Two blog posts in two days, something must
be going on! How about a manic month ending with a week off just in time before I’ve
completely missed the boat?! September’s SheLoves link up has been on the
theme: LEAD. Somehow I’ve really struggled to connect this month. Maybe because
I’ve overcommitted on cross-stitching (see previous post) maybe I’ve been a bit
under the weather. More likely it’s just a tricky topic for me to relate to
openly. Even now, on the last day of September there is so much buzzing around
my head about leadership, but nothing that I feel comfortable putting into
words. Read some other takes on it here.
Here is the truth: We are all leaders. Every single one of us. Everything we do
impacts upon those around us, causes them to live in response to us. Here are
some examples:
Last Christmas my car very sadly drove it’s
final few miles to the scrap heap. We’ve managed almost a year as a one-car
household, and as a consequence I am much fitter as my bicycle frequently
carries me to work instead! I have a colleague who recently took advantage of the
cycle to work scheme we are offered and over the summer she chose to cycle the
10 miles each way to work and back twice a week, even though she had a fully
functional car at home. She’ll openly say she
never considered that a possibility until I started to do it.
I have started taking my cross-stitch into
work and managing about 10 minutes on it over lunch time, in an attempt to hurry
along progress. Now there are two or
three craft projects on the go around the dining table.
A friend of mine invited me to an orchestra
one time and now I’m a (semi) regular attendee of play days, when previously I
hadn’t picked up my violin for 8 years!
Now I am NOT one of those bubbly, always
centre-of-attention people. Actually I hate being the centre of attention, that’s
why I’ve struggled to write about my “official” leadership positions. But I
have changed people’s lifestyles (in these cases, by accident!) But I will
happily lead by my life. Just by being myself,
I can give others permission to be themselves.
What can / do you do that is a little
off-beat, but allows others to be themselves?
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ReplyDeleteNow, on to your question - What do I do? I guess you could say that I AM a leader, somehow I always seem to get co-opted onto committees! When I gave up work to have my children one colleague said "I give it six months and you'll be running something". She was right, the Toddler Group! I still run that group, have been on the preschool committee and the PTA (8 years and counting) and have recently joined the Special School Association where I was asked to be Treasurer at the first meeting! I turned that one down LOL.
By being keen and enthusiastic it encourages other people to get involved. They see me at the entrance to the school events and know I am a person they can come to. Alot of parents are in awe of teachers or struggle with their authority but feel I am a good go-between!
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ReplyDeleteI often find myself in similar situations... just by being keen, doing things well and noticing the gaps I often find myself being the one to fill them. You sound like a good person to know in the playground!