Do you see the leadership lessons?

Be open to seeing leadership lessons around you, wherever they may come from.  An earlier interviewee, Manuela Bump Murillo, entrepreneur and saleswomen extraordinaire, told us to always be aware and keep our eyes open for opportunity (not just for leadership lessons, but for all kinds of opportunity).
 
We got an example of that in this week’s interview.  Diana Gomez, Chief of the Office of Traffic Management for Caltrans, and National President for SHPE, saw her in her grandfather an excellent example of leadership when she was a young girl.  When she worked with him in the fields, she would see him keep both the workers happy and the farmers happy, even when there were 10 farmers and 60 families of workers.  She watched his ability to compromise and his management skills.
 
With regard to other examples of leadership that may come from unexpected places, Emily Matos, graduate student at NYU, told us about how she saw in her grandmother a great example of leadership in how she kept the family together.
 
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, Founder & President of Educational Achievement Services, Inc., said that her father was her primary and strongest example of leadership.
 
Christina Sarchio, partner at the law firm of Howrey LLP, also told us of her grandmother and the strong leadership example she set for Christina.
 
So our families can provide opportunity to see true leadership if we keep our minds and our eyes open. But those examples can come from other places, as well.
 
Dr. Nancy Mirabal, professor of history, told us that her teachers have provided examples of leadership to her, and have inspired her to do things she didn’t otherwise believe she could.
 
And Juana Bordas, President of Mestiza Leadership International, gives us many, many examples of ways and places to see leadership in her book, Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age.
 
You might want to reflect where you’ve seen good examples of leadership in your life, what this means to you and what kind of leader you want to be (both outside to others and within to yourself).
 
Have a wonderful weekend,
 
Aurelia 

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