Continued from yesterday’s blog…
Gene Vickers, senior Toastmaster and candidate for District Lieutenant Governor of Education and Training shares some of his experiences.
Learning about Leadership
Soon after being Area Governor he was asked to step up another level and take on Division Governor and he said ‘no.’ He kept getting asked over and over until he folded like a cheap tent and said ‘yes.’
He’s glad he did. He learned about leadership and focused on delegation, communication, empowerment, and trust. He said “you do those four things and your team will make you look like a star.”
Especially trust. Gene says, “As a leader it is so important to allow people to make a mistake… if your leaders are empowered and make a mistake… as long as they learn from it… they become even a better leader as a result of the trust you give them.”
He’s got awards to back it up. At least 8 awards including the prestigious Queens Jubilee Medal from the Governor General of Canada. He’s quick to say that the team of people he worked with won those awards, that he alone could never have achieved them.
Back to Toastmasters. A few years ago Gene stepped forward on his volition to offer himself as Lieutenant Governor of Marketing.
Then he took on the New Clubs Coordinator role.
Now he’s gearing up to be Lieutenant Governor of Education and Training. Will anyone run against him? He hopes so!
We wish Gene and all the candidates good luck in their quest to be the District leaders during this time of creation of a 2nd district.
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Gene Vicker’s home club is Rocky Point Toastmasters in Port Moody, Club 7743. He’s a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and he gets a kick out of helping clubs and people grow.
District elections are on Saturday, May 4th during the Nanaimo Conference. The new District Executive are announced that same day.
Stay well, until tomorrow,
Linda
