2018 Leadership Tips
Five Key Issues That Can Make or Break Your Plans “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” ~Charles Darwin For those of us in the change management business, 2017 provided us many opportunities and challenges. As we look forward into 2018, here […]
The Best Leadership Books in My Library
“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers” ~Harry Truman Staying informed, inspired, and up to date on best practices is essential for effective leadership. There are so many inspirational and educational leadership books out there but, if you’re like me, you have some books that you read over and over again. […]
Five Leadership Lessons from the Intersection of Business & Politics
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. — John Quincy Adams Let me start out by saying that I’m a very big fan of local government. Serving as an alderman and then as my community’s first woman mayor, I came to appreciate how […]
Leading Change and Successful Citizen Engagement
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” John F. Kennedy Change is inevitable and that’s especially true when it comes to local government. Public policy revisions are necessary for growth, staff members retire or leave for other opportunities, and elected […]