The leadership skills of public leaders of all kinds — especially city or county elected officials and managers — are being challenged this week in the aftermath of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. In the midst of this pain and conflict, some effective leaders are employing strategies to move us forward in a positive way.
The purpose of this blogpost is not to take a position on the correct decision to make about Confederate statues; that is up to individual communities to decide. Instead, our intention is to share wise leadership strategies to employ in the situation.
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