The Leadership Committee has tried to paint some images of a leader in the
Eta State News and in Eta Data. Leroy the Leadership Guy is busy at work
providing tips for successful leadership.
Please contact Leroy or any member of the Leadership Committee for assistance or additional resources. Email Leroy using the form found on the Contact Page.
Eta State News and in Eta Data. Leroy the Leadership Guy is busy at work
providing tips for successful leadership.
Please contact Leroy or any member of the Leadership Committee for assistance or additional resources. Email Leroy using the form found on the Contact Page.
“If you are not busy creating the future, you’re just busy.”
Sarah Sladek
Sarah Sladek
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A good leader surrounds himself with people who have a passion for service. As you can tell, I am all aflutter to have met with all those passionate women leaders who were in Greenville.”
Leroy, The Leadership Guy
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The key to successful leadership is influence not authority. Influence is developed through “other-mindedness” --that is when the leader is more concerned about making others feel good about themselves rather than trying to make them feel good about the leader. This charisma inspires and motivates others to higher goals because of the trust and responsibility that the leader has placed in them. Through clear communication and support, leaders are developed.
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A leader can not lead without knowing her direction and communicating directions clearly.
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The Story of Geese
This fall when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying their familiar “V” formation, you might be interested in knowing why they fly that way. Science has learned that, as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately behind it. By flying in a ”V” formation, the flock together gains over 70% more flying range than if each bird flew on its own.
Like the geese, people who share a common direction and a sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier, because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.
Whenever one goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone. It will quickly try to get back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the birds in front. If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those who are headed the same way we are going.
When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back in the wing, and another goose takes over the point position. It pays to take turns doing hard jobs!
The geese from behind honk constantly, as you’ve no doubt heard whenever a flock passes overhead. They do this to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. “An encouraging word goes a long way.”
Finally, when a goose gets sick or is wounded by a gunshot and falls out of formation, two geese follow it down to stay with it and protect it. They stay until it is either able to fly again, or dies. They then launch out of their own or with another formation to catch up with the group. “If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other.”
Author Unknown
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Eta State Leaders Share Their Thoughts on Leadership.....
"The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there."
~~John Buchan Submitted by Jean Yelverton |
"Think it over, think it under." ~~A.A. Milne Winnie the Pooh Submitted by Thommi Stammer |
"As a leader, we must remember, "It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do."
~~Moliere Submitted by Margaret Church |
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"Where there is no vision,
the people perish..." ~~Proverbs 29:18 Submitted by Dr. Mary Cauley Eta State President 1999-2001 |
"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, then, you are an excellent leader."
~~Dolly Parton Submitted by Thommi Stammer |
"Remember, silence is sometimes the
best answer." ~~Author Unknown Submitted by Emily Weigel Eta State President 2001-2003 |
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"Participation in activities of the Society transforms the member not the Society."
Dr. Gwen Simmons Eta State President 1995-1997 |
"You can't get to second base with your foot still
on first!" ~~Author Unknown Submitted by Dr. Judith Carlson Eta State President 1991-1993 |
"The greatest attribute of leadership is example."
Dr. Mary Cauley Eta State President 1999-2001 |
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"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
~~John F. Kennedy |
"When you lose, don't lose the lesson."
~~Author Unknown Submitted by Emily Weigel Eta State President 2001-2003 |
"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front..."
~~Nelson Mandela Submitted by Pat Taylor Eta State President 2013-2015 |
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"I think a good leader learns to listen first and then listens to learn. One of the quotes from The Heart of Leader by Ken Blanchard reads: When you stop learning, you stop growing. In this same book, he says, "...you would be wise to make learning a top priority and constantly strive to adapt to new circumstances."
Linda Little
Eta State President 2011-2013
Linda Little
Eta State President 2011-2013
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"You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes."
~~A.A. Milne Winnie the Pooh Submitted by Thommi Stammer |
"High expectations are the key to everything." ~~Sam Walton Submitted by Emily Weigel Eta State President 2001-2003 |
"Holding on to resentment is like swallowing poison and hoping the other person will die."
~~Author Unknown Submitted by Dr. Gwen Simmons Eta State President 1995-1997 |
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"Little things can make a big difference." ~~Author Unknown Submitted by Emily Weigel Eta State President 2001-2003 |
"The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it."
~~Elaine Agather Submitted by Thommi Stammer |
"Leadership is intentional influence." ~~Michael McKinney Submitted by Jean Yelverton |
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The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.
~~Jim Rohn
~~Jim Rohn
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"Know the difference between what you think and what you feel."
Dr. Gwen Simmons Eta State President 1995-1997 |
"Everyone needs their
own spot." ~~Mary Engelbrite Submitted by Emily Weigel Eta State President 2001-2003 |
"Make your business decisions with rationale supported by tangible evidence."
Dr. Gwen Simmons Eta State President 1995-1997 |
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"Be tough with your ideas but tender with people." ~~Barbara Baethe Submitted by Emily Weigel Eta State President 2001-2003 |
"If you build castles in the air, your work will not be lost; that is where they should be. NOW PUT THE FOUNDATIONS UNDER THEM."
~~Henry David Thoreau Submitted by Dr. Judith Carlson Eta State President 1991-1993 |
"Working together works!" ~~Dr. Rob Gilbert Submitted by Emily Weigel Eta State President 2001-2003 |
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"You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own."
~~Michelle Obama
Submitted by
Thommi Stammer
~~Michelle Obama
Submitted by
Thommi Stammer
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Leadership
Experiences
Relevant to
Others and
Yourself!
Experiences
Relevant to
Others and
Yourself!
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