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Leadership Detroit

Learn about a Detroit leader's inspiring journey co-founding Think Detroit and merging with Detroit PAL to impact the community. Discover lessons in adaptive leadership, self-improvement, and maintaining passion. Explore the power of personal development and supporting others in driving change.

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Leadership Detroit

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  1. Leadership Detroit Acting on Passion, Honing a Vision and Driving Change – The Work Of Leadership

  2. About Me • Detroit Kid • Attorney by Training • Work Experience • Co-founded Think Detroit • Merged with Detroit PAL • W.K. Kellogg Foundation • Excellent Schools Detroit • Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit

  3. Goodwill Industries International • Founded in 1902 by Rev. Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist minister • Today, Goodwill is a $5.5 billion dollar nonprofit enterprise serving nearly 37.3 million through employment and training programs • 165 Goodwill organizations in the U.S. and Canada, 14 Goodwill organizations in other countries around the world. • Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit • Founded in 1921 by Rev. Dr. John E. Martin, pastor of First Methodist Church in Berkley, MI • Created a place to repair and sell donated items, vocational training and support services were added later • Serve 9,000 - 10,000 people/year • Employ about 370 people (Auto Part Assembly, Asset Recovery, Thrift Stores, Employment & Training, Admin) • Mission: to co-create independence and dignity through the power of personal and workforce development

  4. What is Possible Current State Relationship with and Interaction with Others

  5. What is Possible Current State Relationship with and Interaction with Others Adaptation of Ourselves Resistance or Enrollment Understanding of Who and How We are Being

  6. Opportunities in Adaptive Leadership • Improve the World • Sweat and Work Hard--Risks Failure • Learn and Grow • Strengthen Human Connection

  7. As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world--that is the myth of the atomic age--as in being able to remake ourselves.” Mahatma Gandhi

  8. Lessons on My Journey • Be smart with your strengths • Be humble • Be unreasonable with yourself

  9. Inspiration in Leadership What is Possible? Current State Relationship with and Interaction with Others

  10. Finding a Passion • Gandhi/King Syndrome • “I wish they (someone) would….” • Relay vs Marathon

  11. Thank You!

  12. Maintaining Your Passion • Okay to Start Small • Virtuous Cycle • Start with Why • Revisit the Failure/Catalyst

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