Municipal Leaders: Develop Faster, Lead Stronger, Build Better
Every week, you’ll get insights and actionable steps to help you navigate personal growth and professional success.
You know that situation you’re facing right now? The one that feels impossible?
What if the problem isn’t the situation itself, but the story you’re telling yourself about it?
This week in the Municipal Leadership Development Circle (MLDC), we’re exploring The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander and Rosamund Stone Zander.
The Zanders make a compelling case: most of what we experience as limiting reality is actually a story we’ve constructed. The constraints feel real. The barriers seem absolute. But they’re often just the frame we’ve put around the situation.
And if you invented that frame, you can invent a different one.
You’re facing real constraints. Budget limits. Political pressures. Staff shortages. Community expectations that ignore reality.
But here’s what makes this book powerful: it doesn’t require those constraints to disappear. It changes your relationship to them.
The story you tell about your council determines what’s possible in that relationship.
The grade you give your staff determines what capacity you can access.
The way you see yourself—as victim or creator—determines whether you feel powerless or purposeful.
Your circumstances may not change. But your experience of them can.
The Municipal Leadership Development Circle isn’t just about digesting the insights from great books. It’s about becoming the leader your community needs and helping others become the same.
Every week, you get:
No fluff. No theory divorced from reality. Just practical leadership development designed for the unique challenges of cities, counties, and communities.
We’re building something special here. A place where local government leaders don’t just survive—they thrive. Where you’re not alone in the challenges you face. Where possibility isn’t just a concept—it’s a practice.
Ready to lead from possibility instead of just managing scarcity?
Join the Municipal Leadership Development Circle today: www.HaltingWinter.com/MLDC
The Municipal Leadership Development Circle (MLDC) is a professional growth community exclusively for city/county managers, administrators, and local government leaders. Each week, we explore insights from transformative books and apply them specifically to the unique challenges of municipal leadership. Join Seth Winterhalter, President of HaltingWinter Municipal Solutions, and leaders from across North America to build stronger cities through stronger leaders. Learn more at HaltingWinter.com/MLDC.
