What I learned about leadership driving a bus
Crossposted from the Expanding the Narrative blog
My story begins on a Saturday morning in early March. It was one of those beautiful spring days and I was on a bike ride with my friend Bonnie on the Cedar River Trail. I had recently finished my immersion role with the King County Facilities Management Division as part of the King County Bridges Fellowship program to develop leaders. So I was thinking about leadership stuff when I heard a loud splash.
I slowed down and Bonnie caught up to me, smiled and said “Did you see the beaver?”
I said “NO! Dang it I have always wanted to see a beaver!”
And that’s when I had my first “bucket list flash alert” of “I am 55 years old and I may well go to my grave with the only image of a beaver in my mind being that from Narnia!”
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Tech Tip: Changing the audio and loading your photo into Skype
If you have Skype for Business on your computer, what picture do you have loaded? Is it your son’s hedgehog? Or maybe a bright red flower? A Skype photo of the Skyped person makes conversations easier. In today’s Tech Tip, we show you how to change the audio, change the picture and create a Skype group for conversations.
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Gas leak now capped
Dear employee,
The gas leak at Fourth Avenue and Yesler Way has now been capped and normal operations can resume.
Traffic and pedestrians are still being rerouted off 4th Ave between Jackson and Jefferson for the time being.
It will take some time for the gas to dissipate, so smell will linger for a while.
Thank you.
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Reported gas leak at 4th Avenue & Yesler Way
Dear employee,
Seattle Fire is responding to reports of a gas leak in the vicinity of Fourth Avenue and Yesler Way in Seattle.
Please avoid the area until further notice and we will provide more information as we receive it.
Thank you.
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Kudos! Considerate bus driver helps passenger find wallet
A recent Metro bus rider shared her appreciation for a driver who helped a passenger from another route find his wallet.
“Kudos to the bus driver on route 271! I was on the bus this morning and a passenger from another 271 got on the bus, and asked the driver for help. The passenger had dropped his wallet on the other 271 bus. The driver was super helpful to this passenger, and I believe they found the wallet pretty quickly after a phone call or two. Great way to start the day!”
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Social Media Spotlight: King County in Motion Facebook
King County Metro In Motion gives you the tools you need to reduce your driving. Since 2004, In Motion has helped almost 23,000 people in over 30 King County neighborhoods increase their use of travel alternatives. Metro partners with local communities to encourage residents to use healthier travel options like the bus, carpooling, bicycling, and walking.
Follow King County In Motion on Facebook today!
Click here to view all King County social media pages.
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Power restored to downtown buildings
Dear employee,
Power has now been restored to King County’s downtown buildings and our systems should now be back to normal.
We appreciate your patience and flexibility during this interruption.
Thank you.
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Power outage in downtown Seattle
Dear employee,
Many buildings in downtown Seattle, including King County buildings, are currently experiencing a power outage due to a substation equipment failure.
We are working to get additional information to you as soon as it is available.
Please stand by for further instructions.
Thank you.
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MRJC hosts County’s third ESJ Fair
Employees in south King County got to learn more about what their colleagues are doing to promote Equity and Social Justice into their work at 2016’s third Equity and Social Justice Fair at the Maleng Regional Justice Center on Tuesday, May 24.
This is the first year that three ESJ Fairs have been held for County employees, and the fairs provided great opportunities for employees to learn from one another’s challenges and successes in building equity and opportunity for residents and employees across the county.
If you were unable to attend one of the fairs, the County will soon be releasing its first-ever Equity and Social Justice Strategic Plan, which was developed from feedback provided by employees and residents. Find out more about the draft ESJ Strategic Plan here.
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Employees power transportation program to awards
Employee Transportation Program Manager Hossein Barahimi holds one of seven awards received by King County from the City of Seattle Commute Trip Reduction Program.
In 1991 the State of Washington turned to large employers like King County to help reduce the number of vehicles on Washington’s roads, and the impact those vehicles were having on air quality.
That year, the Commute Trip Reduction Law was passed as part of Washington Clean Air Act, requiring employers who have more than 100 employees to offer alternative modes of transportation to and from work.
At King County it started with offering employees free transportation on Metro buses. And it didn’t stop there.
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