Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: Light It Up: W Holiday Playlist 2019 What I’m Reading: The Smart Enough City by Ben Green What I’m Watching: Knives Out and The Rise of Skywalker There’s something special about staying in a hotel. Every day your bed … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: The new world of DTT (Day Time Television) What I’m Reading: Leading From the Front: No-Excuse Leadership Tactics for Women by Angie Morgan and Courtney Lynch What I’m Drinking: My favorite coffee roaster, Stumptown Coffee So while I may not have the technical gems … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Budget Manager for the City of Brighton, Colorado, makes the case for fun in local government. In thinking about how I wanted to answer this question, it took me a long time to come … Continued
The year in review. Four of the regular GovLove hosts teamed up to hand out awards and recap the fourth year of a podcast about local government. Kirsten, Alyssa, Javon, and Ben all selected five of their favorite episodes to honor with the most prestigious award in local government podcasting, a GovieLovie. The hosts also … Continued
In this series, Mariel Reed and Brian Alexander of CoProcure break down the ins and outs of public purchasing. At the local level, public procurement manages the exchange of over $1T of U.S. taxpayer dollars each year. How these dollars are spent matters for equity in two ways: The responsiveness and quality of government services … Continued
By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I’m Watching — A Week and a Day by James Corden and Zach Braff’s boy band Boyz II Menorah and videos of 21 best modern Hanukkah songs selected by Time Out New York, especially 8 Days (Of Hanukkah) by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings What I’m … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Tina Walha, Director of Innovation and Performance at the City of Seattle, highlights examples of innovation. When I first started my job with the City of Seattle, I found myself cringing every time the word innovation was … Continued
What I’m listening to – Frank Sinatra Christmas (the holidays call for the Chairman) What I’m watching – Re-watching Lord of the Rings trilogy (the alternative to Hallmark Channel schlock) What I’m doing – Last-minute holiday shopping – locally of course! The holiday season has me thinking a lot about how we provide excellent service … Continued
Welcome to the Holiday Season y’all! No matter what holiday you celebrate (though, if we’re being honest, I bet most of our organizations orbit around Christmas), ’tis the season for choosing & giving gifts. I don’t know about all of you, but even as a Very Enthusiastic Person™, gift-giving can fill me with anxiety. And … Continued
Patrick McDonnell Designer & Urbanist LinkedIn | Twitter Urbanist, Designer and Technologist. Patrick McDonnell joined the podcast to talk about his career path, which started in urban planning, to serving on Innovation Teams in Austin, Texas and Anchorage, Alaska. He talked about the role of a designer, skills that local government needs and the importance … Continued
