Effective
leadership is one of the most crucial elements for successfully completing any
group project or activity. A good leader can help bring a diverse group of people
together and help them to work effectively for a shared vision and goal.
At
one time or another, everyone chooses or is asked to be a leader. With training
and understanding, we can all be better leaders when we are called to be in a
leadership position.
Leadership
week (which begins on the first Sunday in February) is an opportunity to learn
skills and tools for being effective leaders. These skills will help us throughout
our lives, whether we're called to be leaders in our families, a group, at work,
in our communities, or as the leader of a movement.
Leadership
Week is also a time to remind our elected officials that in a democracy, leaders
are not supposed to be guided by their own vested interests, but are supposed
to serve the people they lead.
