December 14, 2024 Issue, Page 9 of 12

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The Elk City News SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024 ° 9 people, how to lead an orga- ing Services, Outlaw Oilfield GRADUATES nization, how to run a staff having a title before your name. It is not about having Supply, PK & Co. Anadarko Continued from page 1 meeting, and how to handle status or power or position. Dozer and Trucking, Bella conflict. These principles that Leadership is about serving Vita/The Attic Door, Com- Cattle Co., Barber-Dyson people. It’s about seeing the forting Hands Hospice, Elk you guys have spent the past Ford, Cloud’s Lawn and Irri- 12 months learning about, people that you're leading, City Tag Agency, Davis Print- gation, DJ’s Rentals and Sales, I literally had heard about whoever that is, whoever ing, North Fork of Red River Elk City Rotary, Grandview them, but I was not operating you're leading” Evans added. Conservation District, Odis Church, Hutton, Inc. In- in them. I absolutely needed At the end of Evans’ con- Crane and Equipment, Scoot- terLinc, Legacy Bank, OK to develop in them. And it clusions for the Leadership ers Coffee, Smith Title and Representative Nick Archer, wasn't until I started devel- Class, members Cassandra Closing, Western OK Urol- Pizza Hut, PK and Co., State oping myself as a leader, that Ausher and Serena Jones pre- ogy, Black Hat Storage, Elk Farm Insurance, and Wynden our church began to grow; sented the thank you video. City Pick a Part, LaDonna’s Equipment. Evans added. Members of the class talked Wine and Spirits, Smith Me- Jennifer Hagerman, steer- He told the Leadership X about their take-away from chanical, Memaws, Crown ing committee, recognized class how important it is to the year and the project they Anther — Company-Tiffany the other Steering Committee start. He talked about three completed for the communi- King, Janic’s, Magnolia Sage, members. When she finished Members of Leadership X and steering committee include Chief Eddie thoughts about leadership. ty. ‘The Vogue, The Tool Box, Dr. with those introductions, Holland, Tim Carter, Julie Byerly, Phillip O’Donnell, Cassandra Ausher, “The first one is this, lead- Kanyon Cunningham, Keyes The class raised funds to Serena Jones, Jimmy Cooksey, Kayla Maddox, Michael Fisher, Greta Louis, ership is needed. People are Compounding and Specialty rewire and install new light- Eric Rheaume introduced Eric Rheaume, and Casey Merrifield. Kyle Evans to talk to the class desperate for somebody to ing in the pavilions in Ack- Drug, Salon 605 -Tegan Ken- about leadership. personally, I didn’t grow up in He continued to talk about lead them. The second thing ley Park. The businesses and ney, and Your Sister’s Closet. “The cool thing about lead- a home where leadership was his leadership journey and is that leadership is not easy. individuals who donated to ‘The graduation ceremony ership is that leadership prin- a value. Leadership wasn't a Leadership actually is incred- the project included Elk City concluded with the recog- how it has made him a better ciples apply in any arena of priority, I grew up in a great ibly difficult. If leadership McDonald's, First National nition of outgoing steering pastor. His church was started life. It works in the church, home. Hard work was valued. in 2011, and it grew when he were easy, everybody would Bank and Trust, GAS, Dob- committee members and the it works in your home, it Morals were valued, faith was began to know how to lead. be a leader, and everybody son Fiber, Edward Jones, Paul presentation of the plaques works at your job, it works valued, but leadership was “There was a leadership would be good doing it. Jones Drug, Rimrock Ser- and certificates. The group in the community. It works not. Leadership was like this piece that was missing in my Leaders are not born, they're vices, LLC, State Farm-Daniel took one final photograph all across the board. When it foreign concept to me,” Evans life, and I’m talking about made,” Evans said. Garbarino, 4 Warriors Hy- before leaving the graduation comes to leadership for me, began. things like how to organize “Leadership is not about dro Excavation, F&H Drill- ceremony. 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