Steve Dye is the City Manager of Grand Prairie, Texas, the 15th most populated city in Texas. Today, he joins us to discuss his experiences, insights, and wisdom in city government leadership. We al

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  Humility is the first and most essential leadership ingredient. Without it, everything else fails.  Bosses and leaders may be one and the same, but they may not be. Every boss is a leader (they’ve g

  Today Lisa and I introduce to you the five (5) leadership recipe ingredients. Admittedly, these five things started out as what I called “the progression of leadership,” back in the 1980s. When I ta

  One of our favorite topics This can truly and critically impact success as a leader Quote: “Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in

  There’s a specific place where each of us can find our greatest growth. It’s the corner.  The corner is a metaphor for a place we all must go in order to move forward. It represents a place where we

  We lead people. We manage the work. Leadership is a focus on others. It’s about influence and doing for others what they can’t do for themselves. Managing is about getting the to-do list accomplishe

  Today we’ll share a bit more about who we are and why you may want to listen to our leadership podcast. A podcast about city government leadership.  Rather than act like we’ve got all the answers, w

  It’s been months in the works…a reboot of the Grow Great podcast.  Let me introduce you to Lisa Norris. Lisa is currently the Director of Human Resources / Civil Services for the City of Grand Prair

Fran Lebowitz humorously said, “Humility is no substitute for a good personality.” But nothing is a good substitute for humility in extraordinary leadership.  “Humility is becoming a lost art, but it’