The following was my President’s
opening address for AIA Toastmaster Club’s NFNF online meeting, held on the 23rd
July 2020.
My fellow Toastmasters,
my colleagues, my AIA family.
This is the first NFNF,
and the first real meeting of the new term, after the Installation. What we do here sets the tone for the rest of
the term. We are here to make a difference,
and we look forward, at the end of the term, to the breaking of norms, the
shattering of records, and the setting of milestones. To do that, we need every one of us to step
up to the challenge.
We are looking for fresh
insights, a different way of doing things, a better way to succeed. For those of us who have been in this
industry for years, decades even, it is obvious that the world has
changed. There were periods of rapid
change followed by a slow evolution, and now, we have this whole new horizon to
survey. We are not going back to the way
it was before.
One of the ways agencies
were run is the crucible of recruitment, struggle and then, either success or
failure. It guaranteed a high attrition
rate. That is unacceptable. It is a waste of human resources and
training, and demoralising to the FSCs.
That is a top down, by the numbers approach that does not dignify
people. We are here to succeed, and that
means we must do that together.
What I want us to
consider is the creation of teams, of four or five or more. Whether within or across agencies, of people
of varying skill sets and experience levels.
There is institutional knowledge, and there is fresh insight. We need to work together to close cases, and
share our success. I want us to be
committed to helping the newest, the weakest among us, and be strong
together. We are not just a corporate
Toastmasters club. We are an incubator
for success, as long as we are committed, with a common vision, and shared
values.
We are stronger together,
better together, AIA together.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thank you for taking the time to share our thoughts. Once approved, your comments will be poster.