With Impeachment hearings rapidly unfolding I request that we step back to reflect on where all this is taking us. This cult of personality and bullying being defended over the rule of law and decency has no upside for our Read more…
The bio on Andrew Yang’s book says he has “been the CEO, co-founder or executive of a number of technology and education companies.” He leveraged success to train “the next generation of entrepreneurs” through his non-profit, Venture for America. In Read more…
I had a Martin Buber I-Thou moment at this summer’s CCCMA Emerging Managers Summer Camp in Fort Collins when the welcome was delivered by Darin Atteberry, City Manager. His enthusiasm for the job, the place, and the people after 24 Read more…
The saying goes, “Don’t judge another person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” It seems a quaint, Depression-era notion today. Who walks a mile anywhere? Who judges status by shoes? Who wears shoes till they are worn through? Read more…
“The other night I came home late and tried to unlock my house with my car keys. I started the house up. So I drove it around for a while. I was speeding, and a cop pulled me over. He Read more…
This Memorial Day weekend, the Town of Eagle celebrates a significant milestone in a robust public land use process that began in 2014. With the grand opening of Eagle River Park, the in-stream “water park” improvements join an “upland” park Read more…
Heard about fraud lately? I sure have. At CCCMA in February this year, Charles Jones, Professor at the University of Kansas taught The Shape of Ethics: Two Columns, Three Triangles. In his presentation he said “ethics and policy have a Read more…
I am still absorbing the U.S. Mountain Community Summit presented by APX1 and hosted by the Town of Vail January 14-17th to sift through what set it apart from other forums on the resort housing challenge. For one, it wasn’t Read more…
Happy City by Charles Montgomery features encouraging stories about places improved by individuals. The first and best story of Happy City is about the Mayor of Bogota who altered the Columbian capitals’ sense of possibility through no-car days. Happy City Read more…
The author depicts this book as “a debate with my friends” deconstructing familiar TED talks, business consulting strategies, and events at The Aspen Institute where the author was a fellow in 2011, so just how radical Winners is as social Read more…