Governments tend to be good at fairness, scale, and steadfastness. What they’re not so good at is innovation. This is one reason we need collaboration.
Return to Sender
If you’re in charge, you’ll be asked by subordinates to make lots of decisions, some of which you should not make. How do you know when a decision would be better made by others? And what should you say when you hand it back?
The Loneliness of the Courageous Leader
Courage provides the strength to say and do the right things. It’s also what separates the best of us from the crowd.
A Better Way of Judging Candidates
How can you have better politics in your city? Elect better candidates. And that starts by writing job descriptions for elected officials, judging candidates by those descriptions, then engaging citizens in a long-term conversation about what we should expect from our elected leaders.
How to Build an Army of Supporters
Want to make a major change in your city? Better bring an army and be prepared to answer this question: Why do we need this change?