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Grow Great - A City Government Leadership Podcast

a city government leadership podcast helping leaders achieve high-impact influence in their careers, teams and organizations hosted by Lisa Norris and Randy Cantrell

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When Your Boots Don’t Match The Map, Trust Your Boots

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2023/10/25

… when your boots don’t match the map, trust your boots. Many years ago I heard a military officer say that. It stuck with me because it was such a pointed and insightful way of saying a couple of wise things. One, that where we think we are versus where we actually are…may not be The post When Your Boots Don’t Match The Map, Trust Your Boots appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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45:56

Being A Likable Leader

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2023/10/18

She’s excellent at her job because she’s among the top subject-matter experts in her department. But she’s toxic. Unliked. Her caustic behavior is off-putting to other team members. Unhelpful. Intolerant of other opinions. She grows increasingly discontented because time and again she’s passed over for promotion. She feels it completely unjustified and unfair. In The post Being A Likable Leader appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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36:41

Lessons From Lisa: Early Stage Leadership Transition

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2023/10/11

We’re 10 days into Lisa’s new role as a Managing Director (responsibilities are similar to an assistant city manager). I wanted to chronicle her journey periodically for your benefit. She’s transitioning away from being the longtime Director of HR while transitioning into a broader leadership role supervising multiple departments. The journey involves letting go The post Lessons From Lisa: Early Stage Leadership Transition appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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50:08

Compassion’s Role In Leadership

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2023/10/04

Ron Ashby passed away in the early morning hours of September 11, 2023. He was surrounded by family including a daughter named Lisa Norris. Lisa’s life was turned upside down weeks earlier when her father suffered a stroke. But while the view from outside may have appeared calm, there was maniacal effort happening under The post Compassion’s Role In Leadership appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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26:34

Update: Lisa Gets A Promotion

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2023/09/27

Today we go public with news of Lisa’s recent promotion to Managing Director. There are lessons for all of us. Who matters. Be valuable so you’re a who for others. Relationships matter. Focus on others and be helpful. To get permission, grow where you’re planted. Be grateful. Be optimistic. Be well. Do good. Grow The post Update: Lisa Gets A Promotion appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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21:34

Figuring Out Hybrid Work – Part 3

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2023/09/20

We’re up to part 3 of our hybrid work series. Previously we introduced the benefits and challenges of hybrid work, then we discussed culture. Today we’re going to discuss eligibility for hybrid work. Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With The post Figuring Out Hybrid Work – Part 3 appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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31:14

Figuring Out Hybrid Work – Part 2

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2023/09/13

Today in part 2 of our series we’re going to discuss the impact of culture on hybrid work. Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. Feedback, suggestions, criticisms, insights, and experiences are The post Figuring Out Hybrid Work – Part 2 appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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36:41

Figuring Out Hybrid Work – Part 1

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2023/09/06

Since the disruption of the Pandemic organizations have wrestled with redefining what work looks like. Hybrid work is partly in-person work and partly remote work. For some organizations it’s completely remote except for a few team building in-person events. Hybrid work is not one-size-fits-all. Join us today as we discuss how we can figure The post Figuring Out Hybrid Work – Part 1 appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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46:20

Leading Through The Churn (Part 3)

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2023/08/30

Today we wrap up our 3-part series on leading through the churn. We’ve discussed the need to figure out better ways to lead and manage through the churn, and how to assemble a team capable of effectively working through any churn issues. Now we’re going to close the series by talking about how we The post Leading Through The Churn (Part 3) appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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51:30

Leading Through The Churn (Part 2)

Grow Great - A City Government Leadership Podcast ·

2023/08/23

Lisa and I continue part 2 of our 3-part series on leading through the personnel churn. If you didn’t yet watch or listen to part 1, do that before you progress to this one. The context of part 1 will help you with the rest of the series. Today we focus on building your The post Leading Through The Churn (Part 2) appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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36:18

Leading Through The Churn (Part 1)

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2023/08/16

Today we begin a 3-part series on leading through the churn. We make a distinction between “churn” and “turnover.” Be sure to watch or listen to all 3 parts of this series. We hope you find it helpful. Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With The post Leading Through The Churn (Part 1) appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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54:11

Focus On Others To Improve Yourself

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2023/08/09

How can we improve ourselves and achieve greater success? One major contributor is our willingness and ability to focus on others…and how we can help them. Today we hope to provoke you to think about how you can step up your game and develop into a more impactful person in the lives of others. The post Focus On Others To Improve Yourself appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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19:35

3 Things You Must Do To Build A High Performing Team

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2023/08/02

You, the leader, must have a clear purpose and mission. You have to know why you’re in it and what IT is. High performing teams aren’t constructed based on pure logic or reason. They need an emotional oomp – a genuine reason for existing. Something big to take a collective aim at. I’ve been The post 3 Things You Must Do To Build A High Performing Team appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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49:08

You Can’t Grow If You’re Planted In The Wrong Place

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2023/07/26

Older folks admonished me, “Grow where you’re planted.” The wisest of old folks who surrounded me influenced me to be careful where I was willing to plant myself. They knew the soil of my life would matter. It would determine how strong I’d be able to grow. Today, join me and Lisa as we The post You Can’t Grow If You’re Planted In The Wrong Place appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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32:50

I Don’t Have Time To Grow My People

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2023/07/19

Busy, busy, busy! It’s the battle cry in every city. The flow of work that must be done is often overwhelming. Managers lament, “I don’t have time to grow my people. We’ve got too much work to do.” It’s an excuse. And a flimsy one. It may even be delusional for managers who choose The post I Don’t Have Time To Grow My People appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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38:19

Own It: Individual Responsibility For The Outcome

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2023/07/12

Everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you have made. If you want a different result, make a different choice. – Unknown Regularly I challenge my coaching clients with this question, “What would happen if you made up your mind to own it? All of it?” Everybody responds with a The post Own It: Individual Responsibility For The Outcome appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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43:10

Leadership Is Doing What You Say You’ll Do

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2023/07/05

As consumer we’ve all experienced that awful time when people don’t do what they say. It’s frustrating. Sometimes infuriating. Because we’re on the receiving end of that experience. Truth is, we’re all capable of being on the other end, too. We can tell others we’ll do something, but then drop the ball leaving it The post Leadership Is Doing What You Say You’ll Do appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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33:42

How Do You Measure Leadership Success?

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2023/06/28

Many of us value popularity over influence. Some degree of fame over impact. I ran across a statement that I had to write down in my little notebook… Others will attempt to get you to lower your standards, to compromise performance and lower your expectations because that’s where you’ll find the crowd. Today, we The post How Do You Measure Leadership Success? appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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33:36

Leadership Resilience

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2023/06/21

Our show today began with seeing this quote after the NBA championship series was won by the Denver Nuggets. This quote provoked us to think about the power of resilience in personal, professional and leadership growth. If you want to be successful…you need to be bad, then you need to be good. Then when The post Leadership Resilience appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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16:33

The High Value Of Saying It Out Loud

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2023/06/14

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein I heard Herminia Ibarra, a Yale-educated Ph.D. in organizational behavior, talk about the value of saying it out loud. Or saying it to somebody who you’re not that close to. She meant that by having to explain it The post The High Value Of Saying It Out Loud appeared first on GROW GREAT.

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