Facing Change

I do agree that changes are difficult for many people. Many of us resist changes and sometimes we think twice before submitting to any change. One of the greatest changes for me is getting a new job. Since two weeks ago, I've been in a new position. Although I have some experience, the difficulty is the age of the children. I'm a Family Service Worker for an Early Head Start program. It is a home base program for children from birth to three years old. In my job, I have to go to different places and recruit families with children within that age range and teach them some elements of child development and Early Head Start curriculum program. I have worked as a tutor before at students’ home but never worked with parents in such capacity. I will have to sit with parents and their children then teach them the curriculum. In other words, I will be taking school to the families rather than the children going school. Dealing with children between six to fourteen years old for sixteen years is different from birth to three. What was so cool, last week I was on training to use the curriculum and how to recruit families.(Stage #7:Action)

Core Values

I too believe that core value reminds you who you are and how you want to lead your.
Three of the listed core values that would be impossible for me to live without are:
Respect - this core for me is to listen to others regardless of age and try to understand what they are saying. It's being courteous. As an aspire directors, if we fail to respect those we are serving; we will face challenges in meeting goals and deadline. Moreover, the 100% cooperation that you'll need to execute a great program will be only a dream.

Creativity - that is to take simple things and make them beautiful. Being creative is a fear that many have but at times we have to see things from a different angle. Creativity is not just to make something beautiful but to create or recreate ideas that are functional. In the real world this always helps.

Conflict resolution today - for a fact not having this value, life for me will be constantly in 'distress'. As an individual, this is an excellent value. People who fail to resolve their conflict today many times live bitter lives. Being professional, make that you'll have to disagree to agree and forget about "petty" stuff that will not allow a company or a school to strive to its fullest.

At the end of the day; respect, creativity and conflict resolution today are core values that great leaders need to possess.