Municipal Leaders: Develop Faster, Lead Stronger, Build Better
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Episode 305 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
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Most cities talk about culture. Very few engineer it.
In Episode 305 of The HaltingWinter Podcast, I sit down with Ken Striplin, City Manager of Santa Clarita, California, a leader who has spent more than 30 years inside one organization, rising from intern to city manager.
Episode 304 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
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Most city managers didn’t grow up dreaming about becoming one. Many of them didn’t even know the role existed.
For Jeff Weckbach, Township Administrator of Colerain Township, Ohio, it all started with a college assignment. He was told to interview someone in a field he might be interested in. So he reached out to Cincinnati’s city manager at the time…Milton Dohoney.
Episode 302 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
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Small-town leadership carries a unique kind of pressure.
You don’t just serve the community; you live in it. The people affected by your decisions see you at school events, church, and the grocery store. When something goes wrong, they know exactly who to call.
Episode 301 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
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What does 38 years in local government teach you?
For Brian Heck, City Administrator of Montgomery, Minnesota, the answer isn’t strategy alone. It’s resilience.
Episode 298 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
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Most municipal leaders don’t wake up one day with a perfectly mapped-out career plan. They step into responsibility when the opportunity, or the crisis, arrives.
That’s exactly what happened to Abbie Ogborn, City Manager and City Clerk of Wright City, Missouri.
Episode 298 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
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What if one of the most misunderstood qualities in leadership is actually one of its greatest strengths?
After more than 30 years serving as a town manager, city manager, and county manager across North Carolina, Craig Honeycutt has a simple but powerful perspective:
Compromise is not weakness.
And criticism is rarely personal.
Episode 296 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
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Cities don’t move forward because of plans alone.
They move forward because of people who know how to turn ideas into action and who are willing to stay long enough to see the work through.
Episode 295 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
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Most municipal leaders don’t wake up one day knowing they’re ready to lead.
They grow into it through technical roles, unexpected opportunities, hard conversations, and mentors who see something in them before they see it in themselves.
Episode 293 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
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There’s a moment in local government when leadership stops feeling theoretical.
It’s when someone flags you down in the parking lot.
When a resident recognizes your car.
When your presence, good or bad, shapes how people feel about their city.
Episode 292 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
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In local government, silence rarely gets celebrated.
There are no headlines when water runs clean, streets stay plowed, budgets balance, or council meetings end without conflict. Most days, the absence of complaints is the only signal that things are working.
