A friend and former colleague told me a brief story about a man whom I saluted with an earlier blog post; I want to share my friend’s story here. John Ward died recently at the age of 70. He served for 22 years as Amarillo's city manager, which by itself is an astonishing length of time, given the brutal and unforgiving nature of the work one must do. He had to work with governing councils comprising individuals of vastly different priorities and personalities ... led by mayors with widely divergent points of view.
He was a consummate pro
He was a consummate pro
He was a consummate pro
A friend and former colleague told me a brief story about a man whom I saluted with an earlier blog post; I want to share my friend’s story here. John Ward died recently at the age of 70. He served for 22 years as Amarillo's city manager, which by itself is an astonishing length of time, given the brutal and unforgiving nature of the work one must do. He had to work with governing councils comprising individuals of vastly different priorities and personalities ... led by mayors with widely divergent points of view.