President's Message

Challenges
of Chapter Leadership
It’s getting close to that time to step up to the Challenges of Chapter Leadership.  There wouldn’t be any thing greater than for BSCLA to be Boeing’s Leadership laboratory.  I would like for you to start discovering your inner and outer edges, because every leader has them.  Your inner edge is “you” behind the scenes.  This is your hopes, dreams, your values, and etc.  Your outer edge is “you” that you show the world.  This is your words, your actions, and anything that people see.  To be effective as a leader you “must” spend time on both edges.

Most of the time people tend to focus on one part of their personality, and some leaders tend to concentrate on their outer edge and forget about their inner edge.  As a leader you shouldn’t forget about your values, or your own imaginings while trying to help others accomplish their dreams.  Remember that the way you feel influences the way you act, and your actions affect your results.  We all know that our results determine the way we experience life in which ultimately controls how we feel.
 

Answer these questions to understand your inner you.

As stated by Col. Danny McKnight, the seven values of LDRSHIP are:
 

As leaders we are faced with decisions that will test our personal courage, but we must have the willingness to make the hard right decisions vs. the easy wrong one.

These are tough times regardless of what industry you are in, and we as leaders are presented with personal and professional conflicts along with inner and outer edge conflicts.  It’s very easy to lose your edge, but don’t because the most important value of a leaders is respect.  You want the people that you are leading to respect you for whom you are, and for what you do (respect you for both of your edges).

Regards,

Shirley Jenkins
2009 BSCLA President