Message from the President & CEO
Speaking Words of Wisdom

Many of you will know that as part of our Future Ready Leadership program (level 1) we include a Leadership Panel. Many of you have either spoken on our panel or have experienced the opportunity of listening to and asking questions of successful individuals from your communities. It is a highlight of the program and although I have attended almost every one of the 70 something we have hosted, I always learn and/or am reminded of something. 

I recently attended the panel with the City of Burlington. Our panelists included:

  • Tim Commisso, City Manager, City of Burlington
  • Meg Houghton, Associate VP Student Services, Mohawk College
  • Glen Norton, Director Hamilton Economic Development, City of Hamilton
  • Demetrius Tsafaridis, President & CEO, CareGo  

Here is what they had to say in response to a question on setbacks.

Tim
  • Setbacks are a natural part of leadership. If you have substance and process you will have fewer setbacks. It really is about the journey. 

Meg
  • Setbacks are an opportunity to show who you are and are imperative to remind people of the bigger picture/vision.

Glen
  • 1. Celebrate success – acknowledge it
  • 2. Listen – ask what is it going to take to motivate you?
  • 3. Setbacks are not a personal failure – don’t dwell – go back and fix it

Demetrius
  • Celebrate failure; 7/10 businesses fail – we should teach people to fail and we don’t. 

Celebrate failure. I am curious as to how many of your organizations or your leaders do that? In the words of Ellen DeGeneres: â€œIt's failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.” 

We thank all of our panelists, past and future for sharing their words of wisdom with us and our Future Ready Leadership participants.  



ï»żï»żAudie McCarthy
President & CEO
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