Dr. Jay Donecker Part 2- The Fine Art of Being Mayor - With his Usual Humor and Candor, Jay Shares the Lessons He Learned About Getting and Staying Elected Mayor

About this episode

Dr. Jay Donecker shares insights from his experience as mayor, focusing on leadership and authenticity.

Send us Fan Mail In the second part of his two-part interview, Dr. Jay Donecker talks about the lessons he learned being elected for two four terms as mayor of a small town, the first person ever to be elected who was not born there. It’s a fascinating discussion of the art of leadership, the value of political availability, not talking like a politician, and learning how to listen and to whom. And, perhaps most importantly, never forgetting to be yourself. In Part 1, Jay talks about be...

People in this episode

Host: Kevin

Guest: Dr. Jay Donecker

Topics covered

• leadership
• politics
• elections
• community
• personal growth

Keywords

• mayor
• election lessons
• political availability
• leadership
• authenticity

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