How to Be the Best Member You Can Be:
The 10 Commandments of BBYO Leadership
1. Know thyself as a human being, in a relationship to others, as a Jew.
2. Have a vision. Identify with the objectives of BBYO -- both long and short term goals.
3. Care about others. Every person is sacred -- not to be exploited. Learn to listen and empathize.
4. Lead by example. Never ask someone to do something you are not ready to do yourself and demonstrate his readiness.
5. Sacrifice some self-interest for the sake of the program. Being a leader means occasionally giving up a personal pleasure.
6. Avoid Macheritis. Do not make status the key concept in your life -- develop a degree of humility.
7. Try to deal with people openly and honestly. Do not complain behind people's backs -- confront them and risk hostility in developing a relationship of trust.
8. Be enthusiastic. Do not allow your own problems to infect the group -- you can never lead with a complaining stance.
9. Be a walking encyclopedia of options. Do not suggest one way of doing things -- have lots of program ideas from which others can choose from.
10. Share leadership. Leadership is not the role of one person, but is an activity in which all can participate -- all leaders are members, and all members are leaders.
1. Know thyself as a human being, in a relationship to others, as a Jew.
2. Have a vision. Identify with the objectives of BBYO -- both long and short term goals.
3. Care about others. Every person is sacred -- not to be exploited. Learn to listen and empathize.
4. Lead by example. Never ask someone to do something you are not ready to do yourself and demonstrate his readiness.
5. Sacrifice some self-interest for the sake of the program. Being a leader means occasionally giving up a personal pleasure.
6. Avoid Macheritis. Do not make status the key concept in your life -- develop a degree of humility.
7. Try to deal with people openly and honestly. Do not complain behind people's backs -- confront them and risk hostility in developing a relationship of trust.
8. Be enthusiastic. Do not allow your own problems to infect the group -- you can never lead with a complaining stance.
9. Be a walking encyclopedia of options. Do not suggest one way of doing things -- have lots of program ideas from which others can choose from.
10. Share leadership. Leadership is not the role of one person, but is an activity in which all can participate -- all leaders are members, and all members are leaders.
