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In cooperatives, "they" are "we"
By Gary Faucher You’ve heard it. I’ve heard it. … “They won’t help.” “They want to spend money we don’t have.” “They never come to meetings.” “They think we’re the landlord.” On and on and on it goes. When I hear this during a meeting at a resident-owned community, it always raises a question for me: Who are they? I quickly follow up with a “Wait a minute, they are we,” as in WE, the owners of the cooperative, and as in WE are all in this together. Like it or not, disagreements occur in every...
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Anyone – yes, even you – can develop leadership skills
By Gary Faucher Are leaders born? Or made? Are there genetic factors that “make a leader,” or can leadership skills and attributes be learned and developed? Most of us would say that it’s a little of both. Some people are born with personalities or personal qualities that contribute to their leadership potential, and anyone can put time and effort into developing their own potential. Wow, did I say anyone? Yes. In over 30 years of working with people of all ages, I have realized that everyone...
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