Monday’s session on local government and the profession generated this foundational list. As leaders, remember to:

1. Reflect on your personal spark and remember the beginning and what started your public service career.
2. Build trusting relationships (keep promises, be emotionally present, behave predictably, foster “we” versus “me,” and understand risks and be capable of managing them.
3. Measure judgment (collect all relevant and available data and information, boil down to the essence; and then act).
4. Manage work (keep stress levels within a tolerable level; evaluate the intellectual and emotional challenges)
5. Fuel your passion (determine what fuels your passion through both the dark times and the rainbows).

There’s also more to be learned on executive presence.