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  • Attributes of Great Kiwanis Leaders

    I am working on a project that is focused on the attributes or characteristics of great Kiwanis leaders. I would be very interested in hearing your ideas about what words you would use to describe a great Kiwanis leader. Please post your thoughts here...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 08-06-2008

  • Key Club Energy

    Having spent the past couple of days with 1500 high school students here at the Key Club Convention, I could not be more encouraged about the future of our world. These amazing young people are passionate about serving others and they made me very proud...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 07-11-2008

  • More Bloggers to be Added

    We are working to more fully develop this blog by opening this up for additional senior staff and volunteer leaders to blog. Having more than one primary voice on here should make for a more dynamic blog. New voices coming soon!
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 06-13-2008

  • Life-Changing Impact

    This morning I had a chance to hear a Lt. Governor in California share her personal story of contracting polio as a child and the life-changing impact of the March of Dimes. Their investment in her care and treatment as a child allowed her to not only...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 05-17-2008

  • Big Dreams Force New Ways of Thinking

    From the day Kiwanis International embraced the goal of growing to one million members by its 100 th Birthday in 2015, business as usual ended. This huge goal has impacted the kind of staff we hire, the volunteer leaders we attract, the way we spend our...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 05-09-2008

  • JUST DO IT

    I know there are people who go the doctor, get their regular physicals, take their prescribed medications and follow their advice. If you are one of them, good for you. For the rest of us, we need a push in the right direction from time to time. Today...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 05-08-2008

  • KiwanisOne Status

    MIGRATION The migration of the content to KiwanisOne from the old Kiwanis site is mostly complete. The last thing we have to do is a thorough review of the new site and figure out how we could server our members better. We are going to look at it from...
    Posted to Kiwanis Technology Update by Scott Smith on 05-03-2008

  • Caller Identification

    Anyone who has Caller ID has probably experienced a time when they saw a name come up on their ID and they had an emotional reaction. Sometimes the reaction is positive,and other times maybe not. When certain people call, we may smile and be excited to...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 04-25-2008

  • The Speed of Trust

    Steven Covey's book "The Speed of Trust" is a must-read for anyone who is in the business of leading others. Covey makes the strong case for trust as the key foundation on which all relationships are built. While this may seem obvious, Covey...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 04-23-2008

  • Kiwanis International April Board Meeting

    The KI Board was in Indianapolis this week for its April meeting. International President Dave Curry led the Trustees through some critical discussions about the future of Kiwanis. A number of amendments from our local clubs were reviewed, along with...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 04-20-2008

  • The Game of Life

    I read a story about a young boy who loved to play monopoly. Every summer of his young life he spent with his grandmother, who lovingly and patiently played monopoly with him. For hours they would play, with the result always the same: Grandma would always...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 04-12-2008

  • The Pace of Change

    Over the past 18 months we have made a number of changes at Kiwanis that we believe will position us for growth in the future. The response to our attempts to make Kiwanis more flexible and responsive to the needs of our members (and future members) has...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 04-10-2008

  • What Makes a Great Meeting?

    I was speaking to a large group of Kiwanis members this week and we were discussing what makes a great club meeting. They had a lot of interesting ideas. I will share some of them in a future post, but would be very interested in your thoughts about what...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 04-03-2008

  • Kiwanis Alive and Well in Florida

    Last night I had a chance to speak to a crowd of just over 200 Kiwanis members and their spouses at a Divisional Council Meeting for Division 15 of the Florida District. It was a great gathering with lots of energy and enthusiasm. Florida Governor Mark...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 03-29-2008

  • International Convention

    What ideas do you have that would make the International Convention feel more inclusive and welcoming to those from outside the United States. A sampling of current suggestions include: 1. Display the flags of each nation as we have in the past 2. Have...
    Posted to Leadership Matters by Rob Parker on 03-17-2008
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