Forensic Leadership

Forensic Leadership is a book
about a young man who grew
up on the westside of town in
the government subsidized projects
and how he learned to lead in a very
diverse, conservative community in
the Deep South. By age 23 he was the
youngest member to be elected to the
Board of Commissioners, an offi ce
he held unopposed for over 20 years.
He was actively recruited to serve on
bank, hospital and chamber boards
and held a variety of administrative positions in one of the
most successful school systems in the state. Being thrust into
leadership at such a young age forced the author to hone
his leadership skills as he learned to navigate the diff erent
races, the hidden rules of diff erent cultures and the silent
roles placed on leaders by society. Th e leadership principles
learned along the way are included in the book and refl ects
the gifts he wishes to pass on to his daughters.