WEBVTT 01:00:12.000 --> 01:00:20.000 Leighton McKnight: I say, as a leader, and I'll come back to that a little later, you have to choose RSS for courses. 01:00:20.000 --> 01:00:30.000 Leighton McKnight: As president, you have the right, for argument's sake, to decide on your chair, or by laws that are clear at the club level, that the club elects. 01:00:30.000 --> 01:00:39.000 Leighton McKnight: The board, the directors and the officers, right? Except the secretary maybe can be elected by the board if you so opt. 01:00:39.000 --> 01:00:40.000 Leighton McKnight: Bought. 01:00:41.000 --> 01:00:47.000 Leighton McKnight: So that's the situation. You as chair, you can choose your people. 01:00:47.000 --> 01:00:49.000 Leighton McKnight: If somebody… 01:00:49.000 --> 01:01:04.000 Leighton McKnight: He's not a good marketer. You can't put that person in charge of fundraising. You're wasting your time, right? You're putting a square peg in a round hole. So, in terms of motivation and delegation, you have to put the right piece with their feet. 01:01:04.000 --> 01:01:10.000 Leighton McKnight: And I'll come back to the issue of knowing your member, or knowing your team member, even if you're at work. 01:01:10.000 --> 01:01:14.000 Leighton McKnight: and give them the job and empower them to do it. 01:01:15.000 --> 01:01:21.000 Leighton McKnight: One of us, and some of us know my little story I've designed about. 01:01:21.000 --> 01:01:24.000 Leighton McKnight: Who's got the monkey? And we fall for that trap. 01:01:24.000 --> 01:01:34.000 Leighton McKnight: where somebody is given a task to do, you're the leader, and the person comes to you that they are having a problem. And rather than… 01:01:34.000 --> 01:01:43.000 Leighton McKnight: empower the person to fix the problem. You say, no, okay, leave it to me, leave it to me, I'll deal with it. That's not good leadership, and that's not good delegation. 01:01:43.000 --> 01:01:44.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? 01:01:44.000 --> 01:01:49.000 Leighton McKnight: So I have a style. Somebody will come. President. 01:01:49.000 --> 01:01:54.000 Leighton McKnight: I have a problem. I can't get a guest speaker for next week. Can you help me? I said, okay. 01:01:54.000 --> 01:01:57.000 Leighton McKnight: I know JLG, Joe. 01:01:57.000 --> 01:02:05.000 Leighton McKnight: Here's this number. You give him a call, and you talk to him, and you get to him. I'm not going to take it on for a day or two because I'm not taking over the job. 01:02:05.000 --> 01:02:09.000 Leighton McKnight: So remember this in dedication. 01:02:09.000 --> 01:02:19.000 Leighton McKnight: All your team members always have problems, and they have the problems. Imagine vision that that problem is a monkey on their shoulder. A monkey's on their shoulder. 01:02:19.000 --> 01:02:28.000 Leighton McKnight: So your team member comes to you with this monkey, this problem on their shoulder as a monkey, and they are trying their best to put that monkey on your shoulder. 01:02:28.000 --> 01:02:31.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? So in other words. 01:02:31.000 --> 01:02:44.000 Leighton McKnight: Talk to them, empower them, how to fix it. If when they leave, you feel the monkey on your shoulder, you call them and say, no, no, no, no, no, Dora, you come back here, right? Make sure they leave with the monkey. 01:02:32.000 --> 01:02:34.000 Kiwanis Club of Negril Point: Okay. 01:02:44.000 --> 01:02:50.000 Leighton McKnight: In other words, empower. Leaders don't do things, they get things done. 01:02:50.000 --> 01:02:56.000 Leighton McKnight: So remember, who's got the monkey? You must not have that monkey on your shoulder. Pass it off. 01:02:56.000 --> 01:03:10.000 Leighton McKnight: to your team member who has been assigned that job. So remember the monkey story all the time. And I know you remember, you know people come to you all the while with a problem, and when they're gone, who have the problem? You have the problem. 01:02:57.000 --> 01:02:58.000 Kiwanis Club of Negril Point: Okay. 01:03:10.000 --> 01:03:18.000 Leighton McKnight: Because fellow Kiwanians, let me tell you something, you try and take on anything, nobody's omnipotent except God Almighty. 01:03:18.000 --> 01:03:24.000 Leighton McKnight: And if you try and take on everything, you're not developing your leadership skills, and you're only going to get frustrated. 01:03:24.000 --> 01:03:30.000 Leighton McKnight: Don't take on chairman and directors and treasurer and secretary's work. 01:03:30.000 --> 01:03:37.000 Leighton McKnight: Empower them to do their job. Provide guidance for them to do it. That's what good leaders do. Okay? 01:03:37.000 --> 01:03:40.000 Leighton McKnight: Um, don't micromanage. 01:03:40.000 --> 01:03:56.000 Leighton McKnight: Be positive, encourage people. You know what I mean? When we think about our motivation, our, you know, welfare, when I was Kiwan's president, I made sure I set up a Kiwan's welfare committee. I didn't tag it onto membership. 01:03:56.000 --> 01:04:12.000 Leighton McKnight: I want that separate welfare committee because I want members to know that charity begins at home and we care about our members. Okay? So anything Amanda is going through as a leader, you are to assist. 01:04:12.000 --> 01:04:26.000 Leighton McKnight: And I'm coming to that a little later. So, as a leader, ensure you delegate. And delegate means you give somebody the work that they are supposed to do and you don't do it. And you motivate them by encouraging them and giving them the tools where you can. 01:04:26.000 --> 01:04:39.000 Leighton McKnight: I really want to focus on that because I've seen too many Kiwanis leaders get flustered because they refuse to dedicate and they want things to have done exactly what they wanted. No, it doesn't work like that. 01:04:39.000 --> 01:04:43.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? Delegate and recognize that. 01:04:43.000 --> 01:04:53.000 Leighton McKnight: It's a changing time, and people may do things a little different from you. As long as they meet the mark, get to the final destination, the route is not that important. 01:04:53.000 --> 01:04:57.000 Leighton McKnight: All right, the execution. 01:04:58.000 --> 01:05:13.000 Leighton McKnight: As a leader, you have to manage, regularly assess your goals. Again, when I was lieutenant governor, when I was president at a time where every Sunday evening at a certain time, I'd call all of my chair or all of my presidents just to find out where they are. 01:05:13.000 --> 01:05:26.000 Leighton McKnight: And, you know, monitor, right? Similarly, when I'm at PwC, I have my key directors of various eras in touch, calling, oh, are you getting on? I don't want any surprise, okay? 01:05:26.000 --> 01:05:40.000 Leighton McKnight: So, monitor the projects by dates. You know what is to be done by when. I mean, we know that a signature project is due by the end of January. Who's in charge of a signature project? 01:05:40.000 --> 01:05:42.000 Leighton McKnight: When is it and are we on track? 01:05:42.000 --> 01:05:46.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? Treasurer, secretary, dues are due. 01:05:46.000 --> 01:05:50.000 Leighton McKnight: As you know, by the 30th of November, ORB tracking. 01:05:50.000 --> 01:05:53.000 Leighton McKnight: Monitoring all of that, right? 01:05:53.000 --> 01:06:01.000 Leighton McKnight: Tracking these days, much easier. There's so many technologies through the kind of spreadsheets and all that you can track. 01:06:01.000 --> 01:06:06.000 Leighton McKnight: ascertaining how well you are pursuing your goals. 01:06:06.000 --> 01:06:12.000 Leighton McKnight: Stay in constant touch. And not only with your people, technically below. 01:06:12.000 --> 01:06:19.000 Leighton McKnight: Talk to the people above. Governor, talk to the international president. Left and right, go and talk to the governor. 