This past weekend I was given the opportunity to attend Phi Kappa Tau’s Presidents Academy in Tampa Fl. This experience allowed me to learn leadership lessons from legendary Phi Tau’s and interact with other Phi Tau Presidents from all over the country and from chapters with many different sizes and cultures.
The greatest part of the weekend for me was the ability to make these connections. Although I learned many practical things from the programming at the conference such as how to effectively run meetings, and the power of delegation, nothing was as beneficial as the personal connections to I made with other Presidents. In particular there was one connection that stood out to me. During a dinner conversation another President I was challenged on the subject of how I would measure my success as President.
I am an achiever by heart. Earning the position of President and seeing my name in the same category of other Gamma Chapter Presidents, some of which are truly legendary dudes, is something that makes me proud. But I have to learn to not let myself be content at that. My success will be entirely measured by our achievements as an organization over the next six months.
In order to realize these achievements I must also learn to put a mechanism in place that will allow them to come to fruition. Our Executive Officers are big dreamers, but where we’ve fallen short in the past is the ability to execute. Last quarter I put too much on myself in this respect. As a result people got frustrated, I got overwhelmed, and nothing got done. If we’re going to be successful in the short term we must learn how to organize ourselves better to allow for efficient delegation, and that is my responsibility.
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