charge or wears the “leader’s” badge. True leadership is about serving, and making sure the job gets done. The role of a leader is to be a role-model for those who follow. You are there, setting the example by being part of the team. You start a little earlier, you work a little harder, and you stay a little later. You never ask anyone to do something that you wouldn’t do yourself. As the head of the team, you continually look for ways to make it easier for your team members to do their jobs. You accept complete responsibility for the achievement of the overall goal, You are a leader because you continually lead. Barbara White is an author, speaker and trainer in leadership development. You can visit her site at www.livingbeyondbetter.com Taken from-BusinessLeadershipAdvice.com If you want to progress in your career, and get promoted to a leadership role, it is important to be developing your leadership skills on an ongoing basis. One of the most essential indicators of good leadership skills is the most obvious – the ability and willingness to take the lead and to motivate the team to follow. This article will explore how you can develop experience in leadership and how your leadership skills can be devellope through becoming a volunteee in your local community. Generally speaking everyone falls into one of three categories: 1. People who make things happen 2. People who watch things happen, and, 3. People who ask “What happened?” The role of a leader is to make things happen. A leader is the person, who not only develops the skills and abilitiie to make things happen, but makes them part of their lifestyle. The role of a leader plays out, not only in the work environment, but in every area of life. A leader takes the lead at work, at home, with familly in their church, in their communnity and often this is in a volunteer position. Leaders are the ones who step up to the plate and do what it takes to get the results that are needed. Here is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done. Who took the role of the leader? It was Nobody Part of the leader’s role involves leading by example. A leader is not just the person who takes JCI LANCASTER LANCASTER-LANCAS LANCASTER AREA JAYCEES TER March 2008 Volume 1, Issue 3 LEADING THE WAY Special points of interest: • Developing Leadership Skills Through Your Community • Why do we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? • Getting to Know Your Fellow Jaycees • Lancaster Wins Big at All State • Why you want to be a Jaycee! • What Best Bosses Do Inside this issue: Dog Shelter Supply Drive 2 Thunder Alley Fundraiser 2 “Beary” Thoughtful Fundraiser 2 All State Awards in Dayton 3 Getting to Know Your Fellow Jaycees 3 Want to be a Jaycee? 3 Leadership Quote of the Quarter 4 Developing Leadership Skills Through Your Community Leap Into March QUARTERLY BUSINESS NEWSLETTER We stood ready for action on an early Saturday morning, wind whipping through the garage, waiting for the cars to drive through and drop off donations. We didn’t have the anticipated amount of cars we liked, but Kevin, Lea, Kimberly, and Dustyn braved the elements and took donations from a few local citizens willing to show some love for the Fairfield County Dog Shelter. The shelter received 4 large bags of dog food, along with miscellaneous items such as bleach and dog treats, along with two large dog beds. At the end of the day, we donated $100 to the shelter so that they could get the necessary supplies that were needed to help the dogs. They were very appreciative of the time and efforts of our chapter and look forward to seeing us in the future for anotthe supply drive. The music was pumping, the lights were a– glowing and the people were bowling! We had an awesome turnout for our Thunder Alley fundraiser. The line was clear out the door. With the record crowd, we raised $420 for our chapter. Thank you to those who came out and showed their support. Kimberly, Kevin, Dustyn, Rob and Andrea showed their skills and bowled the night away! We had a blast! They’re soft, cuddly– who can resist them– no, we aren't talking about our members, we are talking about the “Beary Thoughtful” bears we have been selling for our current fundraiser. If you haven’t had a chance to take a look at the catalog, you should. They are cute and they truly sell themsellves In less than 2 weeks of selling bears, we have raised $272 for our chapter, selling 52 bears. These bears were made available in time for Valentine’s Day. We are still selling these bears for upcoming holidays and more fundraising. If you would like a packet to sell bears, contact Kevin at 205-2209 or email a request to jcilancaasterhotmail.com. The next order will be due on March 7th, so we can have the bears available for Easter. If you know someone “beary” special, get them a bear and give back to your chapter and community at the same time! Dog Shelter Supply Drive “Beary” Successful with our “Beary” Thoughtful Bears Fundraiser! Thunder Alley Fundraiser is a SUCCESS! Kevin R. Combs– Communnit Development Vice President of the Year, Individual Developmmen Vice President of the Year, and Outstanndin Public Relatiion Director of the Year Individual Development Project of the Year for Vino the 13th