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Lakers, North Stars and…Vikings? Oh my!
08 February 2012 7:43 AM | 3 CommentsThe chatter is getting noisier. They are going to raise our taxes! That RICH guy is going to get richer! Our public schools don’t get any money – but that dumb team does! I don’t care – let the team leave! However, Minnesota history indicates...
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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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Leadership on a Stick
Posted on August 25, 2011 | No CommentsTiming is everything, and with the opening of the Minnesota State Fair, I’m the lucky Leadership and Community blogger who gets to use this kitsch. So how does one dazzle the masses with such innovation and finesse, encapsulating a whole meal of ideas into something... -
Conflict Resolution
Posted on December 20, 2010 | No Commentsthe average manager spends between 30-50% of their time grappling with the fallout of mistrust and lack of cohesiveness. In a recent Gallup poll, nearly 70% of employees report they are disengaged from work. -
Developing Leaders in Place
Posted on October 27, 2010 | No CommentsThis is a question we’re wrestling with at the nonprofit organization I currently direct. For over 12 years, we have run a successful program helping mid-career professionals of color enter into the local community development field, called the “Careership.” We began the program as a... -
Are You a Puzzle Master?
Posted on November 23, 2009 | 2 CommentsI recently attended a learning forum sponsored by the Surdna Foundation at which I heard the best metaphor for thinking about the practice of leadership. Manuel Pastor, a professor of Geography and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, described the difference...
