Well, since there is really no formal prompt on this weeks blog I thought I would write about taking initiative! I feel that this ties into social change and leadership fairly easily. Initiative is taking the lead or putting in the necessary work to help in any given situation. Surprisingly this is not the easiest thing to do especially with college aged men cultured in a tradition of sub-par achievement. While some may argue that what FarmHouse is achieving now is great(which we are doing well, to be honest) I always find room for growth. The old business mantra "If you aren't growing your dieing" is true in all realms of organizational operations. That being said, initiative is the key to sustaining a drive for excellence.
At times it seems that even the most menial tasks are passed by because people simply think that it's someone else's job or eventually someone else will do it. Being raised on a farm where if the work didn't get done you didn't go home, this little issue drives me up the wall. What is even worse than that is the lack of drive to do any sort of large project without being begged or drug by their hair.
We want to renovate the house! We want more guys living in the house! Why are we volunteering for this?
Things that we all hear everyday.....and on top of that we are expected to lead the day-to-day endeavors of the chapter. Not really conducive for the amount of time you need to actually function as a....hmmm what so they call it?? Oh, a human being! Your asked to be a chapter President not eh entire chapter.
So, I would like to depart this post with the following questions:
How do you encourage and foster initiative?
Where is the line between fostering and doing it yourself?
How can you tell when your asking too much?
Am I asking too much now?
Can I change this trend to help ease the pain of my chapter and president to come.
CP
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