RED DEER – It took three decades, but a well-known Canadian journalist says she finally has the rules to leadership figured out.
Former Chatelaine magazine editor Rona Maynard told the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada triennial meeting June 14 that she was sharing them because, “for WI, the entire community is your office. And the work never stops.”
A leader builds loyalty not on what she does but who she is. Maynard said integrity matters and she pointed to the public sorrow felt when capt.
Nicole Goddard died in Iraq.
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Goddard had been an inspiration to her fellow soldiers and her loss was felt personally as well as professionally. A leader knows how to tap into a story and get people passionate about it. Maynard said that in her articles for Chatelaine, the women she interviewed were interested in how other women responded to the same problems in life. She said there is a hunger for stories of average people “even in this era of celebrity gossip.”
Other lessons include aknowing when to move on, viewing problems as opportunities and taking time to relax.
