From the President...
Leader or Manager - Where Do You Fit In? John L. Baker, President, AMEA
Are you a leader or a manager? Both positions are impor- tant but very different.
The strength of The Alabama Music Educators
Association is its Divisions and the events offered at that level. Let's face it-one of the reasons we are members of AMEA/MENC is to have the opportunity to participate in state wide events like All-State, District and State Performance Evaluations and our In-Service Conference. All of these events must be well MANAGED to be suc- cessful. We get so caught up with MANAGEMENT issues we don't give ourselves time to DREAM and PLAN for the FUTURE of our organization.
MANAGERS make decisions that affect the here and now while LEADERS dream and plan for the future. In our organization a MANAGER might spend time reserving hotel rooms and performance venues and deciding where the judges are going to dine for the evening, while a LEADER might be attending another states In-Service Conference or grooming young teachers to be our LEADERS of tomorrow. Don't get me wrong-both MANAGEMENT and LEADER- SHIP are very important. I know we ALL spend too much time as MAN- AGERS. For example, as a past pres- ident of the
Alabama Vocal
Association I can tell you almost all of my time was spent being a MAN- AGER of events. The Alabama Vocal Association, as well as our Orchestra and Elementary Divisions are won- derful organizations that desperately need an executive director. The Alabama Bandmasters Association has had great success with Gene Gooch handling all of the manage- ment duties for that organization which has freed up the LEADER- SHIP to LEAD.
As members of The Alabama Music Educators Association we need to
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DREAM BIG! We want to have a VISION and be flexible enough to make that vision become a reality.
Things for LEADERS to remember:
*What we do on a daily basis is not about music. It's about people! *EVERY voice is important.
*If people believe their voice matters they are more likely to mobilize for change.
*Civil discourse is a GOOD thing.
*If you keep doing things the SAME way you are going to keep getting the SAME results.
*Most people prefer a familiar problem as opposed to an unfamiliar solution. Sell them on the unfamiliar solution!
Ask yourself these questions-What do I want our organi- zation to look like in ten years and how can I implant this vision in the young teachers of today to make my vision become a reality?
BE ALEADER!!
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