You Said It!

“INTEGRITY is everything. Without it, you go nowhere and lead no one.” - Dennis McDermott

“SINCERITY is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” - George Burns

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Do You Remember Saying...

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At the retreat, we introduced the Key Leadership Skill:

Appreciative Inquiry.

It's the art of asking really great - positive - questions.

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Here's what you said, when asked*:

"What will you contribute to Leadership Thunder Bay this year?"

Answer: I will bring:

Deb - cooperation with group and CAP Team
Nancy - organizational skills
Kelli - perseverance, determination and energy
Tony - mediation and reconciliation. Help new groups find their true goals
Anna - personal leadership experiences to the group
Margaret - ability to see the end goal
Erin - good listener, open to new challenges
Chris - initiative and ability to see things through to the end
Jocelynne - strong, likes to work hard
Christina - openness to learning and big picture thinker
Carolyn - visionary, big picture thinker - creative, doer, multitasker. Many community connections and will bring an aboriginal perspective to the group
Yolibeth - work hard, very organized
Leanna - good listener, very caring, hard working, strong
Natalie - good listener, good at giving feedback
Kari - organization and humour
Maggie - heart and soul for the good of the group

* If you'd like to add more to your answer, go to www.xowhat.blogspot.com and click on "Comments".

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This week's bit of Leadership Theory:

• It’s about.... "Integrity” for each of us and all of us:
  
  "For an individual we distinguish integrity as a matter of that person's word being whole and complete.

• For a group or organizational entity we define integrity as that group' or organization's word being whole and complete. A group's or organization's word consists of what is said between the people in that group or organization, and what is said by or on behalf of the group or organization.

• In that context, we define integrity for an individual, group, or organization as: honoring one's word.

• Oversimplifying somewhat, "honoring your word", as we define it, means you either keep your word, or as soon as you know that you will not, you say that you will not be keeping your word to those who were counting on your word and clean up any mess you caused by not keeping your word.

• By "keeping your word" we mean doing what you said you would do and by the time you said you would do it.

• Honoring your word is also the route to creating whole and complete social and working relationships. In addition, it provides an actionable pathway to earning the trust of others." Source: Glenn Allison and his guru
  
  

So, add more thoughts about your LTB contributions in the "Comment" section (go to the original www.xowhat.blogspot.com), now that you've had a chance to think about your LTB experience.

• Keep asking great questions this week
• (and do some "reflection" as the season changes!).
  
  
  Yours in leadership,

Maggie

“It’s not the IQ that counts. It’s the I CAN.” - Walt Disney