01:06:19.000 --> 01:06:32.000 Leighton McKnight: President, talk to the Lieutenant Governor. Find out what's going on above, below, and around you. Constant touch. In today's technology, with phones and WhatsApp, there's no excuse. 01:06:32.000 --> 01:06:38.000 Leighton McKnight: for not having constant communication so that you can ascertain how you are doing. 01:06:38.000 --> 01:06:47.000 Leighton McKnight: Give your feedback as you go along. Collect your feedback from your superior in quotation and give feedback to your team members. 01:06:47.000 --> 01:06:53.000 Leighton McKnight: No, the next slide here. I want to spend a little more time on this one, because this is a very. 01:06:53.000 --> 01:07:00.000 Leighton McKnight: key slide as a leader, especially as a servant leader, especially as a QAnon leader. 01:07:00.000 --> 01:07:05.000 Leighton McKnight: Even though I use it as a kiwanis, as a corporate leader. 01:07:05.000 --> 01:07:10.000 Leighton McKnight: Speaks to empathy, emotional intelligence, and building strong relationships. 01:07:11.000 --> 01:07:17.000 Leighton McKnight: Brother Corey, um, DLG, Joe, you're an asset when I say we must rule our lead with love. 01:07:17.000 --> 01:07:22.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? Rule it with love. 01:07:20.000 --> 01:07:29.000 Pauline Parkes: Uh, she was in return. 01:07:22.000 --> 01:07:29.000 Leighton McKnight: I say that in Kiwanis. No, I say this, but some of us have a problem whereby, you know. 01:07:30.000 --> 01:07:36.000 Leighton McKnight: I think it's hypocritical for you to say you're gonna do a project for a total stranger who you don't know. 01:07:36.000 --> 01:07:41.000 Leighton McKnight: Yet still one of your own member is in need and you are not seeking to assist. 01:07:41.000 --> 01:07:49.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? As I said, charity begins at home. Right? So you take care of your member and ensure. 01:07:49.000 --> 01:07:55.000 Leighton McKnight: that they are okay, and they will give you the best. When I'm at work, it's similar. So. 01:07:55.000 --> 01:07:58.000 Leighton McKnight: Invest time in knowing your member. 01:07:59.000 --> 01:08:01.000 Leighton McKnight: No, you're a member. 01:08:01.000 --> 01:08:18.000 Leighton McKnight: Every member is different. Some you push, some you pull, right? Get to know your members. If you're at work, get to know your staff members, right? When I was at PwC, all of my staff would tell me, I know where they live, I know where they come from, I know what children they have, I know whether their parents are alive. 01:08:18.000 --> 01:08:33.000 Leighton McKnight: All of that, because it assists in managing those people or leading those people. So make sure as a leader, get to know your people. And that assists you in choosing the horses for courses by putting people in the right position for tasks. 01:08:33.000 --> 01:08:35.000 Leighton McKnight: Be an expert listener. 01:08:35.000 --> 01:08:42.000 Leighton McKnight: Right, so listen, some of us don't listen, right, listen to. 01:08:42.000 --> 01:08:43.000 Leighton McKnight: your members. 01:08:44.000 --> 01:08:49.000 Leighton McKnight: Listen to your fellow co-workers. It will guide you in your steps. 01:08:49.000 --> 01:08:50.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? 01:08:50.000 --> 01:09:00.000 Leighton McKnight: And people know when they are listening, okay? Because you can regurgitate and say, yes, yes, yes. They know if it's going through one ear and coming through the other, right? 01:09:00.000 --> 01:09:11.000 Leighton McKnight: Equip yourself in managing conflicts because from time to time conflicts will arise. It will be maybe by a set of members. It could be a conflict involving you. 01:09:12.000 --> 01:09:17.000 Leighton McKnight: So, if possible, do a conflict resolution course. I did one. 01:09:17.000 --> 01:09:28.000 Leighton McKnight: which you know how to deal with conflicts, especially when it comes to you, when you have to meet with a fellow member to say, I know both of us have a problem, and we need to solve this out in the best interest of the club. 01:09:29.000 --> 01:09:31.000 Leighton McKnight: Similarly at work. 01:09:31.000 --> 01:09:41.000 Leighton McKnight: Similarly, you have two warring, the treasurer and the secretary is at war. You need to know how to bring them together, listen both sides, and bring peace. 01:09:41.000 --> 01:09:44.000 Leighton McKnight: and harmony. Okay. 01:09:44.000 --> 01:09:47.000 Leighton McKnight: Be objective, facilitating. 01:09:47.000 --> 01:09:51.000 Leighton McKnight: impartial and transparent at all times. 01:09:51.000 --> 01:09:54.000 Leighton McKnight: Some of us get caught up in cliques. 01:09:54.000 --> 01:09:56.000 Leighton McKnight: As the leader. 01:09:57.000 --> 01:09:59.000 Leighton McKnight: you should be. 01:09:59.000 --> 01:10:01.000 Leighton McKnight: Independent. 01:10:02.000 --> 01:10:07.000 Leighton McKnight: Not because a member is your friend or another team member is your friend, you're gonna show bias. 01:10:07.000 --> 01:10:10.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? So be straight. 01:10:10.000 --> 01:10:12.000 Leighton McKnight: And people know when they are being straight. 01:10:13.000 --> 01:10:25.000 Leighton McKnight: This whole emotional intelligence thing is very, very important because sometimes, you know, I'll give you a good example. Some time ago, a very good friend of mine, she was in a Kiwanis club. 01:10:25.000 --> 01:10:34.000 Leighton McKnight: She's a very excellent insurance agent. And guess what? She left the club. So I asked her what happened. 01:10:34.000 --> 01:10:38.000 Leighton McKnight: Her response was she was the secretary for the club. 01:10:38.000 --> 01:10:45.000 Leighton McKnight: She lost her grandmother, our grandmothers who were, she grew up with her grandmother, loved her grandmother there. 01:10:45.000 --> 01:10:52.000 Leighton McKnight: The club heard of her grandmother's death, there was a board meeting, and the president calls, and this is how the call went. 01:10:52.000 --> 01:10:58.000 Leighton McKnight: Secretary Ma, say hello. I heard you lost your grandmother. So sorry to hear. 01:10:58.000 --> 01:11:02.000 Leighton McKnight: But the board meeting is tomorrow. When can we get the report? 01:11:02.000 --> 01:11:06.000 Leighton McKnight: And it might sound far-fetched, Kiwanians, but it happens. 01:11:06.000 --> 01:11:11.000 Leighton McKnight: We don't understand emotional intelligence. 01:11:11.000 --> 01:11:20.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? We are cold at times as a leader, and it contravenes our progress, progressive path. 01:11:20.000 --> 01:11:26.000 Leighton McKnight: So, that emotional intelligence, that care, that empathy coming from your heart. 01:11:26.000 --> 01:11:40.000 Leighton McKnight: When… even when I was leading in corporate, none of my staff would lose a loved one, and I'm not there at the funeral, I'm not there for them. Even if I go at the beginning and leave, just go and offer my condolences and leave. 01:11:40.000 --> 01:11:46.000 Leighton McKnight: are at the end. You don't know what it means to members when you are there for them. 01:11:46.000 --> 01:11:48.000 Leighton McKnight: India Lewis moment. 01:11:48.000 --> 01:11:56.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? When you're at that graveside, we'd encourage you, one for the member, one for yourself, helping them to send off their loved ones. 01:11:56.000 --> 01:12:03.000 Leighton McKnight: That's a key part of emotional intelligence in leadership. Take care of your people. 01:12:03.000 --> 01:12:14.000 Leighton McKnight: Everybody have the best manager in the, mother in the world. So somebody can say, you know, I lost my mother yesterday and you say, oh God, I don't know what I'll do if it's my mother. That's not emotionally intelligent. 