I can't believe I forgot to mention one of the most powerful points that our presenters made last night. Jacqueline Sly passed around her letterhead stationary and invited each of us to take a sheet. It was beautiful. Red-foil embossed header and footer. Very impressive, and she gracefully accepted our ooos and ahs.
This looks like leadership, doesn't it? She asked us and we nodded. But leadership is not in the fancy foil embossing. You won't see the leadership on this stationary until you hold it up to the light. Which, as one, we did.
The light revealed a watermark that covered the page and depicted the river, a pheasant, Mt Rushmore, a Native American and the words, Dakota Bond. She went on to explain that you don't have to be on top to be the leader. Leadership comes from within, leadership is about creating conversation, not the fancy fireworks and embossed letterhead. Leadership is revealed by the light of the group being lead.
A very powerful image to take home. And I want letterhead like that! I showed it to everyone in my office today.
This looks like leadership, doesn't it? She asked us and we nodded. But leadership is not in the fancy foil embossing. You won't see the leadership on this stationary until you hold it up to the light. Which, as one, we did.
The light revealed a watermark that covered the page and depicted the river, a pheasant, Mt Rushmore, a Native American and the words, Dakota Bond. She went on to explain that you don't have to be on top to be the leader. Leadership comes from within, leadership is about creating conversation, not the fancy fireworks and embossed letterhead. Leadership is revealed by the light of the group being lead.
A very powerful image to take home. And I want letterhead like that! I showed it to everyone in my office today.
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