Remember
when you were in high school and people would talk about the class above of you
or the class below you? They might say things like “wow, that’s a really
rowdy class,” or “that class is really competitive” or something along those
lines. It seemed as though each class had a personality of its own.
How did those classes get labeled as such?
In
an article written by Joseph L Badaracco Jr. entitled “The Discipline of
Building Character,” he suggests the actions or path one takes over the course
of time makes up one’s character.
I’d
like to suggest the high school class ahead of you that had that “personality”
was not the character of the class but instead the character of the kids in the
class who had influence. The actions and path the leaders in the class
took made up the personality of the class.
As
leaders in an organization, it is no different. The actions and paths of
those who have influence make up the character or personality of the
organization. Take Enron for example. I’m guessing something comes
to mind as you think about that company’s character. The same holds true
for Apple, GE, or any other well-known company.
As
a leader at Interstates (I’d like to remind you of Doug Post’s last blog post
that you don’t need people reporting to you to be a leader), the actions or
path you take over time makes up not only your character, but also influences
the character of your team and the company. What do you suppose our
clients and vendors would say about our class? Hopefully those speaking
of our class would say we are dependable,
have integrity, are trustworthy,
produce quality, and value family.
My
challenge for all of us is to use our influence to lead the Interstates
way.
Continue Leading the Interstates Way!
Jack Woelber
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