Obit: Peter T. Johnson Of BPA

In the years following his frequently tumultuous tenure as head of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Idahoan Peter T. Johnson looked back on those years; years of crisis in the Pacific Northwest dominated by an overbuilt and astoundingly expensive nuclear power program, as a great life experience. Johnson would say he learned a lot. In January of 1993, as was his style and long after his BPA tenure had ended, Johnson committed some of the lessons to paper in an article published in the Harvard Business Review . His think piece – “How I Turned a Critical Public Into Useful Consultants” – should be required reading for any business or government executive who needs to channel public anger, confusion and misinformation in the direction of constructive change/ Marc Johnson , The Johnson Post. More here.

• Also: Peter T. Johnson helped preserve Northwest’s economy /Rocky Barker, Statesman

DFO: I regularly post columns by Marc Johnson/The Johnson Report, Chris Carlson/Carlson Chronicles and Randy Stapilus/Ridenbaugh Press because they have lived Idaho history for the past 40 years. Few know more about it. Their columns and blog posts are must reading for anyone who wants to understand the recent history of this great state.