Building leadership Vision

🌈 Leaders make Pride flag new city flag of Missoula! 🏳️‍🌈  #leadershipvision #culture #LGBTQPIA+
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SITUATION
Yesterday in Missoula, Montana City officials elected the LGBTQPIA+ Pride flag to become the official city flag. This action was in response to the House Bill 819 which prohibits the flying of flags on state property that “represent a political viewpoint, race, sexual orientation, gender or political ideology." 

IMPACT

State properties impacted by the removal of the Pride flag include public schools, libraries, and parks/recreation areas which had previously been designated safe space for youth and their families pursuing education and healthy lives for a better future. 
HB 819 limitations are short sighted and create a confusing leadership vision because the bill’s logic would mean that Montana state flag would also be prohibited due to the political nature of the imposition of democracy, land occupation, and genocide of the 12 commonly known Native American tribes in Montana.

🗣️ LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Leaders, we have had six months to process emotions, unstable budgets, loss of personnel, and uncertain organizational futures. Now is the time to step up and begin strategic action. Our teams look to us to provide a concise leadership vision that influences values to guide organizational culture when the environments around us are governed by fear and confusion. Leaders are in the spotlight to create strong inspiring standards or alienate talented staff and untapped markets.

BENEFITS

When there is an impactful organizational culture we reduce risks and losses by replacing them with inspiration and cohesion. Be inspired by the city of Missoula who took action by gathering data from multiple stakeholders most impacted by leadership visions and strategically acting to remove barriers that negatively impact both the dominant group members as well as minority group members.
It is time to strategically plan, informed by data and evidence to shape a clear leadership vision for your organization that will support the long term success of multiple teams and their future generations.

References
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NBC Montana. (3 June 2025). Missoula approves pride flag as official city flag in opposition of new law. Youtube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WmvkWq0tzA

Montana State University. (14 January 2019). Tribal Territories in Montana. Indian Education For All. https://www.montana.edu/iefa/introductiontomttribalnations/tribalterritories.html