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Do you lead with passion?
The definition of the word passion is "to have a strong feeling of enthusiam or excitement for something or about doing something."
Passion fuels everything!!!!!!!!! All great achievements start with passion. People want to follow a passionate leader. They want to follow someone who cares about not only the cause for which he or she is working, but also the other people who are involved in the effort. They want to follow a leader who has passion for chapter projects and for the chapter itself. You don't have to be the red-hot passionate person who's always sweating and pounding your fists on a table. Some of the best leaders are quiet, calm and thoughtful people.
You can hear passion in someone's voice. You can see it in their eyes. Passion is about vision, and also contains energy, excitement and enthusiam. No one has ever been inspired by a leader who is not passionate. Passion is contagious and awakens passion in others. If you want to have passionate, inspired chapter members, it begins with you, the leader.
In an article by leadership expert, Michelle Ray, she writes that if you recognize that leadership starts with you, you can begin to study and apply traits to raise your own level of passion. Below are some traits Michelle Ray lists that distinguish passionate leaders from the rest:
- Passionate leaders rise above naysayers. They seek solutions rather than problems, critique instead of criticize, and look for the good in every situation.
- Passionate leaders have a profound understanding of people. They are open-minded, appreciate differences, and respect divergent opinions.
- Passionate leaders are outstanding communicators. They listen with intent to genuinely understand, rather than to advance their own agenda.
- Passionate leaders are fuelled by positive energy. They surround themselves with like-minded people and are enriched by collaborative relationships.
- Passionate leaders have compassion. They give for the sake of giving, expecting nothing in return.
- Passionate leaders anticipate rather than react. They are free thinkers and do not subscribe to the "herd" mentality.
- Passionate leaders take action. They are risk-takers, execute ideas, and do not dawdle or dwell in the past.
- Passionate leaders believe in themselves. They trust their gut instinct, do not take criticism personally, and are undaunted by obstacles.
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Lead with PASSION!
Submissions Now Open! First place prize is $2,500 !
Entries are now being accepted for the 7th Annual SHS Student Simulation Competition
sponsored by FlexSim. Gather a team of four students (maximum) to solve a "real-world" healthcare situational case study using FlexSim's simulation software. Your team could win the first place prize of $2,500! For more details about the competition and entry parameters, go to the
Entry forms for the competition are due Sept. 28.
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