with Daniel Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening...
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We. Choose. This. 

Posted on February 26, 2020

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m watching: Lately I've been watching a lot of a show called "Monster Factory" where two brothers try to make the ugliest creations they can in video games. It is hi-lar-ious. (Though be advised, there's some language in there that you might not want your boss/kids to walk...
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I Started a New Job

Posted on February 25, 2020

Today's Buzz is brought to you by Dan Weinheimer. What I’m listening to – So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (cannot recommend enough!) What I’m reading – The Book of Beautiful Questions by Warren Berger I started a new job today… well yesterday by the time you’re reading this. This job, as City Manager...
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Prada or Nada: the Ethics of Fashion in Local Government

Posted on February 24, 2020

What I’m Watching: Younger - very late to this party but I LOVE Sutton Foster, so am fully in support of this maybe too on the nose critique of millennial culture vs. the world. What I’m Reading: The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare - a really moving peek into life in modern...
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From Mission-Vision-Values to Why We Exist

Posted on February 21, 2020

Mike Skibbe (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Watching:  Pocoyo (a delight of a kid's show) What I’m Reading:  Killing Commendatore - Haruki Murakami What I’m Listening To:  Still Untitled, the Adam Savage Project Why does your department exist? It's not an existential crisis.  It's Friday and nobody has time for an existential crisis at work. Mission,...
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