{"id":78,"date":"2019-10-04T20:07:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T20:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cindisdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=78"},"modified":"2019-10-07T20:43:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T20:43:50","slug":"a-chance-to-make-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindisdesigns.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/04\/a-chance-to-make-change\/","title":{"rendered":"A Chance To Make Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the Leadership Albuquerque 2020 retreat, I had the opportunity to hear from our vise-chair, Debbie Johnson, speaking on the topic of Leadership. She has been the Director of&nbsp;Economic Development and Entrepreneurship&nbsp;for CNM and owned a marketing firm with her [late] husband Rick Johnson, amongst many other high marks. With a history like this, I was sure she has had a lot of experience with being a leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a very traditional presentation, Debbie planned to share ideas and quotes, not using slides, but in more of a conversational way. A conversation is not the way that people tend to teach anymore, and it was refreshing to have something so engaging. Here is a recap of the quotes I captured and what I took away from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;Be a student of leadership.&#8221; &#8211; Be humble in knowing that being a leader is a constant state of learning.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;Remove the chip on your shoulder.&#8221; &#8211; Being collaborative will get you farther than being competitive in the workplace. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;Have an entrepreneurial mindset.&#8221; &#8211; Learn to approach challenges with an open mind and be willing to look for answers in new ways.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;You learn as much from your peers as you do from great leaders.&#8221; &#8211; Your relationships with those you work with will prove to be invaluable.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;Failure is a fabulous teacher.&#8221; &#8211; Failures are inevitable, but there are lessons to be learned in every experience that can only make you better.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;Use data to drive your decision making.&#8221; &#8211; It&#8217;s the best way to make forward movement. However, remember that data is about your head, but leadership is about your heart.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;Learn to see grey.&#8221; &#8211; There are always two sides to every story, and it&#8217;s never black and white. Try to put yourself in other&#8217;s shoes. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom.&#8221; &#8211; Knowledge is the information you receive or impart, while wisdom is actually caring about it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<br \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Debbie also provided her list of the <strong>8 P&#8217;s of Leadership<\/strong> to keep in mind down the path of leadership:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>People<\/li><li>Passion<\/li><li>Principles<\/li><li>Purpose<\/li><li>Persistence<\/li><li>Patience<\/li><li>Partnership<\/li><li>Philanthropy<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<br \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Last, Debbie also provided <strong>8 inspirational quotes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li> &#8220;Just do it.&#8221; &#8211; Phil Night<\/li><li>&#8220;The buck stops here.&#8221; &#8211; Harry Truman<\/li><li>&#8220;Know the difference between power and influence.&#8221; -Jay Stoll<\/li><li>&#8220;I&#8217;ve learned that people will forget what&nbsp;you&nbsp;said, people will forget what&nbsp;you&nbsp;did, but people will never forget how&nbsp;you made them feel. &#8221; &#8211; Maya Angelou<\/li><li>&#8220;Ignore the egomaniacs and the nay-sayers; focus on what can be done and with whom.&#8221; &#8211; Kathie Winograd<\/li><li>&#8220;When I was born, the doctor told my parents, &#8216;I&#8217;m sorry.&#8217; But that&#8217;s because he didn&#8217;t know how awesome I am!&#8221; &#8211; Tim Harris, Restaurant owner with down syndrome<\/li><li>&#8220;The only hand you&#8217;ll ever need is at the end of your sleave.&#8221; &#8211; Charles R. Cunningham<\/li><li>&#8220;Your will to exceed is your biggest asset.&#8221; &#8211; Clifton Taulbert<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m hoping to get to know Debbie a bit more with my time in LA2020, and that I may learn to use some of her wisdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Leadership Albuquerque 2020 retreat, I had the opportunity to hear from our vise-chair, Debbie Johnson, speaking on the topic of Leadership. She has been the Director of&nbsp;Economic Development and Entrepreneurship&nbsp;for CNM and owned a marketing firm with her [late] husband Rick Johnson, amongst many other high marks. 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