Dale Morris Chief Resilience Officer City of Charleston, SC LinkedIn | Twitter Katie McKain Director of Sustainability & Deputy Resilience Officer City of Charleston, SC LinkedIn Planning for a safer and greener Charleston. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about how the City of Charleston, South Carolina has worked to make the city more … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Martin Story, now a Lead Content Strategist at Color Health. Find her on Twitter @DrSarahMarie and on Medium. She is also now finally posting again on IG about once a month. What I’m Watching: White Lotus Season 2. I don’t love shows about reprehensible people. But that’s never been what this is. … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Melissa Cantarero Weiss, ICMA-CM, Deputy City Administrator of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. What I’m Listening To: All There Is with Anderson Cooper What I’m Watching: Baking Impossible on Netflix What I’m Reading: The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton _____________________________________________ I have been reflecting on workplace gratitude. We have 488 employees in our city … Continued
Warren Kagarise Digital Engagement Manager King County, WA Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn Better engaging residents. Warren Kagarise, Digital Engagement Manager for the King County, Washington, returned to the podcast to talk about engagement strategies in local government. He shared the pros and cons of working full-time remote, how local governments can better engage their residents, … Continued
I am in the unique position of getting to rebuild Brighton’s Budget & Performance Team from scratch. Due to a recent move by one employee and my other employee trailblazing a new sustainability position for the City, I have found myself entering the holidays as a one-woman show. For those of you who have ever … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Ann Marie Townshend, AICP, ICMA-CM, City Manager of Lewes, Delaware. What I’m Listening To: Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono What I’m Watching: Yellowstone season 5 and White Lotus season 2 What I’m Reading: Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown Our community recently embarked on a public engagement process where I may have … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones – connect on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Reading: Just finished Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss (3 out of 5 stars) What I’m Listening To: We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle and Cadence13 (so many delicious hard, necessary convos) What … Continued
From Bernadette Sullivan, City of San Rafael, CA Senior Management Analyst Employee Driven Innovation What makes the City of San Rafael such a great place to work is that it is made up of like-minded employees who are driven by innovation and have a passion for working alongside our community to get things done. Employees … Continued
Jeff Barton City Manager City of Phoenix, AZ Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn Leading the largest council-manager government. Jeff Barton, City Manager for the City of Phoenix, Arizona, joined the podcast to talk about his first year on the job as a City Manager. He discussed his career path with the City, which began as an … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jackie Wehmeyer, Senior Director of Strategy and Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Parkland, Florida. Parkland was named one of the Best Places to Work in Local Government in 2021 by ELGL and a Top Workplace in 2022. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: A Billion Years by Mike Rinder What I’m Watching: … Continued