01:12:14.000 --> 01:12:20.000 Leighton McKnight: Think of what you say and the ultimate effect it will have on your member. 01:12:20.000 --> 01:12:21.000 Leighton McKnight: as a leader. 01:12:21.000 --> 01:12:37.000 Leighton McKnight: So that's very, very, very important. So invest in building trusted relationship in your organization, your club as where you work, that people trust you. They believe in you. They feel they can come to you because you are fear. 01:12:37.000 --> 01:12:42.000 Leighton McKnight: You are compassionate, you are caring, and they will die for you. 01:12:42.000 --> 01:12:43.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? If you… 01:12:43.000 --> 01:12:46.000 Leighton McKnight: are there for them, they'll be there for you. 01:12:47.000 --> 01:12:54.000 Leighton McKnight: Another key thing I want to share is about networking. Kiwanis is a networking organization. 01:12:54.000 --> 01:12:58.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? And leaders, good leaders network. 01:12:59.000 --> 01:13:13.000 Leighton McKnight: I'm the… I am maybe the one… I'm the extreme, because people who know me know that my telephone, my phone, most people have 1,000 numbers in their phone. In my phone, I have 6,000 numbers, no joke about it, 6,000. 01:13:14.000 --> 01:13:18.000 Leighton McKnight: Anything I want, I can make a phone call and get it done. 01:13:18.000 --> 01:13:33.000 Leighton McKnight: And sometimes people say, you know, you do it. That's part of it. Network. Trusted relationship. I can't call the prime minister. I can't call the leader of opposition. I can't call the governor general. I can't call the governor. I can't call the lieutenant governor. I can't call a bank manager. I can'. 01:13:33.000 --> 01:13:36.000 Leighton McKnight: Anything, I can call and get it done. 01:13:36.000 --> 01:13:47.000 Leighton McKnight: In Jamaica, if I go in NCB, you're not going to the line. We call Governor Almost, Governor Sharon. Sharon, this is what I need to do, right? That's what network does. 01:13:47.000 --> 01:13:50.000 Leighton McKnight: The key thing about network, though, don't use people. 01:13:51.000 --> 01:14:01.000 Leighton McKnight: It's the reciprocity. You have to be, you must have reciprocity. Do for people and they'll do for you. You can't be only asking every time without helping. 01:14:01.000 --> 01:14:13.000 Leighton McKnight: invest in relationship, and as a leader, you'll be better off. Remember I said, leaders don't necessarily do things, leaders get things done. And if you know a lot of people in my club, I remember. 01:14:13.000 --> 01:14:19.000 Leighton McKnight: We used to facilitate everything. We are the pediatrician. 01:14:19.000 --> 01:14:29.000 Leighton McKnight: from your barn, and we had the undertaker romance. So without that, so we would say, from cradle to grave, we had it in my club. And we still have it. And in Kiwanis. 01:14:29.000 --> 01:14:34.000 Leighton McKnight: Just about anything I need done, I can call Lucky One across the island. 01:14:34.000 --> 01:14:40.000 Leighton McKnight: But you must be able to invest in the relationship for you to utilize and benefit from it. 01:14:40.000 --> 01:14:47.000 Leighton McKnight: As I said, it's not a Kiwanis thing only. Even though, even in corporate, I use a lot of my Kiwanis club. 01:14:47.000 --> 01:14:50.000 Leighton McKnight: members to assist me. 01:14:50.000 --> 01:14:55.000 Leighton McKnight: I know of cases where in Jamaica, you know, if you don't pay your electricity bill, they'll come and cut it off. 01:14:55.000 --> 01:14:57.000 Leighton McKnight: And I remember… 01:14:57.000 --> 01:15:00.000 Leighton McKnight: Akiwan, and was… 01:15:00.000 --> 01:15:08.000 Leighton McKnight: I'd forgotten his bill and turned out that was another Kiwanian coming to turn off his light. And when he saw him, he said, oh my God, you're a Kiwanian. 01:15:08.000 --> 01:15:20.000 Leighton McKnight: didn't turn off his light. So I'm saying, not that I'm saying you mustn't be alight there on time, I'm just saying that kiwanis allows you networking relationships to assist you in times of need. 01:15:20.000 --> 01:15:23.000 Leighton McKnight: So I really can't underscore. 01:15:23.000 --> 01:15:29.000 Leighton McKnight: I emphasize the importance of networking as a leader. I mean. 01:15:29.000 --> 01:15:46.000 Leighton McKnight: Even, I don't want to go there, but I'll go, even, you know, our US president know, you hear him calling up the other leaders of the world, right? Because it's a leader to leader, right? And you must have them numbers and link. I've always said to people, you go to convention. 01:15:46.000 --> 01:15:49.000 Leighton McKnight: As a leader, make sure you leave with at least 6 new numbers. 01:15:49.000 --> 01:15:52.000 Leighton McKnight: from across the region. 01:15:52.000 --> 01:16:01.000 Leighton McKnight: So I know if I go to Bahamas, I'm good. I know if I go to Barbados, I'm good. I know if I go to Trinidad, I'm good. In Canada, I'm good. 01:16:01.000 --> 01:16:03.000 Leighton McKnight: build those relationships. 01:16:03.000 --> 01:16:09.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? And it will serve you well in your other life. 01:16:09.000 --> 01:16:14.000 Leighton McKnight: I'm getting there in terms of, you know, before we get to some discussions. 01:16:15.000 --> 01:16:17.000 Leighton McKnight: Lead from the front at all times. 01:16:17.000 --> 01:16:28.000 Leighton McKnight: Ist. 01:16:48.000 --> 01:17:02.000 Leighton McKnight: It goes a far way, right? But lead from the front. Lead from the front in terms of your mannerism, your attire, how you treat people, all of that. Be exemplary that anybody would want to emulate you. 01:17:02.000 --> 01:17:04.000 Leighton McKnight: Respect your office. 01:17:04.000 --> 01:17:12.000 Leighton McKnight: yourself and each member, and that's important, right? In Jamaica, I think that's it. Respect you. 01:17:12.000 --> 01:17:16.000 Leighton McKnight: Treat each other with respect, your coworkers or whoever. 01:17:16.000 --> 01:17:22.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? I remember even when I was in corporate, the lady who used to treat served me tea. 01:17:22.000 --> 01:17:26.000 Leighton McKnight: I used to treat her as good as anybody, because guess what? I said to people. 01:17:26.000 --> 01:17:28.000 Leighton McKnight: She can't put anything in my D. 01:17:28.000 --> 01:17:34.000 Leighton McKnight: So I have to treat her as a good individual. Sometimes we get this thing that we're up here and people are down here. 01:17:34.000 --> 01:17:36.000 Leighton McKnight: You understand? 01:17:36.000 --> 01:17:37.000 Leighton McKnight: No. 01:17:37.000 --> 01:17:43.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? We are equitable. You are the leader, but you are just another person in a certain context. 01:17:43.000 --> 01:17:47.000 Leighton McKnight: So I say, be compassionate, magnanimous. 01:17:48.000 --> 01:17:50.000 Leighton McKnight: Consistently. 01:17:50.000 --> 01:17:56.000 Leighton McKnight: Never be reluctant to apologize. Some of us, we cannot say the words apologize. 01:17:56.000 --> 01:18:07.000 Leighton McKnight: Because we think apology is a bad thing. It diffuses situation. I am sorry. Sometimes, even when I use that wrong, just say, I'm sorry, and diffuses situation. Don't let your ego. 01:18:08.000 --> 01:18:18.000 Leighton McKnight: Carry away, right? Be magnanimous. I am sorry. Nobody's perfect. I misread the situation, and I am sorry about it. 01:18:18.000 --> 01:18:20.000 Leighton McKnight: The other thing… 01:18:20.000 --> 01:18:30.000 Leighton McKnight: As I said, leaders, utilize the resources available to you. Nobody's omnipotent. And as I said, leaders don't do things, they get things done. 01:18:30.000 --> 01:18:37.000 Leighton McKnight: Many resources are available in Kiwanis at your workplace or at home. Get people to help. 01:18:37.000 --> 01:18:44.000 Leighton McKnight: I've always tell the story, and I say it again, and I know some of you know the story I give. I spoke about at a convention. 