El liderazgo es como ser el primer huevo que se rompe en una tortilla.
Ese es uno de los mensajes sobre la asertividad que Cherrell McKoy recogió como aprendiz en un programa de liderazgo laboral que ahora se ofrece a los empleados de Father Bill's & MainSpring, con sede en Brockton, la organización sin fines de lucro que brinda refugio a las personas sin hogar y viviendas de apoyo en todo el sureste de Massachusetts. incluyendo el refugio de emergencia en el centro de la ciudad. McKoy, de Boston, dijo que hasta ahora ha tomado unas cinco clases en los últimos dos meses a través del programa de capacitación laboral que está siendo financiado por el estado.
“Now I can utilize what I have learned and feel comfortable to apply for a leadership position with confidence,” said McKoy, a housing case manager, who’s been employed for two years at Father Bill’s. “Not only have I been able to apply those leadership traits to my job, I’ve been able to apply them to my personal life in being a mother, a wife, a daughter and friend. … The three important things I learned from the training are that leaders are teachable, leaders build morale and leaders lead with a mission. At Father Bill’s our mission is no one should be homeless, and I truly believe in that.”
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito came to the training room at Father Bill & MainSpring’s offices on Belmont Street in Brockton on Thursday to announce a total of $10 million in matching funds granted by the state, mostly for private businesses, with 96 grants awarded to 133 employers, which she said will be used to provide training to around 6,500 employees
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