Page 16 - September 2019

FROM THE DESK

The Power of Strategic Relationships

Eldred Brown, DTM - Club Growth Director

People often ask me the question, either online can implement here in District 7, and because I’ll
or face-to-face, “What was your biggest takeaway be working with them through my three years on

from the Convention you recently attended in the Trio. (I can also return the favor by sharing
Denver?” I suppose what they want to know is with my CGD friends in other districts ideas I
the one concept I learned that I consider more try here.) As John Rodke attested at our recent
important or foundational than all the others. Celebration of Leadership, I took that advice

I honestly have to say that for me, the biggest seriously by shamelessly introducing myself to
takeaway was not a concept or best practice, every CGD and district leader I could. I even
though everything I learned in my CGD training joined the Facebook group one CGD started for
there was important. The biggest takeaway for those serving as Club Growth Director this year.

me was the huge network I built with Trio leaders How does this benefit you? As much as I
of other districts throughout the world, from learned during my CGD and District Trio
Australia to the United Kingdom, from India to training, from how to set goals to how to draft
Poland, and everywhere in between. a budget, that was all one-time training that I

Before the convention, Emilie and my hope to remember as I fulfill my mission for
mentor, Leanna Lindquist, counseled me to make this year. I won’t be exposed to this kind of brain
as many friends as I could at the convention, dump again until January. A robust network,
because those friends can help me develop ideas I however, gives me a resource to which I can turn

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