Leadership, what’s that?

We live in a world where everyone wants to be a leader. Follow me, they say, I will fix all your problems. The problem with this is that you better be careful where you are being led. Working in charity, I have seen a lot of really bad leaders destroy key relationships to the detriment of the whole community. When you step into the role of leading a charity, you had better know your purpose. The work we do drives us. We are excited to get up and go to work and we don’t take no for an answer. The success of the organization is only as good as the relationships we build. Leadership means only one thing to me, that we get the job done no matter how long it takes, how difficult it is, or when it has to be done. We have to get the best training and learn how to apply that training to better our cause. The trick is that you are there and you do what you tell people that you will do. Remember leaders jump because they know the net will appear.

Finishing the Task

As we wound down 2008 I was reflecting on how fortunate that we were to not have experienced any drop in donations. Even though we put 30% more food out the doors in 2008 than ever before, the community was right there behind us making sure we had the resource to provide the programs our community count on. Thank you again and happy New Year!!!!