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The key to success in the workplace – for individuals and collectively – is building strong, trusting relationships. In the public sector, this is especially true. Our governance structures; the […]

Recently I received the results of my comprehensive strategic leadership survey and 360 assessment. The results allowed me not only to see my shortcomings as a leader, but also areas […]

(Cover image from The Times-News, 3/22/2016)   The N.C. Commerce Park in Alamance County, North Carolina is an economic development success story that underscores how vital interlocal and regional collaboration […]

Obedience is part of military culture, both as a legal obligation and as an instilled reflexive practice deemed essential to survival in combat. Circumstances might require following orders that go […]

When I say mindfulness what comes to mind? If the image that immediately pops up is a “woo-woo bleeding heart” sitting cross-legged, alone on the mountain top, eyes closed, silently […]

Recently, a team of individuals from various organizations within the public/government, non-profit, and education sectors convened with the goal of being a “think tank” regarding our growing homeless issue in […]

Last December, I was asked to take over the effort to launch my group’s new website, a project that had languished for the better part of three years. I will […]

You are meeting with members of your economic development board and trying to make decisions about infrastructure investment to promote growth. One member wants to focus the discussion on the […]