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Thinking About Flexibility in Local Government Work

This Morning Buzz is by Rafael Baptista, Buncombe County, N.C. Strategy & Innovation Director. Connect with me on LinkedIn.  What I’m listening to: Various sports podcasts  A hobby I enjoy: Bike riding  What I’m working on: Learning how to be a parent of two instead of just one  When people think of local government employment, I...

I Feel Lucky (#LocalGov's Version)

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones — connect on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Listening to: Daily Mixes and Blends on Spotify What I’m Reading: Just finished Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, 12/10 would recommend. Currently reading Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin. What I’m Watching: Mary Chapin Carpenter’s I Feel Lucky...

New Year, New You?

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Rebecca Cormier, a Sr. Solution Engineer for Slack's public sector solutions. You can connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn. What I’m Watching:  Just finished White Lotus on HBO What I’m Listening to:  Criminal Podcast  What I’m Reading:  Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating in Numbers...

Patience

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: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew...

Tips for Avoiding Holiday Burnout

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager for the City of Newton, Iowa. Connect with her on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine What I’m Listening To: We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle What I’m Watching: Love, Lizzo on HBO Max and Shipwreck...

Great Expectations

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: Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew...

A Local Government Nerd's 12 Days of Christmas

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Matt Horn, the Director of Local Government Services for MRB Group; and a firm believer in opening all presents on Christmas Day… What I’m Watching:  Bad Sport—an amazing Netflix documentary series about the hijinks athletes get themselves into. What I’m Listening to:  Creating my non-traditional Christmas playlist,...

Do Not NOT Go Gentle

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....

Strategies for Successful Recruitment

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...

Cyber Monday: Local Govie Edition

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...

Living in the Gray

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:...

Let’s Visualize How to Argue

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Lacey Mays, Communications and Marketing Strategist for Slate Communications. Connect with Lacey on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I’m Reading: Vengeful – V.E. Schwab (Like superpowers? This series is a unique, interesting take on powers, morality, and immortality) What I’m Watching: A.P. Bio What I’m Listening to: The Arcadian Wild I don’t have to tell any...

This is Your Q4 Survival Guide

Today's Morning Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk, Communications Manager for the City of Battle Creek. Let's be pocket friends on Twitter and LinkedIn! What I'm wearing: All peppermint, all the time. This is my #PeppermintSeason. What I'm watching: Season 5 of The Crown What I'm hearing: All holiday music, all the time As I sit...

Turn that Monday Frown Upside Down

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Stephanie Chase, the Executive Director of Libraries of Eastern Oregon and Founding Principal of Constructive Disruption. What I'm Reading: Never Rescue A Rogue by Virginia Heath What I'm Listening To: First Aid Kit's new album Palomino What I'm Watching: Binge watching seasons 6 and 7 of Alone...

How Local Government Leadership Can Alleviate Workplace Stress

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Director of Communications and Marketing at Polco. Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn! What I’m Watching:The X Files What I'm Listening To: No Bad Dogs Podcast - Written by Jessie O’Brien and Edited by Angelica Wedell, Polco -  High demands, long hours, and poor relationships can all lead...

I Didn't Know How Much I Didn't Know

Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! In a previous post, I shared that despite this Morning Buzz contribution, I'm actually no longer a local government employee. In 2021 I, like many others, made the very difficult decision to leave the public sector for a time and gain a new perspective....

Going Far to Work Locally

  In my last Morning Buzz article, I talked about the life-work balance, and how the most important thing is that your work and your personal life are meaningful. In a long-winded way, I was telling you to be bold and look for the richest experiences life has to offer. There are two uniquely bold...

The Value of Valuing Your Values

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Matt Horn, the Director of Local Government Services for MRB Group, and a reported write-in candidate for the Nobel Prize in Procrastination (source not cited). What I'm Reading:  "The Poor Side of Town and Why We Need It", by Howard Husock What I'm Listening To:  The Remastered...

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