Morning Buzz

Its The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!

Posted on December 11, 2019

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Park Planning & Partnerships Manager for the @LongBeachCity. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. What I’m Listening To: Christmas Coffeehouse on Spotify What I’m Watching: The Bing Crosby classic, White Christmas What I’m Planning: What I will be doing on my January birthday off from work (more on that...

Everything’s Not Awesome, It’s An Unrealistic Expectation

Posted on December 10, 2019

The Buzz with Jordan Rae Hillman, Director of Planning & Development for the city of Jackson, Mississippi What I’m Listening To: Daring Greatly Audio Book, Brene Brown What I’m Watching: The Mandalorian We (humans) are terrible at estimating how much time we need to complete a task. We commit to way too much and have...

Let’s Talk Planning: Pre-Applications

Posted on December 8, 2019

Today’s Buzz is by Christian M. Williams @MyPublicTweeter I have been getting settled in my new role as a (city) Planner here with the city of Goodyear. As I discussed in my last Morning Buzz, I recently made the transition from the Manager’s Office to the Planning world for a myriad of reasons. While I miss...

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Navigating Family Leave – Part C

Posted on December 6, 2019

Today’s buzz is by Sarah Henricks (LinkedIn and Twitter) What I’m Watching: My almost-6-week old baby sleeping, hoping she wakes up happy and not screaming like a velociraptor What I’m Reading: I’m still reading The Goldfinch, because of the above What I’m Eating: Homemade lactation cookies (TMI?) This is the third installment of my experience navigating family...

The Gift of Presence is Priceless

Posted on December 4, 2019

This Morning Buzz is brought to you by Lynn Kelly-Lehner from the City of Temecula. What I’m Reading: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (I’m always reading Harry Potter) and The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor What I’m Listening To: Everything Happens Podcast with Kate Bowler Good morning from rainy Southern California, ELGLers! I want...

Recognizing the Value of Soft Skills

Posted on December 3, 2019

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Jenn Reichelt, Senior Associate with The Novak Consulting Group – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: NPR. Every. Single. Morning. What I’m Watching: His Dark Materials on HBO and The Last Kingdom on Netflix. It’s time we started to recognize the true value and importance...

Making CAFR Data Accessible

Posted on December 2, 2019

Today's Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I'm reading: The New Yorker (even the fiction) What I'm watching: The Crown, Season 3 What I'm listening to: A Whole New You Podcast There’s no greater picture of a government’s...

Questioning Gender Assumptions

Posted on November 30, 2019

Today's Buzz is by Alisha Janes (Find her on Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Watching: Watchmen What I’m Reading: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Thanksgiving in my family has typically been a gendered holiday. Most of my female relatives make their annual contribution to the food. My grandma cooks the turkey and...