Gov360 · 2026-05-26 · 1h 5m
Leadership in local government is becoming emotionally heavier. Not just operationally difficult. Heavier. The public sees the council meeting.The vote.The controversy.The headline. What they often do not see is the pressure being absorbed behind the scenes by the people trying to hold organizations, communities, and public trust together. And increasingly, that pressure is becoming deeply personal. In this episode of Gov360, City Manager Chris Mann is joined by Dwight Boddorf, Borough Manager of Tarentum, PA, Marine Corps veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Hoover Institution Veteran Fellow at Stanford University, and author of the new book The Municipal Battlefield. Drawing from experiences in combat, veterans advocacy, crisis leadership, and municipal management, Dwight shares an unfiltered look at the hidden psychological and emotional realities of leading in modern local government.
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