FIRST: the incredible community

[Kims Robot]

This is a great post. I just finished running a leadership bootcamp for a bunch of my team members a few weeks ago. I had given them homework before the full day camp to read the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People". I've read that book four times now (ok twice on audio), and I always pick up something new or remember something that "doh I should really remember to treat people that way". And I think that book beautifully compliments Andy's post here.

If you want to win friends and influence people, its not trickery, salesmanship or any of that that does it. It is honesty, integrity, and my favorite phrase in the book "being hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise." (I think that was Abraham Lincoln's statement if I recal r

The nice thing, is that with FIRST icons/heroes/etc, is that most of them are pretty grounded and dont have enormous egos. They are real people. They arent too good for us (or they wouldnt be here!). So we need to treat them like real people, but with respect for what they do as well. They can choose to be elsewhere, give their money elsewhere, not promote this great program. Appreciation is key.