Nobody’s perfect. We’re all human. We all make mistakes. These words from our mothers and fathers, teachers and clergy resound in our memory. Things happen. What happens next is the true measure of leadership. How long does it take to identify and correct a mistake?…
By: Elizabeth McGuire Leadership Austin’s incoming board chair, Debbie Johnson, wasn’t born in Texas, but as the popular bumper sticker says, she got here as fast as she could. Turns out it was a quick 20 years. When the native Nebraskan first met her husband…
We hope you will join us for a special Meet the Leader session with Dewitt (De) Peart, the new President and CEO of Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA). The Meet the Leader series provides an intimate gathering to give other community leaders like yourself the opportunity to meet…
By: Elizabeth McGuire In our final Engage Breakfast of the season, we closed with a lively discussion between two well-known local leaders: City of Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt. To set the stage for the discussion, Dr. Regina Lawrence, Director…
Do we have the ability to change the way that people talk with one another about important community issues? Can dialogue lead to action? Will leaders let the thoughts of the community shape the decisions they make? “Yes!” say all the people behind Conversation Corps,…
More than 60,000 people moved to Austin in 2014. As more people start to call Austin home, local leaders, businesses and developers, including those of us at Texas Gas Service, must find new and economical ways to meet the changing needs of a growing population…
Our Engage Breakfast series will close this season by exploring how our community engaged in the many leadership changes that have occurred over the past year. Dr. Regina Lawrence, Director of The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at The University of Texas at Austin,…
By Elizabeth McGuire In our final breakfast in the Growing Divide series, this month’s Engage Breakfast highlighted the social sector and its role in our rapidly growing community. Bringing perspectives from city, county and nonprofit entities, our panelists shared their visions for meeting the community’s…