2005.01.01: January 1, 2005: Headlines: Directors: COS - Dominican Republic: Headquarters: USAID: Working for change By Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff: Aaron Williams talks about leadership
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2005.01.01: January 1, 2005: Headlines: Directors: COS - Dominican Republic: Headquarters: USAID: Working for change By Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff: Aaron Williams talks about leadership
Aaron Williams talks about leadership
Aaron Williams offers two important pieces of advice on this that are relevant to leadership in addition to the initial proving ground. "First be prepared to do the grunt work. I've always felt whenever I assigned anybody to do something, 'I've done that myself. It's not like I'm telling you to do something I don't know, how long it's going to take, how hard it is. I've done it.' You know, I've sat down and done the logframe. I've gone in there and negotiated the project agreement with the minister who didn't want to hear it. I've been through all that stuff. So, therefore, I'm not asking you to do something I haven't been willing to do myself. That's number one. A leader needs to have that credibility. I don't want to work for somebody and think, 'They have no idea of what it's going to take to get this job done.'" President Obama named RPCV Aaron Williams the Director of the Peace Corps on July 14, 2009.
Aaron Williams talks about leadership
Working for change
By Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff
Aaron Williams was interviewed the book "Working for Change," a book that focuses on development management positions in international service employment and offers guidance on finding the right mix of service objectives, degree programs, job opportunities and personal lifestyle choices.
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Before people trust you with responsibility, you have to prove that you can handle it. Aaron Williams offers two important pieces of advice on this that are relevant to leadership in addition to the initial proving ground. "First be prepared to do the grunt work. I've always felt whenever I assigned anybody to do something, 'I've done that myself. It's not like I'm telling you to do something I don't know, how long it's going to take, how hard it is. I've done it.' You know, I've sat down and done the logframe. I've gone in there and negotiated the project agreement with the minister who didn't want to hear it. I've been through all that stuff. So, therefore, I'm not asking you to do something I haven't been willing to do myself. That's number one. A leader needs to have that credibility. I don't want to work for somebody and think, 'They have no idea of what it's going to take to get this job done.'"
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