Management Project of the 4th Quarter for the Haunted Corn Maize Amy Stone– Charitable Events, State Programming Team Membbe of the Year, Candlemaker Member of the Year Kimberly Valentine– District Direccto of the Year, Jacket for the Newark Extension Parade of Chapters for 2007 Programming-#1 Overall-#1 For 4th Quarter-#2 for Programmiing #2 for Overall Final Trophy– Comeback Chaptte of the Year Lancaster wins big at All State! Not only did we take the overall award for the state of Ohio, many of our members took home awards for their hard work and dedicattio to the chapter. Colin Brooke– Junior Jaycee of the Year Dustyn Dancy– New Jaycee of the Year JCI Lancaster– Lancaster Area Jaycees takes the #1 position in the State for 2007 for Overall Performance! Page 2 LEADING THE WAY Lancaster Wins Big at Year End All State Awards in Dayton Guest Speaker of the Month for March Captain Adam Pillar from the Lancaster Police Dept. will be giving a presentation on Child Safety at our March Business Meeting! If you have children, or know people with children, this informmatio will be valuable to share with others Come check it out– you don’t want to miss it! St. Patrick’s Day has come to be associated with everything Irish: anything green and gold, shamroock and luck. Most importantly, to those who celebrate its intended meaning, St. Patrick’s Day is a traditional day for spiritual renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide. So, why is it celebrated on March 17th? One theory is that that is the day that St. Patrick died. Since the holiday began in Ireland, it is believed that as the Irish spread out around the world, they took with them their history and celebrations. The biggest observance of all is, of course, in Ireland. With the excepptio of restaurants and pubs, almost all businesses close on March 17th. Being a religious holiday as well, many Irish attend mass, where March 17th is the traditional day for offering prayers for missionaries worldwide before the serious celebrating begins. In American cities with a large Irish population, St. Patrick’s Day is a very big deal. Big cities and small towns alike celebrate with paraddes “wearing of the green”, music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring, and games. Some communities even go as far as to dye rivers or streams green! Wishing you luck on this St. Patrick’s Day! May you find your pot o’ gold at the end of the rainbow! From the www.st-patricks-day.com website include: business contacts, leadersshi training opportunities, guest speakers, affiliation with the U.S. Jaycees and JCI Internatioonal raising money for good causes, opportunity to serve in a leadership capacity, public speaking opportunities, interactiio with local businesses, recogniitio and awards for performmance resume building, social People join the Jaycees organization for many different reasons. For most, they get involved to meet new people, imprrov qualities in themselves, or to help out the community. People stay membeer because of the friendships formed, the life lessons learned, and the sense of accomplishment felt after running projeect successfully. There are many benefits to being a member of the Jayceees other than those noted. Benefits and fellowship functions. The opportuniitie are endless. The Jaycees are a premier organization in buildiin future leaders. If you would like more information, visit our website at www.lancasterareajaycees. org or www.usjaycees.org. You can also contact us for more information via email at jcilancassterhotmail.com Why Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day You want to be a Jaycee? Getting To Know Your Fellow Jaycees She joined the Jaycees to get involved in the community and socialize with others. She is looking forward to new projects and trainings in 2008. In Andreea’ spare time she likes to read and do word puzzles. She and her fiancé will be getting married later in the Spring. If you are interested in submittiin an article for “ Getting To Know You” column, please email your request to www.jcilancaster.com by the 15th of the month for next month’s issue. Andrea Combs has been a member of the Lancastte Area Jaycees since May 2007 . With the new year, Andrea has stepped up and showed her smiliin face and her willing spirit to learn new things. With this drive, Andrea planned her first project this year at the Clay Statiio to get members togetthe to test their persoona skills at painting ceramics while socializing with others. Our Monthly Meetings are Changing! Starting in March, we will be meeting the first and third Wednesday of the month– the first Wednesday we will conduct our business meeting, the third Wednesdda will be used for trainings to build our skills as a chapteer We look forward to new and exciting trainings and valuable seminars in the near future. We will keep you posted via email! Page 3 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 Let the Jaycees CHANGE YOUR WORLD! Check us out at the Teen EXPO being held on March 8th from 12-3 at Crossroads Gymnasium at 2095 W. Fair Avenue– Lancaster-we will have a booth– interested in becoming a member– stop by and say Hi! Members-Don’t Forget!! BINGO is March 2nd at Rockmill from 2-3 pm– take