Curiosity 2 Follow Up

Photo Credit: Richard Chicoine, All Rights Reserved 2008

Curioser and Curioser…

“Wonder, connected with the principle of rational curiosity, is the source of all knowledge and discovery.” - Samuel Horsley

“It is curious that physical courage should be so common in this world, and moral courage so rare.” - Mark Twain

Welcome Alumni…

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• Curriculum Learning Day: Municipal Issues
• Key Leadership Skill: Ethics
  
  
  How much curiosity did our guest speakers stir up in you? This post is a list of follow up points which were mentioned at our first Community Learning Day, including the answer to Mayor Krassilowsky’s ethics question.
  
  1. The Bellamy Report, all about bad judgement, corruption, bribery and scandals as mentioned by John Hannam: http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/Bellamy_Report___Mississauga.pdf
  
  2. This link leads you to Megatrends 2010, referenced by Mayor Richard Harvey: http://www.yourlifework.com/List-of-Megatrends.html .
  
  “There’s a crisis in ethics, with collateral damage to people, society and ecology.” “Know your core values and have the courage to live them in all areas of your life.”
  
  3. Association of Municipalities of Ontario, referenced by Mayor Anne Krassilowsky: http://www.amo.on.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home . This is Municipal Government Week.
  
  4. Northwestern Ontario Common Voice: http://www.fonom.org/NOMAPresentation.pdf
  
  5. Mayor Krassilowsky’s Question: "Is it ethical to break the law to change an unjust law?"
  
  Answer: “If the change “betters society” it may be worth it. BUT no matter if it is for the greater good, there will still be winners and losers.” She adds, “if it feels wrong, it is. Honesty, fairness, full disclosure, being as clear about things as possible; allegiance to contracts and to people. Ethics walks with you and through you."
  
  
  BONUS:
  
  6. AN INVITATION: This relates directly to one of LTB's Community Action Projects!
  Free seminars are part of Tamarack’s Practical Visionaries series to envision a better future for communities, and create the means to help us to get there. Register here:
  
  http://tamarackcommunity.ca/g1_events_LCtele.html
  http://tamarackcommunity.ca/downloads/index/PB_comm_harnessing.pdf
  The Six Elements of Successful Innovation
  Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
  Time: 12:00pm Eastern
  Speakers: Al Etmanski & Vickie Cammack
  Description: Learn the secrets of successful social innovations with two of Canada’s leading social innovators.
  
  MORE ON MUNICIPAL ISSUES: JUST RELEASED
  
  7. The Sunshine Law: Open Municipal Meetings in Ontario:
  http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/media/31906/the%20watchdog%20e-newsletter_oct%2008.pdf
  
  IN THE NEWS:
  
  8. $$$ Chronicle Journal (October 20, 2008) Maxwell House Coffee is accepting nominations for do-gooders until March 31. Applications are available online at http://www.brewsomegood.ca/. Also featured in video: Thunder Bay’s Jaako Polkki, age 12 and his fundraising campaign for Malawi. He received $10,000 from Maxwell House!
  
  
  Your turn....I'm curious about what you are following
  
  Have a great link about leadership, a good book or blog you're reading? COMMENT on your favourite quotes from politics and ethics to why you should hang around at the farmer's market or walk instead of driving…
  
  HOW TO COMMENT: find the “date” directly below this post, “comments” beside, and click on “comments”.
  
  
  
  Yours in leadership,
  
  Maggie