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This is Part 1 of a three-part series on organizational culture. Read Part 2: Beneath the Surface: Auditing the Culture of Your Organization. Whether you are a city manager dealing […]

Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but […]

An assistant city manager recently told me about her frustration with a team she had formed to work on a special project for the city. Their task was to develop […]

As a teenager, my father told me “A wise person dreams at night and works during the day.” That was good advice 40 years ago, and it remains good advice […]

Is the concept of a single, strong leader – or even a team of leaders – outdated? Nick Petrie of The Center for Creative Leadership thinks so. He published a […]

When I teach leadership one of the first discussions I have is about the differences between leadership and management. Warren Bennis says that management is about doing things right and […]