Bring Your Own Meeting

About the Program

Category: County Administration and Management (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

While navigating an ever-changing workplace due to the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, Maricopa County knew that maintaining employee engagement and office culture would require new communication mediums that adapted to what would become a hybrid-working environment. In that regard, the Maricopa County Office of Budget and Finance developed the Bring Your Own Meeting (BYOM) platform to allow employees to connect, share, and engage with one another. The BYOM platform allows budget division employees to present scheduled monthly presentations that foster learning and organizational development. BYOM topics range from department-specific ideas or occurrences to analyst-specific history, projects, and other topics that can be appropriately shared in a hybrid work environment. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bring Your Own Meeting platform enhances the working conditions for the Maricopa County Office of Budget and Finance by providing new ways for employees to interact, share, and learn from one another and continuing to set the standard for public organizations and their ability to adapt in the face of adversity through innovative mediums.