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Leadership
You (yes, YOU) can make a difference
Presentation to Edithvale Primary School2 May 2011
Ian ButtonRotary Club of Chelsea (Australia)ianbutton / at #gmail % dot !com
Myths about Leaders
Leaders are always rightLeaders are tough
Leaders are never scared
Leaders always know what to do(Leaders know everything)
Leaders never make bad decisions
Leaders can do anything
More Mad Leader Myths
Men make better leaders than women
Tall/smart/beautiful people are good leaders
A Hero is a good Leader
Leaders are born, not made
Popular people make good leaders
Being a leader is easy
Leaders:
LEAD
INFLUENCE and MOTIVATE people
FIND and TRY NEW THINGS
LOOK and LISTEN more than talk
INCLUDE and RESPECT peopleAre not ALWAYS popular
LEARN from mistakesRealise everyone is DIFFERENT
Leaders keep trying
I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot... and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's precisely why I succeed.
Michael Jordan
At Home
Take responsibilityAsk what you can do to help
Tidy your room before being askedBe ORGANISED
Make a schedule for chores "Eat the Frog"Respect others
Stay Healthy - Good food, sleep, exercise
Lead by example
At SchoolTake RESPONSIBILITY
Be curiousFind / think of new ways of doing things
Be ORGANISED
VOLUNTEER for Leadership RolesHelp others ACHIEVE THEIR BEST
Be Fair AND REWARD EFFORTDon't ask others to do what you would not
SET AN EXAMPLE for others to follow
In your CommunityMake opportunities (Get Involved)
(Things are run by
PEOPLE WHO TURN UP)
Be ORGANISED
Try different things.
TALK to peopleespecially OTHER LEADERS.
In your Community
READ (everything)
Look for ways that you can help
VOLUNTEER for leadership positions
Walk the Talk
HELP OTHERS ACHIEVE (Why I am here today)
If at first you don't succeed...
from http://blog.iqmatrix.com
Ways that Rotary leads
*Helps develop tomorrow's leadersthrough Interact Clubs, Rotaract Clubs,
Camp Awakenings, Youth Exchange, RYPEN *Encourage School Debating, Public Speaking*Designs and Implements Community Projects
School Projects (Backpacks, Choirs, School Water Tanks), Sports Facilities
*Run programs for older students (RYLA)*By never being satisfied with what it has done
*Run Awareness Campaigns (Polio, RAM, Kind2Mind)*Partner with other groups
*Share knowledge and fund research (ARH)
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