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Your help is needed to close one hole in Minnesota safety net
06 February 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsYou may have read about Charles Van Heuveln in Jon Tevlin’s Star Tribune column a few weeks ago. A good program that benefits people with disabilities — Medical Assistance for Employed People with Disabilities (MA-EPD) — has a loop hole in it. A hole that...
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Theater of Public Policy
02 February 2012 12:19 PM | No CommentsPolitical satire and improvisational theater have a long history in the Twin Cities thanks in part to Dudley Riggs. Huge Improv Theater on 30th and Lyndale in south Minneapolis is adding a new chapter to this legacy with the Theater of Public Policy. In partnership...
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Communities Built to Last
30 January 2012 8:11 AM | No CommentsLast week, President Obama gave his annual State of the Union address, in which he raised the call for creating an economy that is “built to last.” For anyone who is a fan of business guru Jim Collins, this is a familiar term and title...
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Leadership Archive
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Leadership through turning points
Posted on June 6, 2011 | 1 CommentLives can be changed in moments. Anyone who experienced the tornado on the Northside knows that feeling on a very deep level. How many of us can point to a specific episode in our lives—either self made or by natural disaster—when we realized we were... -
A Gem in the Community
Posted on May 24, 2011 | 2 CommentsEarlier this month saw the end of the 2010/11 Leadership Twin Cities program, and with it ended my term as co-chair. What began nine months ago at a wooded retreat in Monticello, and continued one day each month, culminated in Vision Day at the Wellstone... -
Community Building — Formula for Success
Posted on May 19, 2011 | No CommentsCommunity Building Success Formula = Passion + Participant Directed + Free Food Passion The first key to building community is that you must ignite the passion of those involved and spark ideas for a vision of what the future holds. Passion is critical because it will be what... -
Tell Me a Story
Posted on May 17, 2011 | 3 CommentsI just finished Twin Cities author Nick Tasler’s excellent book, The Impulse Factor. I learned a great deal about how to harness my impulsive drive to make more prudent decisions. Tasler writes really well, combining relevant research with compelling stories, in the same way that... -
Follow the money. Do you want to know more about where your United Way contributions go?
Posted on April 24, 2011 | No CommentsAs a reader of this blog you are more than likely a young professional. And more than likely you have been asked to contribute your company’s annual United Way campaign. But have you ever thought to yourself, “I know that there is tremendous need in... -
Board lacking diversity? 4 replies to well-worn excuses
Posted on April 21, 2011 | No CommentsTired of hearing excuses as to why, for yet another year, there are no good candidates of diverse backgrounds that have surfaced for appointment or election to the boards of directors? Abysmal statistics abound regarding seats held by women, people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, immigrants,... -
Community Involvement through Volunteer Leadership
Posted on April 18, 2011 | 1 CommentAmong the many attributes that the Twin Cities are recognized for, did you know that volunteering is one of them? Based on a survey from the Corporation for National & Community Service, Minneapolis/St. Paul ranks #1 in active volunteerism in the United States; woohoo! do... -
Leadership Values for Public Service
Posted on April 14, 2011 | 1 CommentTough economic times prompt tough debates about the role of government and the efficacy of public institutions and employees. Constructive debate is grounded in reason and intent on addressing tough problems. Good discourse sheds light and informs wise action. Too often, though, our public discourse... -
Time Management Tips — Managing email so it doesn’t manage you
Posted on April 11, 2011 | 7 CommentsEmail as a business communication tool has taken the world by storm over the last decade. Over that time it has continuously encroached on more and more of our life to the point that now for many the first thing you do when you get... -
Partners in Policymaking seeks Recruits for Leadership Training Program
Posted on April 6, 2011 | No CommentsIn 1990, the year the groundbreaking Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, I took part in a unique, eight-month leadership training program called Partners in Policymaking. This program was created by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities and is for adults with...
