It was great to see everyone at the 2020 Joint Kick-off After-hours gathering at Stonebridge Country Club. Special thanks to Stonebridge Ranch Country Club for hosting the Leadership McKinney Alumni Network, McKinney Young Professionals, & the Women’s Alliance of McKinney. We appreciate you. Hats off to MYP for putting the happy hour together. A great time was had by all.
Did you attend the “Leaders that Lunch” at Local Yocal BBQ & Grill on February 18th? Well, you missed out. We had 27 people sharing a delicious lunch and supporting each other’s leadership agendas! Check out the Leadership Alumni Calendar for all the ways there are to participate in the Leadership Alumni Network meet-ups this year. We have opened up a lot of our events to showcase what Leadership McKinney is all about. We want to illustrate to potential members the benefits and leadership opportunities there are to being a part of the Alumni Network after you graduate.
On February 20th, the Leadership Alumni Network hosted a Regional Day Luncheon at the Collin College Higher Education Building. The speakers were fantastic and it was great to share the day with Leaders from McKinney, Allen and Fairview. This event is something we all look forward to each year. We always come away with a few new friends and some great information about what is going on in our region.
If you weren’t able to attend the “Roaring 20’s McKinney Community Awards Celebration,” at the Sheraton on February 21, 2020, here is what you missed out on…Drum Roll Please and the 2020 Community Awards WINNERS are…
City of McKinney Awards
- Non-residential Historic Preservation Project of the Year – William Williams Rare Jewelry, William Williams
- Residential Historic Preservation Project of the Year – 504 Tucker Street, James and Florene West
- Development Project of the Year – The Yard, the 33 Restaurant Group
- The Spirit of McKinney Moving Forward Award – First United Bank
McKinney Economic Development Corporation Awards:
- Corporate Performance Award –Dynacraft
- Encore Wire / Business Retention & Expansion Award – Independent Financial
Main Street Award:
- Main Street Partner of the Year – The Sanchez Group & Patina Green
- Partners of the Decade, Kaci & Robert Lyford, Luann VanWinckel
Visit McKinney Award:
- McKinney Tourism Partner Award- Tupps Brewery
McKinney Community Development Corporation Award:
- Quality of Life - organization – McKinney PD’s Neighborhood Police Officer Unit and the McKinney Fire Depts’ Community Healthcare Program
- Quality of Life - individual – Mary Carole Strother
Leadership McKinney Alumni of the Year Award:
Outstanding Small Business of the Year Award:
Outstanding Business of the Year Award:
- Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd & Hullett, PC
Carey Cox Outstanding McKinney Citizen of the Year:
Leadership Corner:
The Eight Archetypes of Leadership:
- Collaborator: Empathetic, team-building, talent-spotting, coaching-oriented
- Energizer: Charismatic, inspiring, connects emotionally, provides meaning
- Pilot: Strategic, visionary, adroit at managing complexity, open to input, team-oriented
- Provider: Action-oriented, confident in their path or methodology, loyal to colleagues, driven to provide for others
- Harmonizer: Reliable, quality-driven, execution-focused, creates positive and stable environments, inspires loyalty
- Forecaster: Learning oriented, deeply knowledgeable, visionary, cautious in decision making
- Producer: Task focused, results-oriented, linear thinker, loyal to tradition
- Composer: Independent, creative, problem solving, decisive, self-reliant
To learn more about the leadership styles, and to take a brief assessment, see our article in Harvard Business Review. The assessment provides immediate feedback about your style — potential strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots — and pinpoints the settings where you’ll be most and least effective.
https://www.heidrick.com/Knowledge-Center/Article/What-is-your-leadership-signature
Want to learn how to re-engage and join in on the fun this year? Here are a few easy ways to get started:
Sign up to be an official alumnus by contacting Deb Fitzgerald at dfitzgerald@mckinneychamber.com or by
clicking here
Save the date to our next events:
- 4/2/2020- Smithart’s Craft Food & Cheer (5:30 pm -7:00 pm)
- 5/12/2020: 13 Non-Profit Road Show-Various Non-profits-12:00 pm-3:00 pm- Each non-profit has 15 minutes to educate this captured audience about their non-profit. Alumni Only Fee $20 p/p
- 4/30/20-Leadership Open House-Open
- 5/19/2020: 13 Non-Profit Road Show-Various Non-profits-12:00 pm-3:00 pm- Each non-profit has 15 minutes to educate this captured audience about their non-profit. Alumni Only Fee $20 p/p
- 5/21/20-Class of 2020 Graduation- Open
- 6/4/20-Serve McKinney- Open
- 6/17/2020-Mesa’s (11:30 am-1:00 pm)- Open
Check out the yearly calendar & mark YOUR calendar!
Leading with a thankful heart,
Dee-dee Guerra, Visit McKinney
Leadership McKinney Alumni Chair, 2020
“I define a leader as anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and who has the courage to develop that potential.”
~ Brené Brown
