Leadership

You (yes, YOU) can make a difference

Presentation to Edithvale Primary School2 May 2011

Ian ButtonRotary Club of Chelsea (Australia)ianbutton / at #gmail % dot !com

Myths about Leaders

Leaders are always rightLeaders are tough

 Leaders are never scared

Leaders always know what to do(Leaders know everything)

 Leaders never make bad decisions

Leaders can do anything  

More Mad Leader Myths

Men make better leaders than women 

Tall/smart/beautiful people are good leaders 

A Hero is a good Leader

Leaders are born, not made 

Popular people make good leaders 

Being a leader is easy

Leaders: 

LEAD 

INFLUENCE and MOTIVATE people

FIND and TRY NEW THINGS 

LOOK and LISTEN more than talk

INCLUDE and RESPECT peopleAre not ALWAYS popular

LEARN from mistakesRealise everyone is DIFFERENT

Leaders keep trying

I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot... and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's precisely why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

At Home

Take responsibilityAsk what you can do to help

Tidy your room before being askedBe ORGANISED

Make a schedule for chores  "Eat the Frog"Respect others

Stay Healthy - Good food, sleep, exercise

Lead by example

At SchoolTake RESPONSIBILITY

Be curiousFind / think of new ways of doing things

Be ORGANISED 

VOLUNTEER for Leadership RolesHelp others ACHIEVE THEIR BEST

Be Fair AND REWARD EFFORTDon't ask others to do what you would not

 SET AN EXAMPLE for others to follow

In your CommunityMake opportunities (Get Involved)

 (Things are run by 

PEOPLE WHO TURN UP) 

Be ORGANISED  

Try different things.  

TALK to peopleespecially OTHER LEADERS.

In your Community

READ (everything) 

Look for ways that you can help 

VOLUNTEER for leadership positions 

Walk the Talk 

HELP OTHERS ACHIEVE (Why I am here today)  

If at first you don't succeed...

from http://blog.iqmatrix.com

    Ways that Rotary leads

*Helps develop tomorrow's leadersthrough Interact Clubs, Rotaract Clubs,

Camp Awakenings, Youth Exchange, RYPEN *Encourage School Debating, Public Speaking*Designs and Implements Community Projects

School Projects (Backpacks, Choirs, School Water Tanks), Sports Facilities

*Run programs for older students (RYLA)*By never being satisfied with what it has done

*Run Awareness Campaigns (Polio, RAM, Kind2Mind)*Partner with other groups

*Share knowledge and fund research (ARH)