Grow Great - A City Government Leadership Podcast

Grow Great - A City Government Leadership Podcast


Latest Episodes

Greg Jones: Leadership Insights (From Georgia Tech To The Startup World To Restauranteur)
June 20, 2021

? Greg Jones is currently the owner of the Beehive Neighborhood Hangout, Xplore family of restaurants, and Co-Owner of Artfully Baked and Brewed in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. But his roots are in

Traction & Momentum: Pursuing The Things That Work After Killing The Things That Don’t
June 04, 2021

Do more of what works. Do less of what doesn’t.  But that sounds easy. Empty even.  Kind of like urging people who want to be rich with an admonition, “Get a million dollars!” Great advice. But how? Today’s show is going to be full of vulnerability.

The Role of Safety In High-Performance Cultures (Season 2021, Episode 13)
April 17, 2021

First, a definition. Psychological Safety. That’s the common label for the kind of safety we’re speaking of today. Of course, physical safety is equally paramount. Even in the brutal training of military special forces,

Persistent Learning (Season 2021, Episode 12)
April 11, 2021

Persistence is defined as: • continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition • continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period Learning is defined as: the acquisition of knowledge or skills through expe...

43 Years Of City Leadership: Tom Hart, City Manager of Grand Prairie, Texas (Season 2021, Episode 11)
April 04, 2021

Tom Hart has served as Grand Prairie City Manager since 1999. Prior to that, Hart was Assistant City Manager and later City Manager in Euless for 16 years. He was one of the youngest city managers in the history of Texas when he served as City Manager ...

Dr. David Childs On Level 5 Leadership Traits – Part 1 (Season 2021, Episode 10)
March 21, 2021

Today, I’m rejoining Dr. David Childs, Ph.D. for a conversation about what Jim Collins referred to in his books as Level 5 Leadership. David is highly qualified in high-performance leadership. In 2015 he published a book,

Where Are Your Guaranteed Lifetime Benefits? (Season 2021, Episode 9)
March 10, 2021

This photograph was taken sometime in 1982. Today’s episode is from the now unpublished archives. It was recorded on Friday, May 11, 2012. I resurrected it because recent client work went where it always seems to go sooner than later. Personal.

Camille Neyhouser: Repassionate Your Organization (Season 2021, Episode 8)
February 21, 2021

? Camille Neyhouser is the Owner and Founder of Repassionate Your Organization (RYO). Camille helps organizations revolutionize their vision, employee motivation & engagement, productivity, and income. She helps leaders build/rebuild their organization...

Sheri Chaney Jones: Measuring High-Performance Impact In The Public Sector (Season 2021, Episode 7)
February 14, 2021

? Joining me today via Zoom is Sheri Chaney Jones. She is an expert on public sector evaluation and applied organizational research. Sheri is the President and Founder of Measurement Resources, a consulting company dedicated to helping the social secto...

Lessons In Time Management As Taught By The Movie, Groundhog Day (Season 2021, Episode 6)
February 07, 2021

Last Tuesday was February 2nd, 2021 – Groundhog Day. AMC played the movie staring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell on constant repeat all day that day. I know ’cause I watched it twice. Rotten Tomatoes gives the movie a 96% on the Tomatometer.