Leadership and Putting others First!
True Leadership is about putting others first.
True Leadership is about making sure your "team" is well taken care of.
We have had some good examples of True Leadership these past few days.
From a national perspective, I give you Lou Piniella . Sweet Lou has lived and breathed baseball since he was a little kid. At 66, he still has years of good managing ahead of him. But no more...
True Leadership beckons in the form of his ailing mother.
Lou believes family comes first, and is putting his money where his mouth is.
From a state perspective, I give you Cecil Whitmire. Cecil was the the leader of the restoration of the Alabama Theater in Birmingham, and has been a fixture at the theater for many, many years...
Except when his wife and mother were ailing - and then he made sure he went to be with them.
From a local perspective, I give you Kristin Schlenker, a juvenile probation officer at Jefferson County Family Court. Kristin is a friend of mine who was very excited to attend the Greater Birmingham Chapter of ASTD professional luncheon meeting today...
...until her son was sick. She stayed home to take care of him and missed the meeting she was so looking forward to attending.
All three are great examples of leadership!
Leaders - put remember to always put your family first! In the end, nothing else matters...
True Leadership is about making sure your "team" is well taken care of.
We have had some good examples of True Leadership these past few days.
From a national perspective, I give you Lou Piniella . Sweet Lou has lived and breathed baseball since he was a little kid. At 66, he still has years of good managing ahead of him. But no more...
True Leadership beckons in the form of his ailing mother.
Lou believes family comes first, and is putting his money where his mouth is.
From a state perspective, I give you Cecil Whitmire. Cecil was the the leader of the restoration of the Alabama Theater in Birmingham, and has been a fixture at the theater for many, many years...
Except when his wife and mother were ailing - and then he made sure he went to be with them.
From a local perspective, I give you Kristin Schlenker, a juvenile probation officer at Jefferson County Family Court. Kristin is a friend of mine who was very excited to attend the Greater Birmingham Chapter of ASTD professional luncheon meeting today...
...until her son was sick. She stayed home to take care of him and missed the meeting she was so looking forward to attending.
All three are great examples of leadership!
Leaders - put remember to always put your family first! In the end, nothing else matters...
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