01:18:44.000 --> 01:18:56.000 Leighton McKnight: where a little boy was trying to lift a stone, and his father was washing a huge stone. And his dad said to him, son, what are you doing? He said, I'm trying to lift this stone, dad. And his dad said, are you using all your strength? 01:18:56.000 --> 01:19:02.000 Leighton McKnight: And his son said, yes, that I'm using all my strength. And his dad said, son, you cannot be using all your strength. 01:19:02.000 --> 01:19:06.000 Leighton McKnight: Because I'm standing here, and you have not asked me to assist. 01:19:06.000 --> 01:19:20.000 Leighton McKnight: Understand the moral of that story. Your strength is not what is in your physical body. Your strength is all that is at your disposal. And I'm gonna touch on a slightly controversial topic, what it really is in getting help. 01:19:20.000 --> 01:19:29.000 Leighton McKnight: some of us are having mental challenges, and not mental in the sense of math, because, you know, I find that. 01:19:29.000 --> 01:19:37.000 Leighton McKnight: In the US, everybody say, I'm going to meet my therapist. Sometime in the Caribbean, they say, you're going to meet your therapist. People are saying, you're crazy. 01:19:37.000 --> 01:19:40.000 Leighton McKnight: All of us have some baggage. 01:19:40.000 --> 01:19:55.000 Leighton McKnight: A doctor explained to me one day that all of us have mental issues. It's just that those, it's like one to 20, 20, you just have a little one, you're in the mental institution. Most of us are so many middle, even as leaders. So as a leader. 01:19:55.000 --> 01:20:01.000 Leighton McKnight: Don't be afraid to get counseling help, psychiatric help, nothing is wrong with it. 01:20:01.000 --> 01:20:10.000 Leighton McKnight: In fact, one of my good friends, Zachary Hines, had top psychiatrists in Jamaica. He just died last week, mashed me up. Because I used to go down and sit down with my friend and talk to him about issues. 01:20:10.000 --> 01:20:13.000 Leighton McKnight: So my fellow Kiwanis as leaders. 01:20:13.000 --> 01:20:17.000 Leighton McKnight: Some of us have car, some childhood, all kind of things. 01:20:17.000 --> 01:20:28.000 Leighton McKnight: Get help. Nothing wrong with that. It's gonna make you a better person and make you a better leader. So this issue of getting help, please take it seriously, whatever the case may be, right? 01:20:28.000 --> 01:20:41.000 Leighton McKnight: Engage in continuous education. In my profession, we have to do what you call at least 40 hours of continuous professional education every year. In Q1 is anything you do, continue to read. 01:20:41.000 --> 01:20:52.000 Leighton McKnight: do courses, leadership supervisors, technological course, AI, whatever, enhance your leadership capabilities. If you are the same this year as you were last year. 01:20:52.000 --> 01:20:54.000 Leighton McKnight: You have wasted a year. 01:20:54.000 --> 01:20:59.000 Leighton McKnight: Everything, including leadership, is dynamic. So continue to learn. 01:21:00.000 --> 01:21:05.000 Leighton McKnight: Learn from others, learn from courses. Pay attention to succession planning. 01:21:05.000 --> 01:21:15.000 Leighton McKnight: And, in the end, I want to say, continuously strive for excellence, and enjoy yourself. I've always said to people, I enjoy Kiwanis, I enjoy leadership. 01:21:15.000 --> 01:21:20.000 Leighton McKnight: And it don't let Q1 stress you out. That's not what it's about. 01:21:20.000 --> 01:21:28.000 Leighton McKnight: My idea of Q1 is giving back, having fun with my friends while I give back. That's the concept. 01:21:28.000 --> 01:21:36.000 Leighton McKnight: So don't stress, strive for excellence and enjoy yourself. That's what it's all about. And remember our ideals. 01:21:36.000 --> 01:21:40.000 Leighton McKnight: So before the questions, DLG, I'll say. 01:21:40.000 --> 01:21:43.000 Leighton McKnight: Fellow Kiwanians, I quote a few songs. 01:21:43.000 --> 01:21:57.000 Leighton McKnight: As it relates to our children, it was this Whitney Houston said, I believe that children are our future. Treat them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possessed inside. Give them a sense of pride. You know that song. 01:21:57.000 --> 01:22:00.000 Leighton McKnight: that resonates with our objective. 01:22:00.000 --> 01:22:11.000 Leighton McKnight: of serving the children of the world. As a leader, one of my favorite Jamaican singers, Baba Andeda, sung that said, I need nothing to be a man, because I was born a man. 01:22:11.000 --> 01:22:15.000 Leighton McKnight: And I deserve the right to live like any other man. 01:22:15.000 --> 01:22:20.000 Leighton McKnight: You as an individual must have that vision to say, listen, I deserve. 01:22:20.000 --> 01:22:23.000 Leighton McKnight: All the accolades are like anybody else. 01:22:22.000 --> 01:22:22.000 herma: Good. 01:22:22.000 --> 01:22:23.000 herma: I'll see. 01:22:23.000 --> 01:22:25.000 Leighton McKnight: And then… 01:22:23.000 --> 01:22:25.000 herma: Okay, no, I couldn't it up. 01:22:25.000 --> 01:22:28.000 Leighton McKnight: Well, Grand Morgan said. 01:22:26.000 --> 01:22:27.000 herma: Le français. 01:22:28.000 --> 01:22:34.000 Leighton McKnight: If you give a little more than you take, if you try to fix a little more than you break. 01:22:34.000 --> 01:22:38.000 Leighton McKnight: If you are the one who tried to help a stranger in the rain. 01:22:38.000 --> 01:22:40.000 Leighton McKnight: There's a place for people like you. 01:22:40.000 --> 01:22:50.000 Leighton McKnight: For the Kiwanis, there's a place for people like us in Kiwanis to go forward and lead in this world as exemplary leaders that people look up to. 01:22:50.000 --> 01:22:51.000 Leighton McKnight: and see. 01:22:51.000 --> 01:22:53.000 Leighton McKnight: Innocence. 01:22:53.000 --> 01:23:03.000 Leighton McKnight: By our decent QAnonists, they'll know who we are. At this point, dear Joe, I'd want to stop for some discussions and questions. 01:23:07.000 --> 01:23:09.000 DLG Joe Curry: Thank you very much. 01:23:09.000 --> 01:23:12.000 DLG Joe Curry: DLGE Layton. 01:23:12.000 --> 01:23:16.000 DLG Joe Curry: What a powerful presentation, if you would allow me. 01:23:16.000 --> 01:23:19.000 DLG Joe Curry: Cite one or two things that you said. 01:23:19.000 --> 01:23:22.000 DLG Joe Curry: Just for emphasis before we open up the floor. 01:23:22.000 --> 01:23:25.000 DLG Joe Curry: for questions. 01:23:25.000 --> 01:23:29.000 DLG Joe Curry: You talked about the types of leaders, the qualities of a leader. 01:23:29.000 --> 01:23:33.000 DLG Joe Curry: You also talked about preparing to lead others. 01:23:33.000 --> 01:23:38.000 DLG Joe Curry: You emphasize the importance of leading from the front. 01:23:38.000 --> 01:23:40.000 DLG Joe Curry: Showing up, turning up. 01:23:40.000 --> 01:23:45.000 DLG Joe Curry: You kept emphasizing leaders don't do things, they get things done. 01:23:45.000 --> 01:23:47.000 DLG Joe Curry: Very important. 01:23:48.000 --> 01:23:51.000 DLG Joe Curry: You talked about goal setting and visioning. 01:23:51.000 --> 01:23:54.000 DLG Joe Curry: You talked about the importance of consulting. 01:23:55.000 --> 01:24:00.000 DLG Joe Curry: What was key also, you talked about whatever gets measured gets done. 01:24:02.000 --> 01:24:05.000 DLG Joe Curry: Do you emphasize the importance of delegating? 01:24:05.000 --> 01:24:08.000 DLG Joe Curry: Motivating and inspiring. 