Policy Matters: Bringing everyone to the table
By: Ahniwake Rose
Guest Columnist
July 21, 2021
Ahniwake Rose
Managing groups – whether in private business or the public sector – is never an easy task, especially as we work with people who have an array of beliefs and life experiences. Successful leadership focuses on bringing people together toward a common vision; this requires leaders to emphasize inclusion, not division. Unfortunately, this lesson is being ignored by too many Oklahoma leaders recently.
The question of inclusion was very much on my mind following last week’s “community impact event” that Gov. Stitt and Tulsa District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler organized to discuss the landmark Supreme Court