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1 2 THE BEST LEADERS SUPPORT THEIR TEAMS
by delegating and empowering. Good leaders must surround themselves with people who have strengths that match the leader’s weaknesses. The leader must then delegate appropriate duties to those team members and empower them to use their strengths. There is a reason you put them on your team, now let them do what they do best!
I DEFINE A GREAT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AS ONE THAT is productive and fun. I have had jobs that I dreaded to fall asleep at night because I did not want to go back. I was much less productive in those jobs and they were not fun at all. The jobs I’ve enjoyed most and been most productive in, have had an enjoyable and fun office culture that drove me to achieve maximum output. Many of us spend more time at work than we do at home, so why not have fun while at work?
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is maintain my relationship with my wife and kids. I have a very busy schedule with very little free time; I am always on the go. I have to remind myself to slow down and make sure my top priority is not ignored. At the start of each day, I create lists of the things I need to complete that day. I’ve recently started making the top item on each list read, “Maintain my relationship with my wife and kids.”
being out in nature. I love to hunt and fish but I also enjoy just observing our natural environment as God intended it. If I have a free weekend, you’ll likely find me in the country or on a river.
A lifelong Texan who has spent his entire life in Central Texas, Kevin Pitts lives in Georgetown with his wife, Meagan, and daughters, Harper, 10, and Everly, 7. He began his banking career as a teller in high school and has been working in the industry for over 20 years, currently serving as the senior vice president at Alliance Bank Central Texas, where he focuses on commercial lending. Kevin has been a Georgetown resident since 2013 and is serving his second three-year term on the City Council representing District 5, and is the current Mayor Pro Tem.
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