Grow Great - A City Government Leadership Podcast
a city government leadership podcast helping leaders achieve high-impact influence in their careers, teams and organizations hosted by Lisa Norris and Randy Cantrell
Episodes
People commonly postpone, delay, and procrastinate in the name of preparation. Not now, later! But it’s false. A lie we too often choose to believe. The right time is now. Count the cost. Prepare for success. Plan for failure. Then take action while you monitor what’s working versus what isn’t. Failure precedes success. So […]
The post Being Ready Is A Myth appeared first on GROW GREAT.Nuff said. Happy New Year! Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. Feedback, suggestions, criticisms, insights, and experiences are welcome. Thank you for watching and listening!
The post Happy New Year 2026 appeared first on GROW GREAT.Lisa and I wish you and your family a safe, merry holiday season! Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. Feedback, suggestions, criticisms, insights, and experiences are welcome. Thank you for watching […]
The post Merry Christmas 2025 appeared first on GROW GREAT.Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. Feedback, suggestions, criticisms, insights, and experiences are welcome. Thank you for watching and listening!
The post Project: YOU! appeared first on GROW GREAT.We came across this rule that Arnold Schwarzenegger had about complaining. It sparked the conversation. Hopefully, you can benefit from our discussion. Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. Feedback, suggestions, criticisms, […]
The post No Complaining Zone (Solutions Only, Please!) appeared first on ...Thank you for watching or listening to our show. We wish you and your family (and your team at work) the happiest Thanksgiving Holiday ever! Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. […]
The post Happy Thanksgiving 2025 appeared first on GROW GREAT.Leadership is: a. Influence b. A focus on others c. Doing for others what they can’t do for themselves It’s the belief in the power of one person to make a difference. For somebody. Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect […]
The post Making A Difference For Somebody appeared first on GROW GREAT.We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment. -Jim Rohn Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. Feedback, suggestions, criticisms, insights, […]
The post Pick Your Pain: Discipline or Regret? appeared first on GROW GREAT.Robert Hiett is the Executive Director of the Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments. He’s also an expert at helping municipalities leverage A.I. Email: rhiett@ucpcog.org https://substack.com/@roberthiett https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberthiett Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you […]
The post Artificial Inte...Your normal day is someone’s dream…so be thankful every day! Gratitude is always the path forward. Ships That Don’t Come In is a song Lisa mentions in today’s show. Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We […]
The post Be Thankful Every Day appeared first on GROW GREAT.Micah Gaudet is the Deputy City Manager for the City of Maricopa, Arizona. He’s also an expert in the use of AI for municipal government. He joins us today to deepen our understanding of the potential of artificial intelligence in our daily work. Find Micah in Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahgaudet/ Here are the links to […]
The post Micah Gaudet: Levering Artificial Intelligence appeared first on GROW GREAT.Your greatest weapon is your mind. Train it to see opportunities, not obstacles. That quote prompted today’s conversation. Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. Feedback, suggestions, criticisms, insights, and experiences are […]
The post See Opportunities, Not Obstacles appeared first on GROW GREAT.Lisa shares how Don, her husband, reminded her of one role leaders fulfill. Enjoy! Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. Feedback, suggestions, criticisms, insights, and experiences are welcomed. Thank you for […]
The post Leaders Are Complacency Disrupters appeared first on GROW GREAT.In this episode of Grow Great, we explore why self-care isn’t a luxury—it’s leadership fuel. Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. Feedback, suggestions, criticisms, insights, and experiences are welcomed. Thank you […]
The post Leading Well: The Power of Self-Care appeared first on GROW GREAT.Goal setting, as Lisa and I define it, relies on crafting a plan, then executing it. Along the way, we have to make adjustments while remaining patient enough to be comfortable not knowing every step necessary. This is all part of the quest to be high performers. Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check […]
The post Goal Setting Your Way Toward High-Performance: What’s Your Ideal Outcome? appeared first on GROW GREAT.Lisa texted me this image the other day. It prompted us to have an offline conversation about leaders who create chaos instead of helping organizations better handle it. Eventually, we took the conversation to this recording. In our experience, great leaders instill a calmness—a trust and security—in the organization. Be well. Do good. Grow […]
The post The Calmness of Great Leadership appeared first on GROW GREAT.Lisa and I are regularly asked, “What should I do?” Rather than blurt out some pithy bit of wisdom, we both are prone to ask questions to help the questioner figure it out themselves. After all, it’s their life, their circumstance, and they better know the nuances. But a recent encounter Lisa had prompted […]
The post Defining The Promise Of Your Leadership – Part Two appeared first on GROW GREAT.Lisa and I are regularly asked, “What should I do?” Rather than blurt out some pithy bit of wisdom, we both are prone to ask questions to help the questioner figure it out themselves. After all, it’s their life, their circumstance, and they better know the nuances. But a recent encounter Lisa had prompted […]
The post Defining The Promise Of Your Leadership – Part One appeared first on GROW GREAT.Let’s have some fun. We’ll leave you with a powerful leadership message at the end. Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. Feedback, suggestions, criticisms, insights, and experiences are welcomed. Thank you […]
The post Opposites Do Attract appeared first on GROW GREAT.It’s a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. And it serves as our topic of conversation today. Enjoy! Be well. Do good. Grow great! Check out the Hosts page for our profiles. Connect With Lisa On Linkedin • Connect With Randy On Linkedin We encourage you to contact us. Feedback, suggestions, criticisms, insights, and experiences are welcomed. […]
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