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Local Gov's Hottest Network is ELGL - This Place Has Everything!

Today's Morning Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk. I'm the Communications Manager for the City of Battle Creek, Michigan. Come talk to me about bling booties and home spa items on Twitter and connect on LinkedIn. What I'm reading: Blue Nights by Joan Didion and Going There by Katie Couric What I'm watching: Grey's Anatomy in...

Leadership Lessons From the Soccer Pitch

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Rafael Baptista – connect on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Listening to: Podcast on the struggles of the MLS What I’m Reading: Just finished Sooley by John Grisham In a past life, I spent 16 years officiating thousands of soccer games ranging from little kids who didn’t know where to run to...

22 (#LocalGov’s Version)

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones – connect on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Listening to: Glass Animals - Helium (and Taylor Swift - obvs) What I’m Reading: Just finished The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Inspired by recent “Taylor’s Versions,” I thought “22” needed a #LocalGov version, especially as...

New Years Eve 2021 - A Time for Celebration and Review!

Photo by Tabitha Mort from Pexels Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Marshall Curry, Program Manager for EPIC-N. You can find him on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Reading:1-2-3 Magic: Gentle 3-Step Child & Toddler Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting by Thomas Phelan, PhD What I’m listening to: Foo Fighters, Modest Mouse, and other alt rock that gets me...

Thank You For Being There

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Jennifer Casey, the Public Information Officer for the Town of Collierville, Tennessee. Follow Jennifer on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I'm reading: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty What I'm listening to: The Wild Reeds What I'm watching: Being the Ricardos Dear Local Government Community, How are you doing? I am...

New Year's Resolutions for #LocalGov Leaders

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Matt Horn, the Director of MRB Group’s SmarterLocalGov initiative. Follow Matt on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Ted Lencioni What I’m Listening to: When I’m not listening to the latest GovLov podcast, I’m probably working through iTunes playlists for...

In 2022 I Will Be a Coffee Bean

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ann Marie Townshend, AICP, ICMA-CM, City Manager of Lewes, Delaware. Connect with Ann Marie on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I'm Reading: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett What I'm Listening To: Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard As I write this, I am feeling exhausted, both physically and emotionally....

2021 ELGL Wrapped

Here's what ELGL accomplished in 2021 with your help! Content ELGL.org & GovLove Podcast Published 614 ELGL.org articles and 100 episodes of the GovLove podcast. Podcast episodes average 2,000 downloads each. The Morning Buzz writing team grew to 64 people. We emailed 52 Weekly Reader and 12 Monthly Reader newsletters with an average open rate...

(Extra)ordinary

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Christopher Leonard, Administrative Supervisor for the City of Fort Lauderdale. You can connect with him via LinkedIn What I’m Listening To: Meditation Station What I’m Watching: Watching the new Spiderman this week What I’m Reading: Enjoy reading shares about generosity and community engagement. While COVID-19 impacts were undeniably challenging...

Measuring Quality Of Life

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ido Ivry, co-founder and CTO of Zencity Follow Ido on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Magellan, by Stefan Zweig What I’m Listening to: Revolutions, a podcast on... historic revolutions which makes me appreciative of how uninteresting our times are. Perspective is everything. What I’m Watching: mostly random stuff. I'll figure out...

New Year’s Resolutions for Professional Growth

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Nancy Retana, Grant Specialist/Development Coordinator for Kenosha County (WI) Division of Parks. Follow Nancy on LinkedIn. What I’m Listening To: Suspect Podcast by Wondery. What I’m Watching: Classic Christmas Movies! What I’m Reading: Atomic Habits by James Clear. With the end of the year quickly approaching and...

What New Normals Are Here To Stay In the Work World?

The pandemic changed work life for everyone. So what new normals are here to stay? Local government leaders share their predictions...

This Holiday Season: Support Small Business over Big Box Retailers

ELGL member and Morning Buzz writer John Metro shared this op-ed in his local paper and shared it with ELGL for your own inspiration as you work with your communities to shop local and support small businesses. Connect with John online! As #Localgov leaders, we understand how small businesses are the driving force of the...

#32 - Kara Roberson

Kara Roberson City of Wentzville, MO Communications and Strategic Engagement Manager LinkedIn Optimist, Adaptable, Humble Kara Roberson is a multi-faceted, award-winning marketing and communications professional. Kara is an extremely loyal leader – both in innovative thought and actions. She has more than 20 years of professional marketing and communications experience, including 13 years in municipal...

Consider Remote when Hiring an Intern

Today's Morning Buzz is by Melissa Cantarero Weiss, Director of Administrative Services, for Wauwatosa, WI. Connect on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I'm Reading: I am rereading Dune – it is always ah-mazing. What I'm Watching: The Unforgivable on Netflix – seriously, watch this. What I'm Listening to: A Spotify playlist called Folk Christmas Music. We...

Growing Your Public Agency's Brand on Social is About More Than a Logo

Today's Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram. What I'm Reading: "The Overstory," a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel on the secret life of trees and humankind's relationship with the natural world. What I'm Watching: "Succession," a dysfunctional dynasty saga for our modern Gilded Age. What...

My Own Worst Enemy

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Martin, Vice President of Health Solutions at mySidewalk. Find her on Twitter @DrSarahMarie and on Medium. She is also now finally posting again on IG, where it’s mostly about running. What I’m watching: I might be the last person to start the show You, and I’ll probably be the last person...

Embracing the Suck

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Amie Hendrix, Deputy County Administrator for Tompkins County, New York. Connect with Amie on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: Will by Will Smith What I’m Watching: Cheesy Hallmark Holiday Movies (I've always avoided them but now that I am embracing the cheese, please send your holiday...

Local Gov Employees: They're Just Like Us!

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt, the ELGL co-founder and executive director. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I'm Reading: A Dangerous Place: A Maisie Dobbs Novel What I'm Listening To: You're Wrong About (eps on Marie Antoinette & Catherine the Great are particularly good) What I'm Watching: Dopesick I occasionally get...