A big thank you to Sharon for hanging out with us on the playground today. During our chat, we learned how she joined an organization straight out of school and worked her way up to the position of executive director of a community centre serving 60,000 people.

She loved this experience and created a family-atmosphere in the workplace. But as can happen in life, one person came and essentially destroyed everything that Sharon had built throughout her career.

Remember the theme of the last episode? Purpose, plan and pivot.

Today's magical words:

1) Leadership - it is innate. You can hone it, but it is something that is naturally there.

2) Believing in yourself.

3) Creating confidence/inspiring loyalty/demonstrating dedication.

4) Reliability - people believing in you.

5) The importance of communication.

6) People trusted her/she is relatable.

7) She sees the goodness in people.

8) She is authentic and genuine.

9) She has a strong belief in helping others.

10) Building community is essential to her, and she knows how to do it.

11) She has always been intentional in making a difference - no matter how young she was or how small the act.

Life is short - do what you can to help others and make a difference.

We need to develop our own careers, and not follow everyone else's. You do you. :)

Resources mentioned in this episode:

One Hub - Home - ONE Hub (onehubottawa.ca)

OCISO - OCISO

Hunt-Club Riverside Park Community Centre - Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre | City of Ottawa

LinkedIn profile - (6) Sharon Moore | LinkedIn