Tag: localgov

Ted Lasso’s Leadership Lessons [no spoilers]

By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I’m listening to – Denver City Council Budget and Policy Committee meeting What I’m reading – Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans by John Marzluff and Tony Angell (Did you know that crows have two sets of … Continued

Seeing the Light Get Brighter

Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Rafael Baptista, Performance Management Director for Buncombe County. You can find him on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Reading: City on the Line by Andrew Kleine What I’m listening to: My Soundtrack on Amazon Music I remember when the pandemic first became a thing in the United States, it felt like in local … Continued

Songs in the Key of Public Service

By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I am listening to – This public service songs playlist I made for you on Spotify! What I am reading – Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels What I am watching – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Miles Davis: Birth of Cool on Netflix Dear ELGL Community, This year … Continued

Tiny is the New Big: Appraising Tiny Homes

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I’m reading: ICMA Public Management Magazine What I’m watching: NPR‘s current events special coverage What I’m listening to: Content Marketing Institute’s The Weekly Wrap Podcast If HGTV’s Tiny House, Big Living’s … Continued

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 … Continued

How AI Fits in Local Government

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I am watching: Great Food Truck Race What I am reading: Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV What I am listening to: CT Public Radio’s … Continued

Local Government Goes Mobile – Webinar Library

Local Government Goes Mobile With the proliferation of mobile apps it’s natural for local governments to get in on the action. But what’s the best route? Should IT departments build their own app or should we buy them on the private marketplace?

Hashing Out Your Hashtag

Hashtags are everywhere these days: on billboards, TV shows, bumper stickers – and oh yeah, on social media posts. What started as a simple tool for filtering posts on Twitter has turned into a cultural phenomenon. Just look at the broad appeal of the recent #bringbackourgirls campaign on social media.

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