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Fall 2012
THE FACS CONNECTING PROFESSIONALS.TOUCHING LIVES.
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Leadership Is for Everyone Leadership is for everyone. It is not just a positional role. We can all make a difference. You are the most important leader Sue Buck, CFCS, to those closest to you in your family, President in your community, and in your work. That is because leadership is about relationships, about credibility, and about what you do. (Kouzes and Posner, pg. 338) Leadership is about learning and making a difference. That is what the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences is all about: “Connecting Professionals. Touching Lives.” It is through connecting with each other that we learn more about our profession and our leadership skills. With what we learn, we are able to touch the lives of the people with whom we live and work, thus making a difference. Our work does make a positive difference for others. That is a major outcome of our leadership both as professionals and as an Association. According to Kouzes and Posner, the secret to success is to stay in love. “Staying in love gives you the fire to ignite other people, to see inside other people, to have a greater desire to get things done than other people. . .
Leadership is not an affair of the head. Leadership is an affair of the heart.” (Kouzes and Posner, pg. 351) Staying in love with what you do and believe in is a lifelong endeavor. It begins as a student and new professional and it grows as we develop through our work and even after we retire. Some of our most passionate members of AAFCS are our Emeritus members. They have provided leadership and mentorship to colleagues and our Association for decades. We appreciate their continued support and the giving of their time and talents to both the profession and AAFCS. It is about the relationships they built, their credibility, and what they have done and continue to do that has set the foundation for the future of family and consumer sciences and AAFCS.
optimism, imagination, and enthusiasm, which are keys to making a difference for individuals, families, and communities.
It is through the passion of staying in love with family and consumer sciences that keeps us excited about our work, to ignite the fire in others, and to get things done. That is what gets us up in the morning. It provides
cal practice of those professionals who choose to be members of that professional organization. As the professional organization evolves with its mission statement and body of knowledge, so may the guidelines
How can we stay in love with our work? It is believing in what we do, it is believing in ourselves, it is knowing who we are, it is mentoring others, it is being open to the possibilities, and it is continuing to contribute to both the profession and the Association. Each day provides countless opportunities to make a difference. It is through those actions that we stay in love. It is through those actions that we are leaders in family and consumer sciences and AAFCS. Kouzes and Posner, The Leadership Challenge, 4th Edition (San Francisco: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2007).
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