Kennedy began by saying “I consider myself a friend of IEEE. I thank you all for your volunteer service. I find that most of you do this out of your love and passion for IEEE and as an outsider looking in, that is most commendable.”
He also made sure we knew that he was not an astronomer, astronaut or astrologist, but was a mechanical engineer from Auburn University who loved his wife and the 30 years spent at Marshall Space Flight Center and the four years he served as director of the Kennedy Space Flight Center.
Kennedy invited everyone to visit http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov to view some of the spectacular images captured from space and some that he uses to highlight his 52 principles for effective leadership. Since this was just a prelude to his hour-long presentation that will occur on Sunday, he shared the following two principles to wet our appetite.
Tip #31 - Invest in Friendships, They Have a Great ROI. Kennedy spoke about investing time in establishing friendships by helping others and recognizing them. You can establish life-long friendships even from simple encounters with others at meetings such as this one.
Tip #38 - Take Pride in Your Organization. Kennedy spoke about the great pride he sees individuals, especially IEEE member Leslie Martinich, taking in our strong organization. He not not only applauded this but also considered it a must to maintain the vibrancy of the organization.
With only these two tips, Kennedy definitely left the audience wanting to hear more. You can hear more from him on Sunday from 10-11am. Oh, and if you’re at the Annual Meeting, he’s giving out free NASA pins to everyone he meets this weekend!
Nita Patel also contributed to this blog.
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