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Welcome to day four of our deep dive into “Thanks for the Feedback” by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen. Today, we’re focusing on a game-changing skill for city managers: becoming a masterful receiver of feedback. This ability can turn even the most challenging criticism into valuable insights for your municipality.
Ever wonder how early life experiences shape effective leadership? In our latest episode of The HaltingWinter Podcast, we explore how small-town values translate into big-city success.
Meet Austin Bleess, City Manager of Jersey Village, Texas, whose leadership journey began as an eight-year-old paperboy trudging through Minnesota’s sub-zero winters. Those early morning routes taught him persistence—a quality that would later help him secure over $30 million in grants for his community.
Welcome back to our exploration of “Thanks for the Feedback” by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen. Today, we’re tackling a challenge that every municipal leader faces: managing the emotional responses that can derail productive feedback conversations. By mastering this skill, you’ll be able to transform potentially explosive situations into opportunities for collaboration and growth.
As we continue our journey through “Thanks for the Feedback” by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, today we’re diving into one of the book’s most powerful insights: the three distinct types of feedback. Understanding these types is crucial for city managers looking to transform criticism into collaboration and fuel municipal success.
Are you ready to transform the way your city operates, innovates, and serves its citizens? The secret might be simpler than you think: it’s all about mastering the art of constructive conversations through skillful feedback.
In our latest HaltingWinter podcast episode, “Constructive Conversations: Building Stronger Cities Through Skillful Feedback,” we dive deep into how city managers and municipal leaders can harness the power of feedback to create more responsive, efficient, and collaborative local governments.
As city managers and municipal leaders, you’re no strangers to feedback. It comes at you from all directions – council members, department heads, citizens, and staff. But in the whirlwind of daily operations, how often do you step back and consider your relationship with feedback itself? This week, we’re diving into the groundbreaking book “Thanks for the Feedback” by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, which offers a fresh perspective on transforming criticism into a powerful tool for collaboration and success.
Hello, Impactful City Leaders!
Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Leader’s Lens!” In our journey to build stronger cities through stronger leaders, one truth stands out: the words we choose shape the cities we build. This week, we’ve explored Frank Luntz’s “Words That Work” and discovered how mastering the art of communication can transform your leadership impact and community engagement.
Imagine leading your city with words that not only inform but inspire, messages that don’t just communicate but connect, and language that transforms resistance into support. That’s the power of understanding it’s not just what you say, but what people hear that matters.
As we conclude our week-long exploration of Frank Luntz’s “Words That Work,” it’s time to shift our focus from understanding to implementation. Today, we’ll discuss how to integrate the communication principles we’ve learned into your daily life as a City Manager, both professionally and personally.
As we near the end of our week-long journey through Frank Luntz’s “Words That Work,” we turn our attention to two critical elements of effective communication: consistency and credibility. For City Managers, these principles are not just communication strategies—they’re the bedrock of public trust and effective governance.
Are you tired of feeling disconnected from your local government? Do you wish your city leaders truly understood your community’s needs? Get ready for a paradigm shift in municipal leadership!
In episode 111 of The HaltingWinter Podcast titled, “Door-to-Door Governance,” we sit down with Jerry Gabrielatos, the innovative City Manager of Beloit, Wisconsin, who’s turning the concept of city hall on its head.
