La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat, La Crosse City Planner Jason Gilman, and Onalaska Mayor Joe Chilsen spoke to our Young Professionals group on leadership in 2017. Here’s what we heard them say on their methods and the foundations to their leadership.

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Leave a place better than how you found it

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[on collaboration] I ask, “How is this for the greater good?”

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Look to the triple bottom line:

  • Social: is it something people can lean on
  • Economic: does it provide stability
  • Environmental: don’t pollute our nest

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Our job is to make lives better. We need a network to make things better.

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You have a moral obligation to make people’s lives better.

You have a moral obligation to find the truth.

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[on disagreeing with the public] A city’s plan is the public’s.

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[on how to treat people] “Dancing with the Holy One”: I never know if the person I am interacting with is Jesus.

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You can’t be a planner and not care. You need emotional intelligence. You need to know how to turn something positive.

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Mobilize all resources. Get more engaged in social issues. Seize opportunities with the economy. Leverage. Spend money on concrete items because it makes an impact on the economy.

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Live by the Golden Rule: treat others the way you want to be treated.

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I am at my best when someone is at their worst

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