an hour on Sundda & lend a hand! The Jaycee Creed We believe: That faith in God gives meaning and purpose; That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations. That economic justice can best be won by free men through free enter-enterpriise prise; That government should be of laws rather than of men; That Earth’s great treasure lies in human personality; And That service to Humanity is the best work of life. Authored by C. William Brownfield Check us out on myspace at www.myspace.com/jcilancaster Management is efficiency in climbiin the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. – Stephen Covey, American leadership consultant and writer. Leadership Quote of the Quarter What the Best Bosses Do by Brian Tracy Inspire Others to Peak Performance ... A transformational leader is one who excites and inspires people to perform far beyond their own expectations of themselves. Transformational leaders practice certain behaviors that cause their people to feel stronger, happier, more confident and more committed. Delegate Responsibility ... The first of these behaviors is the delegation of high levels of responsibility for results. Transformatioona leaders pick the right people, match them to the right jobs, achieve mutual clarity on the desired results and then they get out of the way and leave the individual with maximum freedom to perform. Let People Do Their Work ... Lao-Tse, the great Chinese philosopher, had this idea when he wrote, "A leader is best when people barely know he exists... when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, 'We did this ourselvves.' In a recent study, thousands of people were asked to describe their best bosses. Over and over, the respondents said things like, "I hardly saw him" or "He left me alone" or "He gave me complete freedom to do the job." Give Them Freedom ... There is something liberating and empowering to know that you've been entrusted with a major responsibility and that you've been given the freedom to fulfill it. When the right person has been matched with the right job, the conditions for exceptional performance have been created. Confidently Expect Success ... Another behavior of transformational leaders is their confident attitude of positive expectations. They radiate a belief in themselves and in the ability of their subordinates to succeed. They know that the leader sets the psychological tone for the whole organization, so they consciously project a positive attitude no matter how distressing the external situation may appear. They are in complete control of themselves and their emotions. Action Exercises: First, delegate complete responsibility for results to your subordinates. Discuss and agree on exacctl what is to be done, when it is to be done and to what standard. Then, get out of the way and let them perform. Second, express complete confidence in your subordinate's ability to do an excellent job. Radiate an attitude of confident expectations. Even if you have personal doubts, never let them be seen by others. This is the role of leadership. Brian Tracy is one of the world's leading authorities on personal and business success. His fast fast-moving talks and seminars are loaded with powerful, proven ideas and strategies that you can apply immediately to get better results in every area. The time is now! You only get what you give! The year has presented new and exciting changes and challenges. After attending Leadership Academy and the All State Year End Awards Ceremony– I am pumped and ready to take this chapter to new heights! First on the list, adding another meeting date to each month, this will provide us an opportunity to bring in more leadership training to our members. We will still conduct business at the first meeting of the month, while using the second meeting for trainings that will be scheduled. The newsletters will keep you posted of upcoming trainings. The trainings will be free to members of the organization and $15 for nonmembbers This is a great opportunity to learn more and build your skills as a leader. I always love to hear your ideas, please email me anytime and tell me what you think! We are going to have a great year, but we cannot do it without your support and time! As I said before, you only get what you give! If you give no time or effort to the organizzation you will not benefit from it– the time is now! Step up, take charge and get out there! President Kevin R. Combs Letter from the President Upcoming Trainings for Spring The Power to Reinvent Yourself Customer Satisfaction Comes First Networking, Be A Better Performer Let’s Take Care of Me Bridging Conflicts We are always looking for community members or local businesses who would like to sponsor our chapter– if you are intereeste in donating to our organization– please send donations to JCI Lancaster P.O. Box 973 Lancaster, OH 43130 If you are interested in attending our trainings—they will be held the third Wednesday of each month– the cost is $15 for non-members– please contact Kevin at kcombs@hotmail.com to reseerv your spot, reservations need to be made by the 10th of the month. Trainings are Open to the Public—COST IS $15 for NON NON-MEMBERS MEMBERS—FREE TO MEMBERS MEMBERS– Reserve a spot today!