In the past week of 2/22/23 to 2/28/23, I have spoken with some impressive leaders that taught me a lot. I learned that you need to care about people or nobody is going to follow you. You need to have a commitment to the objective. I liked when Trevor Smith, owner of Maupin Travel, emphasized how important it is to lead where you are strong. He said you should pick the departments that you are great at and lead there, instead of trying to be good at things you’re not good at. Last week I also interviewed Bill Keyes (shown in the picture), founder of the Institute for Responsible Citizenship. During the summer, Dr. Keyes works with college guys and as he says he, “prepares extraordinary men to do extraordinary things.” This next week I plan to interview Jesma Reynolds who is a chair of the board of Now Serving. After my first couple of the interviews, I have decided to add the question, “How do you respond to criticism?” I think this would be interesting to ask especially because every leader has received criticism.
