ACDA Is the Membership, Not the Leadership

• A leader is a dealer in hope. — Napoleon Bonaparte 
• Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.  — Dwight Eisenhower 
• Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.  — George S. Patton

At the recent ACDA Leadership gathering in Chicago, some of the board members brainstormed messages they wanted to send to their state membership.

 

This one spoke to me the most:  ACDA is the Membership, Not the Leadership.

 

I love the power of that statement, but I wonder if it is true.

 

Sometimes it seems like ACDA is the organization where the leadership is expected to do most everything – what is it like in your state?

 

Is your state organization a place where the members lead, or do the leaders provide all of the initiative, energy, and follow-through?

 

Use the comments section to talk about your perspective on leadership in your area.