GRAPEVINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWSLETTER
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Mission: The mission of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce is to promote business that adds value to our community.
Vision: The vision of the Grapevine Chamber is a progressive business organization that brings relevant and essential opportunities for our investors and community to grow and prosper.
Values: Excellence Innovation Integrity & Community
MARCH, 2018
How is Your 2018 So Far? Last month at our Chamber Luncheon, we were privileged to have Ross Paterson and Hannah Wells from XM Performance speak to us about Managing Millennials. According to Ross, I fall into this “Millennial” category, although, I might debate him on this one! In any case, the presentation was funny and informative, and it certainly put a spin on this topic that I was not expecting! Ross challenged all of us as business owners, leaders and managers to be accountable for the training and performance of the millennial generation. He noted that some of the things we, as leaders, need to do are, first and foremost, know our WHY for our company; secondly, be able to effectively communicate that to our employees along with the roles and responsibilities of that position; and finally, provide timely and specific feedback. If we are not clear with our job descriptions, how can we hold people accountable for the things we believe they should or should not do? And if we do not offer timely and effective feedback, how can we expect performance to change or improve? Ross’ presentation was advertised as “managing millennials” however, his message shifted the focus away from the negative stereotypes of this generation and back toward all of us in the room—the business leaders in our community. His message reminded me of a quote from the book “Start with WHY” by Simon Sinek. Sinek writes “Being a leader requires one thing and one thing only: followers. A follower is someone who volunteers to go where you are going. They choose to go not because they have to, not because they were incentivized to, not because they were threatened to, but because they want to. The question is, why would anyone follow you!” As business leaders in our community, let us all step up to Ross’ challenge! Let us all reflect on what we can do to define our WHY and develop our skills to not only lead millennials but all of those who want to follow!
Theresa Mason Chair of the Board
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