Grow Great - A City Government Leadership Podcast

Grow Great - A City Government Leadership Podcast


Latest Episodes

The Questions That Make All The Difference In Your Leadership (and your life) – Season 2020, Episode 26
August 10, 2020

Today’s show is about two areas where we exercise our point of view and four questions that can make all the difference in our lives and our leadership. First off, you should know I don’t fancy myself as a thought leader. I abhor that title,

Triage & Post-Mortem Your Actions – Season 2020, Episode 25
August 05, 2020

Robert woke up around 5:30 in the morning, more tired than when he went to bed. Back in mid-March, his company was outpacing their projections so significantly his team was wondering how they had failed to more accurately project revenues and profits.

Humility Is The Path Forward – Season 2020, Episode 24
July 15, 2020

Admittedly, humility is a trite topic when we’re talking about leadership. It gets lots of lip service, but less practice. Humility sounds wonderful as a characteristic, but many people disbelieve it has real power.

The Destructive Power Of Restlessness – Season 2020, Episode 23
July 02, 2020

Since I wasn’t alive during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, this is my first pandemic experience. But I have experienced disruption. My working life really began during major disruption in the 1970s because of the oil crisis. Thankfully,

What Do We Have In Common? – Season 2020, Episode 22
June 23, 2020

Two extremes. One is our tendency to notice things just like the things we own. If you drive Limerock Edition of a BMW M3 you’ll quickly notice anybody else driving the same car. That flashy orange is easy to spot.

Profitable Disagreement – Season 2020, Episode 21
May 28, 2020

Is the ideal really full compliance and cooperation? I suppose it depends on the situation. What’s the context of the group or team? What’s the purpose of their coming together? Lots of factors might influence how we approach things…and will influence ...

The Litmus Test Questions – Season 2020, Episode 20
May 20, 2020

Technically, a litmus test is used to test the acidity or alkaline content of something, but we often use it more generically to mean a decisively indicative test. Some means of determining the validity of something.

Opportunities In Leadership – Season 2020, Episode 19
May 14, 2020

During the past seven weeks as we’ve mostly been sequestered to stay-at-home due to the Covid19 pandemic, my conversations have organically focused on one big question. Where are the opportunities? As I’ve worked with business owners and other executiv...

Create Smart Rooms – Emotional Health: A Leadership Necessity – Season 2020, Episode 18
April 28, 2020

The trifecta of business building that I consistently talk about culminates in the third leg of “not going crazy in the process.” Get new customers Serve existing customers better Don’t go crazy in the process I’m not a mental health professional,

Overcoming The Shock Of Global Disruption – Season 2020, Episode 17
April 22, 2020

Here in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, we began to be safe at home five weeks ago. Many Americans didn’t think March would ever end. Now it seems like April won’t either. Just today Dallas County’s city council voted to keep the stay at home order in place...