01:24:09.000 --> 01:24:14.000 DLG Joe Curry: He talked about being a good leader. It means to be a good listener, to be objective. 01:24:14.000 --> 01:24:16.000 DLG Joe Curry: and to build trust on the team. 01:24:17.000 --> 01:24:21.000 DLG Joe Curry: And you mentioned leaders don't do things, they get things done. 01:24:21.000 --> 01:24:27.000 DLG Joe Curry: But I think the most important thing as a leader, or one of the most important things as a leader that you emphasize is. 01:24:27.000 --> 01:24:35.000 DLG Joe Curry: Enjoy yourself, particularly in service organization. Have fun. Kiwanis is meant to be fun, and if you're not having fun as a leader. 01:24:35.000 --> 01:24:40.000 DLG Joe Curry: Then you haven't built that relationship with those around you who will follow you. 01:24:40.000 --> 01:24:48.000 DLG Joe Curry: Fellow Kiwanians, again, join me in thanking our distinguished lecturer, who did an excellent job. I will open up the… 01:24:48.000 --> 01:24:53.000 DLG Joe Curry: floor for questions. Because of the size of this group, we're now at 407. 01:24:53.000 --> 01:24:57.000 DLG Joe Curry: It's going to be a little tricky trying to get to know who wants to… 01:24:57.000 --> 01:25:08.000 DLG Joe Curry: uh, speak in terms of showing of hands, because we may have, well, a number of hands going up. But because of the size, we'll invite, with your consent, um, DLGE. 01:25:08.000 --> 01:25:20.000 DLG Joe Curry: um, about eight questions. Four from persons who, uh, want to show hands, and four from persons who want to type those questions in the group. I'm going to ask the chair, Dorrit, to assist me with that. 01:25:20.000 --> 01:25:29.000 DLG Joe Curry: If you are good with that. Please, if you have any questions, I see one from Sapparo. 01:25:29.000 --> 01:25:31.000 DLG Joe Curry: are sterling. 01:25:31.000 --> 01:25:37.000 zippora oosterling: Yes, thank you, thank you. I'm from… 01:25:32.000 --> 01:25:33.000 DLG Joe Curry: Please go ahead. 01:25:37.000 --> 01:25:41.000 zippora oosterling: Srinamo, so my question is regarding… 01:25:41.000 --> 01:25:51.000 zippora oosterling: the fact that who will get the monkey? But what will you do if you see that the monkey is suffering? 01:25:45.000 --> 01:25:47.000 DLG Joe Curry: It's… 01:25:51.000 --> 01:25:52.000 zippora oosterling: Mr. Just. 01:25:52.000 --> 01:26:09.000 zippora oosterling: When should you step in as a leader just to execute the project yourself? Because you see that the person who needs to do the project is lacking. You see your monkey is dying, so will you leave it on the shoulder or will you, as a leader. 01:25:57.000 --> 01:25:58.000 Nnoyka Archer CMA: Awesome. 01:26:09.000 --> 01:26:15.000 zippora oosterling: Um, take the monkey and give it energy just to… 01:26:15.000 --> 01:26:17.000 zippora oosterling: Finish the project. 01:26:17.000 --> 01:26:23.000 Leighton McKnight: That's an excellent question. One thing about leadership is dynamic, and you have to read situations. 01:26:23.000 --> 01:26:34.000 Leighton McKnight: In terms of the Monkey Store, I want to start by first giving the right people the right job. In other words, it starts there. So, give capable people. 01:26:34.000 --> 01:26:48.000 Leighton McKnight: the job to do. No, something can happen. They can lose a loved one, they can lose a job, and all of that, and you'd have to use a discretion. So that discretion may say, well, what I'm trying to avoid as a leader for you to take on all of the work, and that's a problem. 01:26:48.000 --> 01:26:50.000 Leighton McKnight: Maybe… 01:26:50.000 --> 01:26:55.000 Leighton McKnight: you can divest it elsewhere and get somebody else to assist that monkey. 01:26:56.000 --> 01:27:00.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? I would say, because remember, you know. 01:27:00.000 --> 01:27:10.000 Leighton McKnight: As a leader, everybody's coming to you with their problems. And if you go into that condition of trying to take on their problems, you're gonna get flustered. So my… 01:27:10.000 --> 01:27:26.000 Leighton McKnight: Recommendation is first, ensure that you choose the right person for the job and see if you can get help. In other words, I give an example. Somebody can't get a guest speaker. I suggest a guest speaker. Some of us would say, I'll call that guest speaker. No, don't. 01:27:26.000 --> 01:27:40.000 Leighton McKnight: You call the LG, Joe. Tell him I said to call if that's what you want. I don't want to do that, right? So, it's dynamic, and yes, there may be times when you may have to fire a staff, because they can't do the work, or they're not doing the work. 01:27:40.000 --> 01:27:56.000 Leighton McKnight: And sometime in Q1, it's tough, you know, you may have to change a chairman. It just means more work for you. But I'm saying it's a balancing act. Use emotional intelligence to see what is best. But don't go with the mindset of taking over people's work because it's dangerous. 01:27:56.000 --> 01:28:00.000 Leighton McKnight: But yes, the monkey is dying. You have to act accordingly. 01:28:02.000 --> 01:28:10.000 DLG Joe Curry: Thank you very much, DLGE. We have a question or comment from LGD Jerome Johnson. 01:28:03.000 --> 01:28:05.000 zippora oosterling: Thank you. 01:28:10.000 --> 01:28:27.000 LGD Jerome Johnson - Division 25 Cornwall: I think, I think, I think I have, uh, DLG, um, fellow Kiwanians, guests, greetings. I think I have more of a comment than a question for PDT Lane. I think there's an important point, I don't know if you made mention of it, but. 01:28:27.000 --> 01:28:40.000 LGD Jerome Johnson - Division 25 Cornwall: I think there's a very important point, and I can attest to it, and you'll know why I say that when I say this, that leaders are individuals who create leaders who can create leaders. 01:28:40.000 --> 01:28:45.000 LGD Jerome Johnson - Division 25 Cornwall: Right? So, I think you know where I'm going, where that is concerned, so… 01:28:42.000 --> 01:28:48.000 Leighton McKnight: Yeah, I know where you're coming from. I know it's a personal thing with me and you, but continue. 01:28:48.000 --> 01:28:51.000 Leighton McKnight: Yeah. And I speak Kannitu. 01:28:50.000 --> 01:29:01.000 LGD Jerome Johnson - Division 25 Cornwall: Yeah, man, so I must admit that some of these, as you know, based on thoughts you've had, are discussions I've heard before because… 01:29:01.000 --> 01:29:02.000 LGD Jerome Johnson - Division 25 Cornwall: It has… 01:29:02.000 --> 01:29:21.000 LGD Jerome Johnson - Division 25 Cornwall: I know for sure that it has assisted in today's world, and how I even go about my daily duties, so I had to just take the opportunity to highlight that part, because, I mean, you would have brought it out so much in the presentation, and I started reminiscing and having deja vu, so… 01:29:21.000 --> 01:29:24.000 LGD Jerome Johnson - Division 25 Cornwall: Awesome presentation, as always, yeah? 01:29:23.000 --> 01:29:39.000 Leighton McKnight: All right. And you know, LG, the Jerome, I'm glad you raised that. And I want to say this as leaders, because I won't get into the details, man, Jerome coming from you was a SLP, but that's another matter. But there are some leaders need to learn to adapt to change. 01:29:39.000 --> 01:29:49.000 Leighton McKnight: Because some of us as the older leaders are not understanding as a new generation coming up and we are trying to lead with our old style. It's not gonna work. 01:29:49.000 --> 01:29:56.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? So, be inclusive. You know anything about diversity, equity, and inclusion, try and be careful. 01:29:56.000 --> 01:29:58.000 Leighton McKnight: Because in some clubs. 01:29:59.000 --> 01:30:06.000 Leighton McKnight: The clubs are dying because young people don't find it attractive because the leadership style is outdated. 01:30:06.000 --> 01:30:09.000 Leighton McKnight: That's why I'm saying you need to keep update. 