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Strategic Planning Process, Step One- Input

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Josh Edwards, so be kind or not– either way, connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: Willie Nelson What I’m Reading: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief What I’m Watching: Disney Plus reliving my childhood I will be jumping into the 3rd post in my Foundations of Local Government Strategic...

The Customer is Always Right…

This Morning Buzz is by Christian Williams, a Planner with the City of Goodyear, AZ and an ELGL Board of Directors member! Planner of the Week My city has what is called a “Planner of the Week” (POW); my three colleagues and I rotate through being the POW (for a weeklong period). During this weeklong...

Don't Take Away My Professional Development!

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brian Southey. Connect with Brian on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: Dare to Lead by Brene Brown What I’m Watching: Vanderpump Rules (Between by wife and daughter, I normally always lose control over the remote) What I’m Listening To: Mac Miller: Circles This week the Illinois City/County Management...

Navigating Family Leave - Still

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Sarah Henricks. Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: The California Municipal Resources Handbook (exactly what can we spend that $$ on?) What I’m Watching: We've been trying to watch The Irishman for the past 3 months, but the baby won't let us get past the first hour What...

Quitting is for Winners?

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I'm Reading: Re-reading parts of The Art of Gathering (reminder: #CityHallShelfie is on February 20!) What I'm Watching: Brooklyn 99 What I'm Listening To: Assorted instrumental video game soundtrack playlists "Winners never quit and quitters never win." "The difference between...

Career Lessons I Have Learned from Running

This Morning Buzz is brought to you by Lynn Kelly-Lehner from the City of Temecula What I’m Reading: Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, by Cal Newport (Thank you to my ELGL Birthdays & Books buddy Travis !) What I’m Listening To: Lewis Howes’ interview with Brene Brown on his School...

Your Career Plan - A Roadmap to Success

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Jenn Reichelt, Manager with The Novak Consulting Group now a part of Raftelis – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: NPR. Every. Single. Morning. And I just subscribed to Scribd to listen to audiobooks and read ebooks while I travel. What I’m Watching: Anxiously awaiting...

Innovation is Easy & Everyone Can Do It!

Today's Morning Buzz is a pinch-hit Alison Rhodes, Deputy Director of the City of Boulder, CO Parks and Recreation department. What I'm Reading: The Library Book by Susan Orleans-it combines three of my favorite things: books, local government, and mystery! What I'm Listening To: Dolly Parton’s America. Listen up if you want to be surprised...

How Did I Get Here

Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager for the City of Newton, Iowa. You can connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I am Reading: Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide What I am Listening to: Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations What I am Watching: Encore! On Disney+...

3 Ways to Improve Communications

I’m Jessica VanderKolk, communications manager for the City of Battle Creek, Michigan. Connect with me on Twitter and LinkedIn! What I’m reading: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown What I’m listening to: GovLove on my run this morning If I’m being real, I’ll tell you I don’t much feel on top of my game so far...

A Call For Equitable Economic Development

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Rafael Baptista. Connect with Rafael on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: The Big Fix: The Hunt for the Match-Fixers Bringing Down Soccer by Brett Forest What I’m Watching: The Americans on Amazon Prime When most people picture economic development, they think of smooth-talking economic developers convincing companies to bring their jobs and...

Your 2020 “Heck Yes” Challenge

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jessica Hoffman. Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean by Kim Scott What I’m Watching: Criminal Minds and The Office reruns This time of year you are likely working on your new year’s goals. You are...

Quarter-by-Quarter Work Plan for ELGL in 2020

Today's Morning Buzz is by ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I'm Reading: Tidelands by Phillipa Gregory What I'm Watching: You on Netflix What I'm Listening To: Gary Clark Jr. Essentials What I'm Obsessed With: #ELGL20 registration opens today! Last year, ELGL adopted its strategic plan, and in...

Public Meetings for Parents: A Survival Guide

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones - connect on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast and Sia’s Original What I’m Reading: Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids - And Start Raising Kind Ones by Adam Grant and Allison Sweet Grant As many others living in...

We Need YOU to Start a Movement in 2020

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Nina Vetter. Connect with Nina on LinkedIn. I’ve decided to take you on a journey back in time to tell you a story. A story about how to start a movement, regardless of who you are, where you are and what limitations you might have. Because we need YOU, yes...

#ELGLTraeger: 31-40

These ten Traeger Award winners represent everything that's good in local government. Join ELGL in celebrating their accomplishments, and connect with them on Twitter and LinkedIn to learn from their expertise. ELGL and Zencity are proud to honor these ten leaders with a Traeger Award! Meet all the Traegers! #41-50 #51-60 #61-70 #71-80 #81-90 #91-100...

Sneak Peek at #ELGL20

Today's Morning Buzz is a pinch hit from Kirsten Wyatt, ELGL's executive director. The Morning Buzz Gang has a goal to never miss a day in Q1 so I'm making sure that happens today! What I'm Reading: Just finished American Royals by Katharine McGee. What I'm Listening To: My daughter got this microphone for Christmas...

A New Year – Reflection on the Past and Planning for the Future

Today's Morning Buzz is by Ann Marie Townshend. Connect with Ann Marie on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City by Antero Pietila What I’m Listening to: No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy...

20 Reasons To Be Inspired in 2020

The Buzz w/ Sarah O'Brien, Change Agent Book I can't put down: Just Enough Anxiety, The Hidden Driver of Business Success by Robert H. Rosen Book I just can't get into but won't remove from the nightstand: Neighborhood, by Emily Tallen What I can't stop playing over and over again: The TED Interview: Yuval Noah...

What I Learned From My Resort Day

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...