I Miss Being In The Arena
Many of you know that I was a Parks and Recreation Director for thirty years. In my last position I worked for the epitome of a cowardly leader, and he (plus a few others) were the inspiration for the www.cowardlyleadership.com website and series of posts. After this "leader" asked me to leave my last job, with the sum total of explanation being, "We've decided to go in another direction," the bitter taste influenced me into not wanting to insert myself back into the political world again, and instead focus on consulting. Why Now I haven't written a leadership blog post in over a year, but during the pandemic I've witnessed several examples of cowardly leadership. I also found myself more and more often saying to those cowering in their office,…