Liz Fredrichs is the President/CEO of the Better Business Bureau beginning her role last April. She has over 25 years of executive leadership and moved here from Milwaukee.
She is impressed with the Beaumont Rotary Club for the Club’s commitment to service and ethics. She believes that business leaders set the tone of the business and are a driving force for business ethics. Ms. Fredrichs presented TRUST! Principles of Leaders identified by the BBB Center for Character Ethics.
Transformation at the Top – Executive Leaders know that character traits are essential to life and work. Clayton Christensen’s book How Will You Measure Your Life? offers a series of guidelines for finding meaning and happiness in life. He writes that loving relations produce enduring happiness. This happens at the top and inspires others to transform their lives in the workplace.
Reinforce and Build – Executive Leaders build up others, build up their teams and positively impact others to improve their lives. The number one reason employees leave their jobs is the leadership. People see that they matter when they have a leader who has values and ethics.
Unite the Team – Executive Leaders unify their team around a clear mission and purpose. They clarify the “Why”. Why do we do what we do? The team can then unite around the “Why”.
Steer Performance – Executive Leaders competently guide the organization’s performance. They hold themselves and others accountable. They recognize that an organization must have constant improvement and that happens when there are guidelines, clear goals and effective conflict management. Ethical practice is a top priority.
Treasure People – Executive Leaders prize the intrinsic value of people. They hire for character not just performance. Warren Buffett says that the secret to hiring the right people is to hire for three qualities – Integrity, Intelligence and Energy. These three qualities will outlast performance and are more important than experience.
!-Enthusiastically Reinvest – Executive Leaders generously support the communities that support them. Employees want companies who put People, Society and Values first.
These Principles are compatible with the Rotary 4-Way Test. That is what makes Rotarians great Leaders and Community Servants.
The Program was then turned over to Tom Lamb, Jr. – Past President and First Recipient of the T. Kelsey Lamb, Sr. Award for Business Ethics. The Award was named in honor of his father, T. Kelsey Lamb, Sr., who served as 1942-43 President of our Club and as 1951-52 District Governor. The recipient of this year’s Award is Steve Lucas.
Steve is a 1973 Lamar University graduate with a degree in Finance, he joined Rotary in 2001, and is currently the Executive Vice President of Post Oak Bank in Beaumont. He humbly accepted the Award and was visibly overwhelmed with emotion and surprise. Steve joins an illustrious list of recipients who practice the Rotary 4-Way Test every day of their lives. Congratulations to Steve for being named to this prestigious honor.
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