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