Sustainability Corner
Recognize that creating a legacy should not be an ego-driven endeavour. If done correctly you may not get the credit at all, but will be able to rest safe in the knowledge that you had an impact and made a difference. Due to the intangible nature of leadership legacy, the results of your intentional hard work may not be seen for many years. A great mentor of mine once told me that I could not consider myself a true leader until I had helped to create a leader who had the ability to create leaders themselves. As a result, a part of my legacy will be to have influenced a new generation that I have never even met and am unlikely to do so.
Giving up the need to be acknowledged and credited is an important step. Everybody’s leadership legacy will be different. I am not sure what mine will be, but I am confident that by seizing the opportunities to create leadership moments on a regular basis, I will manage to have an impact. I am sure that back in 1959, Malcolm Milton did not know exactly what would become of the CIQS, but he confidently took the first steps into the unknown. If you wait for the path in front of you to be perfectly defined, you may find you have waited too long. Start the journey today and see where it takes you; it will be very difficult to create your legacy in the last 18 months.
About the author Craig Woodall is the President and Owner of Byng Leadership Inc. He has over 25 years of experience leading teams, projects, organizations and individuals. His passion is Leadership Development, helping people and organizations grow by maximizing their leadership potential.
A great mentor of mine once told me that I could not consider myself a true leader until I had helped to create a leader who had the ability to create leaders themselves.
In memoriam William John Hunter, known affectionately as “Willie” by all who knew him, passed away peacefully in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, on August 21, 2019. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on December 14, 1940, Willie is survived by his wife Gina and many family and friends. Willie was a long time supporter and volunteer of CIQS. He was the President of OIQS (now known as CIQS – Ontario), GTA Chapter Chair, and the Editor of CIPHER (now known as the Construction Economist). He became a Fellow in 2004. He was a well-known Professional Quantity Surveyor in Toronto’s construction industry, with over forty years of reputable service, mostly with Belmont Concrete Finishing Co. Limited. Willie was also a talented artist. In his retirement, Willie and Gina operated a bed and breakfast in Cape Breton.
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