1. Leadership Detroit
Acting on Passion, Honing a Vision and Driving Change – The Work Of Leadership

2. About Me Detroit Kid Attorney by Training Work Experience
Co-founded Think Detroit
Merged with Detroit PAL
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Excellent Schools Detroit
Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit

3. Goodwill Industries International
Founded in 1902 by Rev. Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist minister
Today, Goodwill is a $5.5 billion dollar nonprofit enterprise serving nearly 37.3 million through employment and training programs
165 Goodwill organizations in the U.S. and Canada, 14 Goodwill organizations in other countries around the world.
Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit
Founded in 1921 by Rev. Dr. John E. Martin, pastor of First Methodist Church in Berkley, MI
Created a place to repair and sell donated items, vocational training and support services were added later
Serve 9, ,000 people/year
Employ about 370 people (Auto Part Assembly, Asset Recovery, Thrift Stores, Employment & Training, Admin)
Mission: to co-create independence and dignity through the power of personal and workforce development

4. Relationship with and Interaction with Others
What is Possible
Current State
Relationship with and Interaction with Others

5. Relationship with and Interaction with Others
What is Possible
Current State
Relationship with and Interaction with Others
Adaptation of Ourselves
Resistance or Enrollment
Understanding of Who and How We are Being

6. Opportunities in Adaptive Leadership
Improve the World
Sweat and Work Hard--Risks Failure
Learn and Grow
Strengthen Human Connection

7. As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world--that is the myth of the atomic age--as in being able to remake ourselves.”
Mahatma Gandhi

8. Be smart with your strengths
Lessons on My Journey
Be smart with your strengths
Be humble
Be unreasonable with yourself

9. Inspiration in Leadership
What is Possible?
Current State
Relationship with and Interaction with Others

10. Finding a Passion Gandhi/King Syndrome “I wish they (someone) would….”
Relay vs Marathon

11. Thank You!

12. Maintaining Your Passion
Okay to Start Small
Virtuous Cycle
Start with Why
Revisit the Failure/Catalyst