Gerald Lackey

Commissioner of @VirginiaDMV | Driving business growth by innovating faster, delivering better & continuously improving

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The antidote isn't less content. It's more honest about what you actually know, what you've actually experienced, and what you genuinely believe, even when that's narrower and messier than a polished 800-word take on the future of everything. https://t.co/UEbjukrBUK

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What I like about this story is the reminder that a trip away from normal isn’t really about travel but disrupting your default settings. When you’re standing in an ancient city you never planned to visit, your brain starts asking different questions. https://t.co/DTMDBaMGZy

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The idea of “second-hand stress” should be a wake‑up call. Your team absorbs your state. If you’re constantly spinning, firefighting, and broadcasting panic, you’re teaching people that fear and reactivity are the culture. https://t.co/LJqznYEnwn

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In 2026, attention goes to the people who can say, “Here’s what’s broken, here’s my angle on it, and here are three simple things you can do this week to change it.” The leap from insight to step‑by‑step is where trust is built. https://t.co/2FFiIA602X

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The car still dominates the American commute. It’s not that people don’t want options, it’s that options don’t always exist in a practical way. You can’t ask someone to switch modes of transportation if the system around them doesn’t support it. https://t.co/SF3b1q6VxZ

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If safety is the core reason families choose a vehicle, then back-seat performance should be non-negotiable. The fact that no minivans earned a Top Safety Pick this year raises a bigger question about design priorities. https://t.co/RbbTlq4xZr

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The increase in Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards shows progress, especially in crash avoidance. Systems are getting better at preventing collisions. https://t.co/gWoDsjwVHx

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The idea that leaders need to have all the answers tends to break down pretty quickly in practice. The complexity of most organizations today makes it unlikely that any one person has full visibility, let alone the “right” answer. https://t.co/cxi4Hw3gDX

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For the first time since 2021, traffic fatalities in the state declined, dropping from 955 in 2024 to 910 in 2025. It's what happens when you stop waiting for crashes to tell you where the problems are and start using data to find them first. https://t.co/0ItZwbaTl5

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The Virginia DMV recently reported that over 100,000 residents now use a mobile ID. In our increasingly digital age, the ability to use your phone instead of handing over your physical driver's license is an increasingly convenient option. https://t.co/MMMQdKu9JY

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New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that 15% of all police-reported crashes in 2023 involved a driver who fled the scene, the highest percentage recorded in any recent year.

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When employees are feeling overwhelmed, great leaders know how to slow things down, listen carefully, and bring clarity to the moment. https://t.co/eLQfjREpT1

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Scammers often go out of their way to look legit in order to trick users into clicking suspicious links or share personal information. Be alert!

Remember: the DMV will never text you regarding payments. https://t.co/GUwyfraCN4

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Deliberate reflection doesn't happen by accident. Leaders who do it well build it into their routine the same way they build in any other critical function. https://t.co/End1Qaqufo

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Most leaders have a thought leadership strategy for the outside world and almost none for the people who actually work for them. There's a real irony in that. https://t.co/B4BCBcWzJs

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Strategic yes is different from reactive yes. Reactive yes is driven by urgency, ego, fear of missing out, or the desire to be seen as indispensable. Strategic yes is anchored in direction. https://t.co/QZCLBGS305

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For a long time, leadership was seen as synonymous with certainty. The person with the answer, the one who makes the call and moves everyone forward. That works a lot less well in a world where decisions are influenced by AI tools. https://t.co/oVNdulLuys

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When financial institutions, insurers, telecom providers, and healthcare organizations can reliably accept a state-backed mobile credential, the friction in digital onboarding starts to drop. https://t.co/2qo1ECGmx6

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The rollout of Virginia’s Mobile ID in Northern Virginia is more significant than it may appear on the surface. Digital identity has long been discussed as “the future.” What’s notable here is the incremental, practical approach. https://t.co/tFqH9gcjec