“An interesting who’s who of the local movers and shakers”
Check out this review of Getting it Done (by CBC’s Steve Sutherland) at What’s Goin’ On.
In 2009, CBC Information Morning Cape Breton host Steve Sutherland embarked on a mission to interview some prominent local figures on the topic of leadership, and on their own roles as leaders. Getting It Done: Conversations With Cape Breton Leaders is a convenient compilation of these interviews, compiled with some extra material that was edited out for the original radio broadcast versions.
By his own admission, Sutherland does not attempt to fashion any grand insights into leadership, and the lessons he formulates in the book’s brief afterword function more as a tidy wrap-up than anything else. The real value is getting to read the thoughts of people like Lieutenant Governor Mayann Francis’ childhood as a part of the African Orthodox Church in Whitney Pier, Mi’Kmaw elder Murdena Marshall’s reflections on leadership in the First Nations communities, or former Premier Rodney MacDonald fresh from his resignation after the electoral defeat of his party.
Older readers will have a special appreciation for this book, since many of these interviewees are at or near the conclusions of their careers. On the other hand, Getting it Done can also brings some local or obscure history to life for younger readers, though it would be best accompanied by a good study and understanding of recent local history.
Continued here: whatsgoinon.ca/