-Rebecca Weisler
The leadership seminar my CSR 309 class attended was led by Kirk Weisler. Kirk ended his seminar with this quote which his wife, Rebecca, chooses to live her life by.
Kirk demonstrated how he believes in his wife's quote. The first part, "an eagerness to learn," is a concept Kirk stressed in great detail. He inspired me to read more with the extensive list of leadership and business books he provided--I've already read "It's Your Ship," which was encouraged by Professor Feinberg. Reading allows a person to continue learning, even beyond any schooling. It provides for more conversation starters, as well as a wealth of knowledge to help a future/current leader to be successful. Kirk challenged us to read at least two books a year. I think I'll shoot for three. Kirk claims, "Readers are leaders."
Kirk also demonstrated how good leaders must be willing to change. He claims that leaders should inspire their followers, not require them to achieve results. Leaders should build relationships and base their techniques on the individual. If you consider your job to be miserable, the key to being happy at your job is to look at what is making it unbearable. There are three signs of a miserable job:
1. Anonymity
2. Irrelevance
3. Immeasurement
You must be a proactive person if you want these problems to change. A person must create their own motivation and inspire others around them to be positively contagious.
I truly believe that if I follow the guidelines outlined in Rebecca's quote, I, too, can make my life an even happier one.
M
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