Episode 32: Jon Stavney – Labor to Leader

In this episode, Alex and talk about…

• Jon came from humble beginnings, spending 15 years in the construction industry
• Seeing community and caring led Jon to his leadership positions
• Getting the County Commissioner job while serving as a project manager
• The three groups of people that community leaders must keep happy
• Good organizations encourage leading up the chain-of-command
• Everything that Jon is working on now that gets him excited
• Jon’s creative process and how he uses writing as a tool in his life
• Leadership looks different these days than it used to
• Alex’s time as a public servant made him politically radioactive
• Suicide prevention is necessary now more than ever because of COVID
• Get to know Jon through a round of Poddecks
• “See truth at ground level; don’t take other people’s word for it”

 

Links to resources:

Jon is the Executive Director of the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments

http://nwccog.org/about/nwccog-staff/

Sky–Hi News: “Jon Stavneytakes the helm at Northwest Colorado Council of Governments”

https://www.skyhinews.com/news/jon-stavney-takes-the-helm-at-northwest-colorado-council-of-governments/

Vail Daily: “Jon Stavney takes helm at regional organization”

https://www.vaildaily.com/news/jon-stavney-takes-helm-at-regional-organization/

Heroic Partners Bring Middle Mile Fiber to Northwest Colorado With Project THOR-CommunityBroadband Bits Episode 406

https://muninetworks.org/content/heroic-partners-bring-middle-mile-fiber-northwest-colorado-project-thor

Jon’sPrivate Blog: “A Public Observer”

https://a-public-observer.com/author/admin/

VailDaily: “Stavney is Best Choice”

https://www.vaildaily.com/news/stavney-is-best-choice/

Jon’s Contact Info:

Cell # 970-471-9050

Email: Jon.Stavney@gmail.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-stavney-b76655112/

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255

Or Text “HOME” to 741741 to connect with a caring crisis or peer counselor

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