The holiday season is especially vexing for some. Personally. Professionally.
Today, Lisa and I discuss how we handle our moments of adversity. We hope to encourage you and caringly challenge you to keep at it. Press on. The adage I love is, “I may quit. But not today!”
When I started this podcast, I had no idea I’d mostly serve city government leaders some years later. I’m a business guy and an operator. However, thanks to a single opportunity to serve a local city manager and her leadership team, I was “at home” with this crowd. Another city manager engaged me. And another. Before long, I began to lean exclusively toward serving this space.
Then, a few years ago, I was commissioned to serve as an HR Director, some of my favorite people because they touch every employee in every organization with a focus on PEOPLE. Her name was Lisa Norris. After the engagement, we remained friends (which happens more often than not with my clients), and I told her I was planning to push all my chips into the middle of the table to serve city managers and their leadership teams. I asked her to join me in the effort to rebrand this podcast into Grow Great, a city government leadership podcast. Somewhere along the way, she enjoyed a promotion to CMO, becoming a Managing Director.
Now that we’ve experienced a couple of Thanksgiving Days as co-hosts, I retell this story because she’s one of the major things (people) for whom I’m thankful. Our work has been some of my most rewarding (and I humbly confess, my best).
Without you, there is no Grow Great podcast. Lisa and I are both grateful for your time and attention. Hopefully, we bring you value (and maybe even a smile or two). Thank you!
Today we’re coming to you “live” from The Epic in Grand Prairie, Texas. At the invitation of Deputy City Manager Megan Mahan, we utilized the Podcast Booth at The Epic. It’s a wonderful facility with a wide array of activities and services. We owe a special shout-out to Daniel Cauthen, Assistant Manager who produced today’s show.
One frequently requested show suggestion is, “How do I lead my team through bad news?” Lisa provides a firsthand account of one of her bad news situations. We hope it provides you with the encouragement you need to push forward.
