Grow Great - A City Government Leadership Podcast

Grow Great - A City Government Leadership Podcast


Latest Episodes

Leading Through Bad News
November 20, 2024

Today were coming to you live from The Epic in Grand Prairie, Texas. At the invitation of Deputy City Manager Megan Mahan, we utilized the Podcast Booth at The Epic. Its a wonderful facility wit

High Performance Organizations Embrace A.I. (Always Improving)
October 31, 2024

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out. Robert Collier Every high-performing organization Ive encountered embraces innovation and improvement. They find a w

3 Important Questions For Improved Team Communications
October 16, 2024

What do I know? Who needs to know? Have I told them? Jim Mattis,Call Sign Chaos NOTE: James Norman Mattis (born September 8, 1950) is an American veteran and former government official who serv

Pay More Attention To High-Performers
October 02, 2024

As an executive/leadership coach, I hear clients devote an extraordinary amount of time sharing their experiences with low-performing team members. It makes sense. These people are responsible for c

Mindful Leadership: Don’t Over-Burden Your High-Performers
September 25, 2024

High performers tend to take on more and morebecause they have a high degree of willingness, they want more responsibility and we know theyll get it done. Leaders must be mindful of over-burdening

The Legacy of Great Leadership: Who Will Stand On Your Shoulders?
September 18, 2024

Legacy. What will yours be? Every great leader quickly recognizes people who make a difference in their lives. Maybe it was a school teacher. Or a sports coach. It may have been a parent or grandpar

Everyone You Meet Is Fighting A Battle
August 21, 2024

Author Brad Meltzer said Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always. Today, were pulling back the curtain to demonstrate Meltzers quote is correct. The point

No Excuses Leadership
August 14, 2024

Youll either find a wayor an excuse. Lisa and I were discussing understanding. Mostly, we were considering this quote from an unknown author If only we fought just as hard to understand as we do

Great Leaders Don’t Misplace Their Empathy
August 07, 2024

From childhood until this present momentI suffer from high empathy. When recently describing my empathy I reiterated how the depth of my empathy wasnt some universal brush used to paint everybody

Get Uncomfortable, Grow Great
July 31, 2024

Be scared and do it anyway. Be under-qualified, and get in the room anyway. Be messy, imperfect, and unsure and show up anyway. Comfort is the enemy of growth. Get uncomfortable. Growth requires lea