I'm into prevention & knowing what you're going to get, which is why I like government. I've had fun geeking out over policy manuals. I love the due diligence and due process. I also love the oversight, where anyone in house can file a complaint, and know it will be processed. Also where any journalist or citizen, can request and obtain much information. And where any citizen can attend open meetings, contact their representatives, and have a voice in our Democracy. These aspects, I value.
I had been Interim Co-Controller for Reality Digital Inc in San Francisco for one of their series fundings round. The CEO, Cynthia, was brilliant, and she thought differently than any other Leader I've met. She was a whole-brain thinker, thinking creatively, in systems, utilizing her exceptional education, training, background, and she also cared about people, in the most human way I have ever witnessed from a CEO. That part, where I saw her be strong and stable, holding space for the actual human element, which seemed to be from her heart (not her emotions nor head, as it came across), was the most impressive thing to me.
I'd seen other start-up CEO's be too passionate, and that passion, creates blind spots. I'd seen even more CEO's, be too cold, and only seem to care, when they were being glib, which means that if you scanned their brain, they'd probably have low empathy (the charisma was for social effects, not heartfelt, i.e. narcissistic or sociopathic). No one wants a cold leader. No one wants to be lied to. People want leaders they can respect, who lead with consistency, and who can help, in relatable ways.
After Reality Digital was acquired, Cynthia moved onto OpenCities. https://lnkd.in/eaZ-mYnF
Their current purpose is: "We empower local governments to create better web, intranet and online service experiences that last."
But before that, along the way, over the last many years, I had seen a post from OpenCities about their purpose in making the Government more Transparent. At the time it had been written, I felt impressed, and it deepened my appreciation for Cynthia.
Society of Professional Journalists is partnering with NLA for SunshineWeek. I'm excited to discover more about what dark recesses exist. I know when I reported technology used to commit financial trafficking to Texas Government, they were responsive, and ultimately helpful. The problem with the corruption that existed, was not with government directly, but yet, some employees of Government, did approach me, and did threaten me over that case. It was not the Government; it was people who worked for the Government. All corporate problems, are people problems. There are individuals in every entity type, that should not be there.