01:30:09.000 --> 01:30:13.000 Leighton McKnight: And Gerald know what I'm talking about. I won't give too much of the specific. 01:30:13.000 --> 01:30:23.000 Leighton McKnight: But he's a good leader now, and I remember an incident with him when some old leaders almost chased him out of the movement with their old leadership style. 01:30:23.000 --> 01:30:39.000 Leighton McKnight: I remember I had to step in and say, no, no, it's not going to work. So leaders, especially the older ones, for God's sake, the good old days are not coming back. For God's sake, it's not coming back. It's a new world. It's an AI. It's all kinds of different worlds. So let us get with it. 01:30:40.000 --> 01:31:01.000 Leighton McKnight: Otherwise you are gonna be left behind. When I was at PwC, when I'm planning anything, even that staff party, I don't even come up with a musician. If I come up with my musician, nobody not coming. You understand? If my girl come with me, Dennis Brown and some old man, and then the staff not coming. Most of my staff were between 25 and 35. 01:31:01.000 --> 01:31:12.000 Leighton McKnight: So you have to give the people what they want as a leader. Remember that. Give the people what they want if you're gonna empower. Forget the old days. It's gone. That's a cemetery. That's a museum. 01:31:12.000 --> 01:31:18.000 Leighton McKnight: deal with today's day. Different age, different tactics. Thank you for that, Gerald. 01:31:20.000 --> 01:31:25.000 DLG Joe Curry: Question in the chat. I'll ask Chair Dorr to read it out, please. And who's from? 01:31:25.000 --> 01:31:30.000 DP Dora Henry: Okay, we have a question from Veronica Mills, KCCA. 01:31:30.000 --> 01:31:40.000 DP Dora Henry: The presenter intimated that as a leader, one should get help, because you could have scars from childhood that might affect your leadership style. 01:31:40.000 --> 01:31:42.000 DP Dora Henry: And her question is. 01:31:42.000 --> 01:31:55.000 DP Dora Henry: and where one can get this kind of help in Kiwanis, because sometimes your job is in the middle of the same field, and you don't want to seem weak to your peers. 01:31:44.000 --> 01:31:46.000 DP Hugh Miller KCMB: I don't know. 01:31:55.000 --> 01:32:00.000 Leighton McKnight: Ah, I'm trying to hear it clear, but I think I kind of get the gist of the question. 01:32:00.000 --> 01:32:15.000 Leighton McKnight: And I deliberately brought that up as much as it may be contentious, I don't mind, because reality. Even corporate, when I was at my office when I was a leader, there are some of my leaders. 01:32:15.000 --> 01:32:26.000 Leighton McKnight: fellow partners that had to recommend certain course of action in terms of… In fact, I remember one day we had a retreat, and each person was asked to kind of. 01:32:26.000 --> 01:32:29.000 Leighton McKnight: give out one of the worst emotional moments. 01:32:29.000 --> 01:32:36.000 Leighton McKnight: And when we went around the room and heard some of our own, we didn't know people were almost crying. 01:32:36.000 --> 01:32:43.000 Leighton McKnight: Because gentle people, you don't know what people are going through. You know what I mean? So I'm saying to you that, um… 01:32:43.000 --> 01:32:47.000 Leighton McKnight: You know, get help where you can. 01:32:47.000 --> 01:32:55.000 Leighton McKnight: recognize that there are many more people. I remember one day I gave a guest speaker at a certain Kiwanis club. 01:32:55.000 --> 01:33:01.000 Leighton McKnight: And it was about child molestation. And I was speaking about a young lady who I had rescued as a child. 01:33:01.000 --> 01:33:15.000 Leighton McKnight: And it was… it was, you know, it really got to a lot of people. And to my surprise, two senior members of that club, distinguished president, came to see me after to point out to me that they were molested as a child, too. 01:33:15.000 --> 01:33:29.000 Leighton McKnight: I mean, I almost flipped, you understand? So, gentle people, that's why I say a lot of us have a lot of things that we have gone through, and I'm saying, try and get help, and if you see people with certain traits. 01:33:29.000 --> 01:33:31.000 Leighton McKnight: Try and get help for them too. 01:33:31.000 --> 01:33:47.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? I used to do it at my workplace, and in my keywords, I recommend go and speak to. People think medical doctor is just about physical sickness. It's about mental. Take care of your mental health. As a matter of fact, June is about mental health. I cheer her. 01:33:47.000 --> 01:34:00.000 Leighton McKnight: A book launched last week about mental health. Some Afrin that was launched a book on mental health. So all I can say, take care of your mental health and take care of your members or your team members' mental health to the best of your ability. 01:34:04.000 --> 01:34:10.000 DLG Joe Curry: Thank you very much, DLGE. We have a question from DP Michelle. 01:34:15.000 --> 01:34:16.000 Leighton McKnight: Michelle? 01:34:19.000 --> 01:34:21.000 DLG Joe Curry: And Kay Osborn? 01:34:21.000 --> 01:34:24.000 DLG Joe Curry: Okay, I think that question may have been… 01:34:24.000 --> 01:34:28.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: I have a question. 01:34:26.000 --> 01:34:30.000 DP Michelle & K Osmond-KCGP: Good evening, um, PDT. 01:34:26.000 --> 01:34:27.000 DLG Joe Curry: Yes. 01:34:28.000 --> 01:34:29.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: Okay. 01:34:30.000 --> 01:34:33.000 DP Michelle & K Osmond-KCGP: Layton, my question really was. 01:34:30.000 --> 01:34:31.000 DP Medgar: Great. 01:34:32.000 --> 01:34:34.000 DLG Joe Curry: Ah, there you go. 01:34:32.000 --> 01:34:34.000 DP Medgar: Next. 01:34:34.000 --> 01:34:39.000 DP Michelle & K Osmond-KCGP: I know, based on what we have heard so far, am I being heard? 01:34:35.000 --> 01:34:38.000 DP Medgar: Hmm? I don't see this one. 01:34:35.000 --> 01:34:37.000 Leighton McKnight: Yes. 01:34:39.000 --> 01:34:41.000 DLG Joe Curry: Alright. 01:34:40.000 --> 01:34:42.000 DP Medgar: They have a lot of them. 01:34:40.000 --> 01:34:44.000 DP Michelle & K Osmond-KCGP: Right, June is Mental Health Month, and you have mentioned… 01:34:41.000 --> 01:34:45.000 DLG Joe Curry: Can you mute your mic? There you go. Thank you. Go ahead, please. 01:34:44.000 --> 01:34:48.000 DP Michelle & K Osmond-KCGP: And you have mentioned that a while ago, but what are some of the ways. 01:34:48.000 --> 01:34:54.000 DP Michelle & K Osmond-KCGP: As, um, leaders, our past leaders can, one, um… 01:34:54.000 --> 01:35:01.000 DP Michelle & K Osmond-KCGP: assist our, uh, um, with, with, um, with, with your fellow Kiwanians in regards to mental health. 01:34:59.000 --> 01:35:01.000 Leighton McKnight: Yeah, so… 01:35:01.000 --> 01:35:06.000 DP Michelle & K Osmond-KCGP: Can you give us a few examples so we can use that as a guide? 01:35:02.000 --> 01:35:06.000 Leighton McKnight: All right, so first you have to recognize that sensitive matter. 01:35:06.000 --> 01:35:09.000 Leighton McKnight: Nobody wants to be called out for being mental. 01:35:09.000 --> 01:35:21.000 Leighton McKnight: And the issue of being a good listener, you know, somebody you can trust, because most of us have some skeletons in our closets, but we're not gonna bring it out just like that. 01:35:35.000 --> 01:35:44.000 Leighton McKnight: Ist. 01:35:44.000 --> 01:35:46.000 Leighton McKnight: Un Graduate. 01:35:55.000 --> 01:36:01.000 Leighton McKnight: But it has to be with developing, with assisting that emotional intelligence to be able to. 01:36:02.000 --> 01:36:07.000 Leighton McKnight: Allow people to feel confident in coming and share their deep and dark secrets with you. 01:36:07.000 --> 01:36:10.000 Leighton McKnight: with the view of getting help. 01:36:10.000 --> 01:36:23.