We are all leaders
Have you ever felt like your job is “unimportant?” Let me be among the first to remind you, it’s not. Horizons has taught us that everyone who lives in Armour is a leader in this community. Let me explain.
If a visitor comes into town and stops at three local businesses and is greeted warmly at each stop, he or she is likely to return. Giving that warm greeting is really a form of “leadership.” Each day, each of us who live in Armour have the opportunity to help lead this community. Maybe that leadership takes a direct form–serving on a volunteer organization, for instance. But leadership can also be indirect.
Just this week we were discussing how a person who answers the phone for a company can provide a positive or negative impression of an ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. Think about that! The person who is answering the phone may have never thought about it before, but truly he or she holds a leadership position in their organization. They provide the “first-impression,” and we all know how important those are!
Horizons has truly raised awareness about how many people in our community have wonderful, useful leadership skills. When I think the fact that about 80 people ACTIVELY participated in our circle groups–now that is leadership! And think of how many great projects have resulted in our community as a response to that call (the parent teachers group, reorganizing the Armour Community Foundation, etc., etc.!) Wow! We couldn’t have done all that with only one or two people leading the efforts.
During this holiday season, please think about the gift that you can provide the Armour community: the gift of leadership. It is something that we all can–and need–to do for our community in BOTH indirect and direct ways.
Each of us is unique. And each of our unique talents is needed by Armour. Have you ever thought about that? YOU fill a niche in our community that no one else can fill. And if you don’t fill that niche–it remains empty. Always be mindful of the fact that all of us are leaders, whether by choice or by default.
November 29th, 2007 at 8:10 am
One of the things I found most interesting about the Leadership Plenty training was the awareness that everyone in the community has unique talents and skills to offer. Many people who attended did not consider themselves to be leaders, but there are a lot of talented people in our communities with much to offer. If we all work together we can keep our communities strong!
November 30th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
I am going to recommend your recent post on leadership and how it is so important to sustaining a community. I think we are all on the same page when it comes to figuring out how to keep our communities going. Teaching the young is where it’s at. Wherever the young kids end up at, what they learned “at home” will affect how they get involved in the community they decide to call home.