Today’s Buzz is by Greg Stopka (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m watching: The Good Place on Netflix What I am listening to: Roundtrip music in the car What I’m doing: Vacationing in Northern MI The “Great Resignation” has led to discussions amongst local government leaders about why workers are leaving and how to keep them. … Continued
Tommy Gonzalez City Manager City of El Paso, Texas Bio | LinkedIn Managing an international city. Tommy Gonzalez, the City Manager of El Paso, Texas, joined the podcast for a wide ranging interview. He talked about his career path, which started with 22 years in the US Army, how he revamped the El Paso budget … Continued
By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I am watching: The Right Stuff, about the early years of the U.S. space program What I am reading / listening to: Creative Quest by Questlove / The Roots What I am working on: Rewriting lyrics to pop songs for fun localgov and nonprofit clients to … Continued
Ed Foley Performance Management Analyst Olathe, KS LinkedIn | Twitter Laura Chandler Director ClearPoint Strategy LinkedIn Josh Edwards Strategy & Performance Director Durham, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Measuring success. A trio of strategic planning and performance measurement experts joined the podcast to talk about their work: Ed Foley the Performance Management Analyst for the City … Continued
Barrett Warren Budget & Strategic Planning Manager Auburn, AL LinkedIn Budgeting in a college town. Barrett Warren the Budget & Strategic Planning Manager for the City of Auburn, AL joined the podcast to talk about her path into local government and working in a college town. She shared how Auburn is balancing the demands of … Continued
Danene Sorace Mayor Lancaster, PA Bio | Twitter Rick Gray Mayor (Former) Lancaster, PA Bio Pat Brogan Chief of Staff (Former) Lancaster, PA LinkedIn Two Mayors and a Chief of Staff. Mayor Danene Sorace, former Mayor Rick Gray and former Chief of Staff Pat Brogan joined the podcast to talk about creating and advancing Lancaster’s … Continued
Routt County elected a new Commissioner in 2018, an event that kicked off an opportunity. Aside from the usual process of on-boarding a new elected official this person brought a political realignment of the Board of County Commissioners. The opportunity to re-evaluate and update our three year strategic plan came two years early! The Commissioners … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by brand new Morning Buzzer Susan Steward – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m reading: Causal Inference: The Mixtape by Scott Cunningham What I’m watching: Kim’s Convenience (the cast is just amazing!) What I’m listening to: “High Hopes” Panic! At the Disco Strategic planning is probably simultaneously the most over-used and misunderstood term … Continued
Time: 3:15 pm Thursday, May 16 Location: Foster Street Hallway, Room #1 Breakout: How to Jumpstart & Sustain a Strategy & Performance Culture Local governments all across the country have developed offices to lead and develop cultures of performance management and strategic planning. But not all local governments are in the same stages of their … Continued
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