Grow Great - A City Government Leadership Podcast

Grow Great - A City Government Leadership Podcast


Latest Episodes

Grand Prairie Police Chief Daniel Scesney on Influence
January 11, 2023

Today were joined by Grand Prairie Chief of Police Daniel Scesney. Daniel (he prefers to not be called Chief) has an extensive background in police work and leadership. A former Marine, Daniel sp

Facing The Uncertainty of a New Year With Optimism
January 04, 2023

Lisa texted this quote A positive attitude brings much gratitude. Think positive, be positive, speak positive. Do it every day, make it a HABIT. This isnt some touchy, feely kind of a thing. Its

There Is A Purpose For Everyone You Meet
December 28, 2022

Lisa texted me the image below and asked, What do you think about this quote as a show topic? I read it quickly, then I read it more carefully. There is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some peopl

Lean Into Being Yourself
December 21, 2022

Todays discussion isnt about telling the world to shove off (or something even less polite). Its about leaning into becoming the best version of YOU. Comparing ourselves to others is a fools ga

Don Norris, Empathy In Leadership
December 14, 2022

Don Norris is Lisas husband and a natural, empathetic leader. Hes our guest today sharing his experience, insights, and wisdom. People. Connections. Relationships. They continue to be the theme o

Be A Spark Plug
December 07, 2022

It begins with you, the leader. The spark to build a high-performing team, and a high-performing culturehinges on having a leader willing to be a spark plug. Today, we have an in-depth conversatio

To Share Or Not To Share, That Is The Question
November 30, 2022

Youre in a quandary. Youre privy to some information but youre just not sure if you should share the information. There are so secrets or formulas. Every person and situation is unique and has t

Happy Thanksgiving 2022
November 23, 2022

Its our first Thanksgiving Day week here at Grow Great and were thankful to share it with you. Lisa and I have been honored to have your time and attention. As our audience has grown weve been ov

Stop Giving Them The Straw
November 16, 2022

It all started after I texted this image (and quote) to Lisa. We chuckled and then had a serious chat about recording todays conversation. You cant keep getting mad at people for sucking the lif

7 Sentences You May Wish You Had Read Sooner
November 09, 2022

Weeks ago Lisa came across this social media post by Steven Bartlett, a UK-based entrepreneur/podcaster. We decided to do an episode about each one. Mostly, it provoked us to think about what sente