Hello, all!
I have enjoyed these monthly challenges and I'm looking forward to reading all of the things that help make you all smarter! One of the resources I would like to share is the book that my team was assigned to read for our weekly book club. We read John C. Maxwell's Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 and the accompanied workbook. It was great to hear what my team took away from each chapter and how it related to their work. One of my takeaways was that I should fight to keep 20% of my calendar as "white space" where I have nothing scheduled and can regroup from my day. If I am constantly filling up my day with meetings and to-do's, I am not leaving enough time for me to think and grow. This, in turn, doesn't allow me to become an effective leader.
I hope you get a chance to check out the book as it has so many great insights on how to become a better leader and how to engage your staff.
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Melissa Canel
Coordinator 1 - Recreation
City of Lancaster
Lancaster CA
(661) 723-5838
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