As we, in different communities, there may be different initiatives that come up, and a chamber may get behind the idea of you know, a beautification project, or maybe it's something legislative, that they're trying to get behind. If you don't take time to do it, now you might not be in business, and then you'll have nothing but time, but it'll be too late. Or, or if they don't we do a presentation to explain why our role is important and how important we are. After serving and learning about more than half of the communities in Alberta, Griffiths focuses on '13 Ways' and helping struggling communities. You may even discover something about yourself you did not realize. Don't worry about first impressions. Former Alberta MLA turned author Doug Griffiths will be in the city Nov. 15 for a free public presentation about his book 13 Ways To Kill Your Community. I have been a transportation committee chairman for a citizens group in a large city, and was the chair of the transportation committee of the National Chamber of Commerce. And they want to be part of an authentic community, which is only accentuated more since this pandemic, we also have to understand how people volunteer. Leduc/Wetaskiwin Chamber of Commerce members received some interesting and at time counter-intuitive advice on how to make small business prosper Sept. 13 at the annual "Meet in the Millet" luncheon. When you subscribe to Chamber Chat Podcast new episodes will show up in your podcast app each week as they are released.
To support my bookstore habit, I'm also a certified career coach and resume writer. Let other service clubs do the heavy lifting. Provides a unique lens about how to improve rural communities and why it's important. So on this 13 Ways to Kill Your Community Facebook group, for chambers.
Rated G. Get your copy here! Step 10: Cater to who has the most money. I was introduced to this book at a conference, and as I live in a small town, I thought the topic fascinating. The writing style used may turn some people off, because it's written as a guide on how to prevent progress and growth in your community, using a heavily sarcastic and cynical tone.
Reject everything new. She noted the presentation was developed with the help of former MLA and author Doug Griffiths, who wrote "13 Ways to kill your community. His talents include seeing through the lies, we tell ourselves, overcoming bad attitudes, targeting and focusing tactical planning, communicating with those who are afraid to change and building enduring prosperity for communities. But what stood out to me as I started reading your book, is you start off with a story or I guess, I mean, it's a real deal where where you address high school students, and have them kind of project themselves into the future. There will be risks that don't turn out, but there also can be significant rewards. Brilliant, because it's a good reminder after a year or two to watch, even if you've watched it once already a good reminder that customer service. "Folksy" can work against you. Each chapter covers one of his 13 points with some, but not overly frequent reference to other chapters. So I don't want anyone to think I'm being hypercritical chambers. The timing was fortuitous. But most importantly, please share Chamber Chat Podcast with your colleagues that are in the industry.
Large quantities of water are needed for agriculture, and industry. They're connecting it every every good business, every good company has had a vision for the company and every single employee from from the janitor to the CEO, understands what they're trying to achieve in the vision they have and then they understand their role in helping make that a reality and they want it to be successful. And that's going to have effects down the road. I read the book quickly and it definitely deserves a re-read. And recently, I was invited to join a 13 Ways to Kill Your Community for chambers Facebook page. Be unique, not perfect. And that's, that's where it was born from. Step 7: Meet expectations. What would you do today to get down start on that path? Doug grew up on a ranch outside of a small community, where that contributed to practical education for him giving a strong work ethic and critical thinking skills.
He spoke of how visitors from Japan couldn't believe how wide and open Alberta's prairie is, and were thrilled to see it. I think it's a great response. Your app my community mobile app will be a unique member benefit allow you to generate non dues revenue with sponsorship opportunities and best of all provide a valuable resource to your community please visit now to receive 10% off your first year of an App My Community mobile app. The presenter suggested doing this book as a discussion group covering two chapters every other week, and I am looking into offering this idea at our local library as my position is adult programmer. Yeah, keep touting past achievements as recent successes. And when they see a cause they want, they're going to go take care of it.
And so their high school students, they would say things like, well, I'd, I'd be a drug addict, I'd write that on the board, I'd wind up in jail, I'd write that on the board, I would fail out of school. Or is it not providing the true needs of the businesses in our community? Use "boomerang strategies, " which encourage young people to come home a little later in life and set down roots. I don't know that it's it's a recent loss. I help people find a new job, open or grow a business, write and publish a book... whatever their goals are. Well, I mean, start the conversation about what the future can be and make sure the conversation is positive. As we start wrapping things up here, I wanted to ask if you've been very generous with time and, and knowledge and insight, but what might be one tip or action item that you would suggest for Chamber Champion to do to help lift their community to the next level? Every book is a friend and what I don't have, I can order. Probably any reader will relate to some of the situations outlined, and may in hard reflection see some of their own attitudes for consideration. Forget the water, both the quantity and quality. The anecdotes and examples better illustrate his points and do hold the reader's interest. She pointed out using best practices may cause tunnel vision; don't just stick to the same old thing all the time.
There's a bat for you to follow. Step 8: Maintain the 80:20 Rule. Three organization stepped up, but they all wanted to build their own hall, with their name on it, and refused to work together. Who knows, if you aren't careful, you just might accidentally improve your community. Food and the accompanying ceremony is an asset for your Rotary club, not a liability. And that, you know, they'd also debate well, but alcohol is worse than the marijuana and regardless, they, they started to realize what they were doing that day that would lead them down that path, because I guarantee you, not a single person has ever said, I want to become a drug addict, if you if you meet a drug addict, none of them say hey, this was my lifelong ambition. The book had so much information that I found I needed to read and re-read it. "The recovery of this purpose and closeness without crisis or pressure is the great contemporary task of being human. 13 More Ways to Kill Your Community. And what are you doing here? We should be doing that with our communities. All the time we see the words "Must Read" to describe a book.
She suggests that we replace the word "youth" with the word "future" and say the same thing again. Civic Matters: The provincial budget and EdmontonGlobal News Morning Edmonton. 12 is grow complacent. And now you have a common understanding.