Honoring the Past, Building a Future
In my last blog, The Narrowing of Leadership, I wrote about how leadership can become confined within a single way of seeing, how a frame, once set, begins to limit what is noticed and what is allowed to be questioned. I suggest that Rocky Mount's City Council shows evidence of this tendency, and this needs … Continue reading Continuing the Discussion of Leadership: The Little Dutch Boy on the City Council
What has unfolded in Rocky Mount over these past weeks has been a civic burden for everyone. The audit’s language, a lack of leadership, a lack of oversight, has stirred more than concern. It has stirred a kind of impatience. You can feel it in the conversations, and certainly across social media, where the question has … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: The Narrowing Lens of Leadership
Everyone is talking about Rocky Mount's Leadership. Read the new blog on 3-31-26 where Stepheny adds to the conversation
Before commenting on the Council meeting I need to tell you a bit about my mother-in-law for this to make sense. She was a Jackson, Mississippi girl, an Ole Miss graduate, belonging to the Chi Omega sorority. As she grew older, her southern accent became more pronounced. Put these things together and you know a … Continue reading Monday’s City Council Meeting – 3-23-26
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago - From my early lessons in beauty and stewardship to my bench on Main Street today. FIRST THESE THOUGHTS: I was watching Kentucky basketball the other evening when a simple phrase, Back In The Day, slipped past the announcer and settled beside me. It lingered longer than the final buzzer, because … Continue reading “Back in the Day” – A Standard We Must Be Willing To Meet Again
Main Street Rocky Mount 