Welcome to the March 2025 Leadership Development Carnival! Horizon Point is excited to host the carnival this month, featuring posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. The Framework for Organizational Excellence by John Spence Excellence isn’t accidental—it’s built with purpose. My new Organizational Excellence Framework brings together the key elements of success: purpose, culture, strategy, innovation, and simplicity. Read to see how it all comes together. How To Build a Better Relationship with Your Difficult (Icy) Boss by Karin Hurt You know the type: the difficult
I’m speaking today at AARC’s Annual Conference. We’ve had the privilege of speaking at this annual conference for the last several years. We love all of the Regional Council on Governments and Planning Commissions that partner with us across the state. As I speak on “Leading in the New Normal,” I’m reminded of all that has shaped this “new normal”. Shifts in the economy and technology, the pandemic, generational differences. Even Surgeon General’s warnings. But as I begin to unpack these influences imparting a new workplace paradigm, has leadership gotten easier or has it gotten harder? Most would say