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? And your job is to get help and convince them that you are there to help. Friend of you don't want to share because they feel they will ridicule, or you may discuss their business with others, and they are going to look very small. 01:36:23.000 --> 01:36:26.000 Leighton McKnight: So my recommendation is. 01:36:26.000 --> 01:36:32.000 Leighton McKnight: Talk to them, and if necessary, you know, have a good counselor. Do you mind go and see? That's us agrarians. 01:36:32.000 --> 01:36:44.000 Leighton McKnight: Um, you know, was an excellent person to go and talk with. I've always recommended a lot of people to him and others. Are there children? I said, boy, yeah, children. I've got some giving trouble. What have you? 01:36:44.000 --> 01:36:46.000 Leighton McKnight: I recommend you do that. 01:36:46.000 --> 01:36:56.000 Leighton McKnight: Especially since COVID, this mental thing here is a serious thing, and a lot of us are trying to deal with it without the proper training. 01:36:56.000 --> 01:37:01.000 Leighton McKnight: You know, people are thinking of suicide, they're getting depressed, and all of that, right? 01:37:01.000 --> 01:37:05.000 Leighton McKnight: Try your best to be that confided. 01:37:05.000 --> 01:37:08.000 Leighton McKnight: You know that confident. 01:37:08.000 --> 01:37:14.000 Leighton McKnight: And also recognize your limitation to say, listen, I may have to pass it to somebody else or a professional. 01:37:19.000 --> 01:37:29.000 DLG Joe Curry: Thank you very much, DLG. Thank you for the question as well. We have one final question. I think DP Blanzo, you have. 01:37:20.000 --> 01:37:21.000 DP Michelle & K Osmond-KCGP: Okay, thank you. 01:37:26.000 --> 01:37:28.000 Leighton McKnight: No, she was the one that spoke. 01:37:28.000 --> 01:37:29.000 Leighton McKnight: Sure. 01:37:29.000 --> 01:37:30.000 Leighton McKnight: Okay. 01:37:29.000 --> 01:37:31.000 DLG Joe Curry: Deferred on your question. 01:37:31.000 --> 01:37:34.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: Yes, good… good evening! 01:37:31.000 --> 01:37:35.000 DLG Joe Curry: Okay, sorry. I saw two different. Thank you. 01:37:35.000 --> 01:37:51.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: Good evening. Good evening. Thank you so much. It was my daughter who is listening. Thank you. My daughter who is listening with me had some questions to ask. So may I just allow her to ask? Thank you so much. Go ahead. Okay. So the, the ask was help. 01:37:35.000 --> 01:37:36.000 DLG Joe Curry: Go ahead. 01:37:36.000 --> 01:37:40.000 DLG Joe Curry: This will be our final question for the evening. 01:37:51.000 --> 01:38:01.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: And it sounds like seek help from, um, a therapist or a counselor. Um, have there been suggestions, other suggestions? Because I've seen… 01:38:01.000 --> 01:38:11.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: I've gone and spoken to some folks in Jamaica to get pricing on what it would be to have sessions with a mental health. 01:38:11.000 --> 01:38:20.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: professional, a counselor, and it could range from, like, $12,000 to $15,000 a session, Jamaican dollars, which is insane. 01:38:20.000 --> 01:38:23.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: Um, outside of… 01:38:23.000 --> 01:38:30.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: those professionals, I mean, is it also… is it recommended to, like, maybe speak to someone at, um… 01:38:30.000 --> 01:38:36.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: a counselor at your church? Or, um, how about, um… 01:38:36.000 --> 01:38:40.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: Was advice given around exercise? 01:38:40.000 --> 01:38:57.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: Um, as it relates to the, to, to, you know, stabilizing serotonin in the body and improving mood, what about journaling? Um, like, what other, like, like, actual tangible things can we do in, in efforts to. 01:38:57.000 --> 01:39:02.000 DP Blanzo Ellis KCGP: work on, maintain, and stabilize our mental health. 01:38:59.000 --> 01:39:02.000 Leighton McKnight: So my answer to that is all that is up. 01:39:03.000 --> 01:39:14.000 DLG Joe Curry: Thank you very much for the question. Leighton, if I can help you with that, there is a, uh, someone who has posted in the group that I'm an associate counseling psychologist, who may be better, uh. 01:39:13.000 --> 01:39:14.000 Leighton McKnight: Right? 01:39:14.000 --> 01:39:23.000 DLG Joe Curry: professionally trained to answer that question. They've also given a contact, Dr. Anne Marie Bishop. 01:39:20.000 --> 01:39:22.000 LGD Jerome Johnson - Division 25 Cornwall: Bye. 01:39:22.000 --> 01:39:23.000 LGD Jerome Johnson - Division 25 Cornwall: And… 01:39:23.000 --> 01:39:28.000 DLG Joe Curry: And so I just thought I would mention that to you. You may want to still go ahead and give your own points. 01:39:28.000 --> 01:39:35.000 LGD Jerome Johnson - Division 25 Cornwall: Consensus psychologists are highly trained professionals, and safety ranges from $8,000 to $15,000. 01:39:35.000 --> 01:39:49.000 Leighton McKnight: Yeah, so what I was gonna say to that is that, you know, as I said before, you know, it, it, you know, all of the above. Church counts on everybody, but what I want us to understand, that serious mental illness, depression, and all of that. 01:39:35.000 --> 01:39:37.000 DLG Joe Curry: Yeah, that's another comment. 01:39:35.000 --> 01:39:37.000 LGD Jerome Johnson - Division 25 Cornwall: Yes, indeed. 01:39:37.000 --> 01:39:40.000 DLG Joe Curry: That's another comment on the cost. 01:39:49.000 --> 01:40:06.000 Leighton McKnight: I mean, we go to con, if we have cancer or anything, we are willing to pay 15, $20,000. So $8,000 for a consultancy when I come, I just came from my dentist and I paid more than that. So what I'm saying, we have to treat mental health just as significant as physical health challenges. 01:40:06.000 --> 01:40:22.000 Leighton McKnight: Okay? And if it is that the problem, because it's aspectual, and you may have to go to that psychologist, you may have to go to that psychiatrist, it may be saving your life. If it is a lesser problem, maybe a church counselor, depending on the level of training of that counselor. 01:40:22.000 --> 01:40:33.000 Leighton McKnight: You know, at the school, they have guidance counselors and all of that. So all of it has to do with scale, the magnitude of the problem. And there's no one side that fits all. 01:40:33.000 --> 01:40:37.000 Leighton McKnight: We have to assess each situation and decide how far we should go. 01:40:37.000 --> 01:40:41.000 Leighton McKnight: And yes, it may mean spending a lot of money and get help. 01:40:41.000 --> 01:40:48.000 Leighton McKnight: Because I've had kids that have assisted that are suicidal. I've had two in recent time that overdosed with tablets. 01:40:48.000 --> 01:40:54.000 Leighton McKnight: I know I cannot handle that. So I have to refer to the professional and maybe find the money to pay. 01:40:57.000 --> 01:40:58.000 Leighton McKnight: Yes. 01:40:59.000 --> 01:41:08.000 DLG Joe Curry: DLGE, we're gonna end on that note. I thank all of you who have put questions to our presenter, and I thank you, our presenter, for the… 01:41:08.000 --> 01:41:13.000 DLG Joe Curry: poised, jovial, and exploited manner in her usual self in which she responded. 01:41:13.000 --> 01:41:33.000 DLG Joe Curry: I want you to know that we appreciate you and the excellent presentation. You're not able to follow all of the comments on the chat, but the comments are really highly spirited, thanking you for an excellent presentation. Even while I'm doing your presentation, there were comments coming in commending you. 01:41:33.000 --> 01:41:37.000 DLG Joe Curry: You touch all the points, and of course. 