PRESIDENT’S COLUMN Adam Purdy, CPRC
“Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away. Where there is no uncertainty, there is no longer the need for leadership. The greater the uncertainty, the greater the need for leadership. Your capacity as a leader will be determined by how well you learn to deal with uncertainty. My enemy is not uncertainty. It is not even my responsibility to remove the uncertainty. It is my responsibility to bring clarity into the midst of the uncertainty. As leaders we can afford to be uncertain, but we cannot afford to be unclear. People will follow you in spite of a few bad decisions. People will not follow you if you are unclear in your instruction. As a leader you must develop the elusive skill of leading confidently and purposefully onto uncertain terrain. Next generation leaders must fear a lack of clarity more than a lack of accuracy.” — Andy Stanley We are the leaders of FRSA, leaders of the roofing industry, leaders of our communities, leaders of our families: and we must bring clarity to those we lead during these uncertain and ever-evolving times. As FRSA’s 99th President, I will make it my goal to clearly communicate FRSA’s direction and plans as we implement them over this next year. We have been forced to make another incredibly tough decision for FRSA and another first as well. The Fall Board and Committee Meetings that were scheduled to take place October 1-3 in my beautiful hometown of Pensacola Beach have now been rescheduled to take place virtually. We will be using the GoToMeeting platform and the meetings will be scheduled so that they do not overlap, giving everyone the opportunity to participate in each meeting without worrying about scheduling conflicts. One thing that is certain and that we can celebrate is the completion of FRSA’s new Headquarters building. Over the past eight years, FRSA’s outside CPA firm has stressed the need for the Association to take reserve account funds and use them to purchase a building that would benefit the membership. We’ll be pleased to inform him this year, during our annual audit, that we took his advice and funded a new facility that houses the Association, Service Corp, Education and Research Foundation, Credit Union and a training center. Not only were we able to accomplish this task within eight months, we were also able to fund the entire project and will not have a mortgage. FRSA was able to do this in part by the generous donations made from the following member companies: ■ Petersen | PAC-CLAD
■ Arkema and Bostik ■ Eagle Roofing Products ■ APOC ■ Triangle Fasteners ■ AMSI ■ ABC Supply Co. ■ Sherwin Williams I would be remiss if I did not thank Charlie Kennedy who chaired the Building Committee over the past four years as we looked for a new place to call home. FRSA President Adam Purdy, CPRC Great job, Charlie! President, Edwards Roofing Co. Getting back to leadPensacola, Fla. ership, I would like to encourage each of you to bring clarity to your teams and to over communicate during this time of uncertainty. Whether you are aware or not, someone is watching you and waiting for your direction and leadership. You are a leader. Rise Up.
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