Henny Penny

There’s a lot of chatter in certain forums and circles these days about how bad things are for local government managers. You would think this is the worst profession to enter into. We need greater protections! There are unruly councils! We might not get reappointed! Sigh. We used to be a tough profession. A professional profession. We got through the tough stuff and weathered storms. We stayed out of the political fray and we let our good work speak for itself. I actually worked 20 years, gasp, without severance in my employment agreement. Pro-tip - it’s not that bad.

No, Henny Penny, the sky is not falling. Stop listening to the noise. Keep your nose to the grindstone, do good work, share praise, take blame, be competent, develop regularly, pay it forward, give back, get involved, take the calls, take the heat, get over yourself, hire good people and get back to public service.