Becoming a Leader - Skill #3
By Linda Patten
You have learned how to make the vision rich with all five senses and to embody the vision in your core. Then I reminded you to chart your course using the stars rather than the ground to give you a vast canvas upon which to draw your route.
The third skill is to be creative in your approach. Being locked into my way or the highway can be detrimental to realizing the vision you have created. There will be storms along your path that will cause you to drift off the route. Also, there might be opportunities that you did not see in the initial vision that would enhance the vision and make it even more yummy than originally imagined. If you do not open yourself up these possibilities, you might miss the mark entirely.
Being creative in your approach brings about new and exciting adventures as well as giving your tribe the ability to offer input and suggestions that can enrich the journey. What got you where you are today is probably not what will get you to where you want to go tomorrow. The world is changing too fast to be stuck in one way of thinking about an idea. Leaders think outside the box and do usually think in terms of “what if?” Brainstorming with the team can bring out fresh, new ideas and directions that can fulfill the vision faster than with just one person’s input. With no critique of the ideas, the team builds on what comes out and can develop some awesome results that could not have occurred otherwise.
Now is the time to express your creativity in the design and execution of the plan.
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Linda Patten, a Leadership Trainer and Mentor, has extensive experience in both the corporate world and the private sector joined Toastmasters in December of 2019. Since then, she has skyrocketed into speaking and leadership. After a year with 8 roles in District57, she decided on only one role for 2023-2024 and was elected Club Growth Director for District 57. With a view of not only adding new clubs but also revitalizing the existing clubs, she is definitely up for the challenge.
Since December 2019, Linda Patten, current D57 Club Growth Director, has been recognized with four Triple Crowns, four OATMs (Outstanding Achievement Toastmaster) and was awarded her DTM in July 2021 and a second in January 2024. At the District level, she has been District Finance Manager and Administrative Manager, 4 times Area (Distinguished in G31 and Select Distinguished in D30) and 1 time Division Director positions as well as being awarded the Toastmaster of the Year in 2021. At the club level, she has been Secretary, Treasurer and President.
She just completed her highly respected SUE Talk for Connected Women of Influence. She lives in in Columbus, Ohio with her husband.
https://dare2leadwithlinda.com/