01:41:37.000 --> 01:41:42.000 DLG Joe Curry: We want to thank you for taking the time to be with us. 01:41:42.000 --> 01:41:49.000 DLG Joe Curry: And I'm going to ask my colleague Kawanians to join me in thanking you for your presentation. 01:41:49.000 --> 01:41:51.000 DLG Joe Curry: On Leadership Edge. 01:41:51.000 --> 01:41:55.000 DLG Joe Curry: Developing qualities that inspire success. 01:41:55.000 --> 01:42:05.000 DLG Joe Curry: I want to really thank you for that. I see one hand went up, but we're going to close, uh, because we want to respect the time that we have set aside. If you want to send questions. 01:42:05.000 --> 01:42:16.000 DLG Joe Curry: um, please do send them to the committee. I'm sure the DLGE would be happy to respond even after the fact on anything that you may want to share with them. 01:42:16.000 --> 01:42:19.000 DLG Joe Curry: And so I want to at this time. 01:42:20.000 --> 01:42:22.000 DLG Joe Curry: Uh… indicate… 01:42:22.000 --> 01:42:32.000 DLG Joe Curry: to all before we bring the closing remarks from the Chair. I'm confident that all of us will lead this webinar this evening inspired by your comments for success using the tools you've gained. 01:42:32.000 --> 01:42:39.000 DLG Joe Curry: we've gained, um, to give us leadership edge as we develop our own qualities as leaders in Kiwanis and in life. 01:42:39.000 --> 01:42:47.000 DLG Joe Curry: And I want to invite Chair Dora to now bring closing remarks and to share with you upcoming activities. Chair Dora? 01:42:48.000 --> 01:42:52.000 DP Dora Henry: Good evening once again, everyone. 01:42:52.000 --> 01:43:07.000 DP Dora Henry: As we end, or bring this evening to a close, I want to say a big thank you to our governor, our Governor Cynthia, and her district board for their vision, leadership, and unwavering support of. 01:43:07.000 --> 01:43:10.000 DP Dora Henry: Leadership Month 2026. 01:43:10.000 --> 01:43:16.000 DP Dora Henry: A special thank you to my colleague, friend. 01:43:16.000 --> 01:43:25.000 DP Dora Henry: outstanding presenter, DLG Leighton McKnight, whose energy, wisdom, and practical insights. 01:43:25.000 --> 01:43:36.000 DP Dora Henry: has set the perfect tone for this first webinar. We had 420 persons on at one time. I cannot say thank you enough. 01:43:36.000 --> 01:43:43.000 DP Dora Henry: You were truly the ideal person to commence this Leadership Month journey with us. 01:43:44.000 --> 01:43:47.000 DP Dora Henry: Sincere appreciation also goes to… 01:43:47.000 --> 01:43:51.000 DP Dora Henry: My moderator, DLG Joe. 01:43:51.000 --> 01:43:55.000 DP Dora Henry: Also part of the planning committee for Leadership Month. 01:43:55.000 --> 01:44:11.000 DP Dora Henry: The incredible members on the planning committee as well, DP Merlene Carter, DP Megan Mollison, President Claudette, Trustee Lloyd, and Kevin Censure for their commitment, creativity, and dedication for the past few months. 01:44:11.000 --> 01:44:16.000 DP Dora Henry: And especially starting off our leadership month with a bang. 01:44:16.000 --> 01:44:28.000 DP Dora Henry: But importantly, I just want to thank each of you from across ECNC, including our French members who chose to invest in their leadership. 01:44:28.000 --> 01:44:43.000 DP Dora Henry: growth this evening. Our French members will be first, so bonne vie et merci to our French-Cubanians. Your presence demonstrates a commitment to becoming stronger leaders, stronger servants. 01:44:43.000 --> 01:44:51.000 DP Dora Henry: and stronger Cubanians. So, as we continue our journey under our theme, Level Up Leadership in Action. 01:44:51.000 --> 01:44:58.000 DP Dora Henry: I just want to invite you to stay connected throughout our district's social media platforms. 01:44:58.000 --> 01:45:01.000 DP Dora Henry: Every Wednesday throughout this month. 01:45:01.000 --> 01:45:06.000 DP Dora Henry: Look out for our leadership quotes starting tomorrow. 01:45:06.000 --> 01:45:16.000 DP Dora Henry: And on the first day, our leadership tips, designed to inspire fresh thinking, to encourage growth, and to strengthen. 01:45:16.000 --> 01:45:19.000 DP Dora Henry: Your leadership toolkit. 01:45:19.000 --> 01:45:34.000 DP Dora Henry: And then comes Friday. What do we do on Friday? We're going to engage. It's called Engagement Fridays. So we want to hear from you. We want you to share your leadership stories, your memorable experience, lessons learned, successes. 01:45:34.000 --> 01:45:47.000 DP Dora Henry: photos, and short videos. Let's celebrate the many ways leadership comes to life across our district, and inspire one another through our collective experience. 01:45:47.000 --> 01:45:52.000 DP Dora Henry: You know, volunteerism should be fun, we should be enjoying leadership. 01:45:52.000 --> 01:45:55.000 DP Dora Henry: We also are thrilled to launch… 01:45:55.000 --> 01:45:59.000 DP Dora Henry: Maybe we want to give something for free, a gift or two. 01:45:59.000 --> 01:46:08.000 DP Dora Henry: and have a Leadership Month Trivia Challenge. So it will be fun and interactive, an opportunity to test your Kiwanis knowledge. 01:46:08.000 --> 01:46:15.000 DP Dora Henry: Connect with fellow members and compete for exciting prizes along the way. 01:46:15.000 --> 01:46:18.000 DP Dora Henry: And of course, this is only the beginning. 01:46:18.000 --> 01:46:24.000 DP Dora Henry: We encourage you to join us every week as we continue our webinar series. 01:46:24.000 --> 01:46:39.000 DP Dora Henry: exploring practical leadership topics that will strengthen our clubs, empower our members, and elevate our service to new heights. So again, I want to say a big thank you for being part of this incredible journey. 01:46:39.000 --> 01:46:50.000 DP Dora Henry: Tonight was a wonderful night. Together, we can continue to lead with courage, serve with purpose, and inspire excellence in everyone we encounter. 01:46:50.000 --> 01:47:01.000 DP Dora Henry: Until next time, and that is next week, for meeting via the virtual platform, but remember, tomorrow we have our leadership quotes, and the first day we have our tips. 01:47:01.000 --> 01:47:08.000 DP Dora Henry: Let us continue to stay engaged, and stay inspired as well, and keep leveling up. 01:47:08.000 --> 01:47:22.000 DP Dora Henry: As you know, the best leaders don't just talk about change, they create it. So let's continue to level up leadership in action. Thank you, and I hand you over to my fellow colleague, DLG Joe. 01:47:22.000 --> 01:47:24.000 DP Dora Henry: adjourn this meeting. 01:47:29.000 --> 01:47:36.000 DLG Joe Curry: Thank you very much, Madam Chair. That's an excellent closing remark. I want to, on behalf of the. 01:47:36.000 --> 01:47:41.000 DLG Joe Curry: Our good governor, and on behalf of our good chair and the committee. 01:47:41.000 --> 01:47:53.000 DLG Joe Curry: joined us for this webinar. For those of you who know that there were others who were not on this webinar, who you think would be interested, please join us. This will be a weekly webinar, different topics, and you listen out. 01:47:53.000 --> 01:47:58.000 DLG Joe Curry: Listen out and share with others. Thank you very much and have a good evening. 01:48:00.000 --> 01:48:03.000 LG Joan Knowles: Excellent. Good evening, everyone. 01:48:01.000 --> 01:48:03.000 Tonette Minnis: Good evening, everyone. 01:48:03.000 --> 01:48:03.000 DP Dora Henry: Good night. 01:48:03.000 --> 01:48:04.000 Cynthia Blackman, Governor, ECC District: Bye. 01:48:04.000 --> 01:48:06.000 VG Christine: Hey, everyone. 01:48:04.000 --> 01:48:07.000 DLG Josette JP.: Good night, bye. Thank you very much, PDT. 01:48:04.000 --> 01:48:05.000 DP Makeba - KCNAM: So… 01:48:06.000 --> 01:48:08.000 Raquel KCCB: Have a good night. 01:48:07.000 --> 01:48:08.000 Lloyd Distant: Bye. 01:48:07.000 --> 01:48:08.000 Charma: Okay. 01:48:08.000 --> 01:48:09.000 Pres.Nasette KCTRS: Bye.