Tommy Douglas
Tommy DouglasBorn To Lead
At the most rudimentary level, a leader is someone who leads other. But what makes someone a leader? What is it about being a leader that some people understand and use to their advantage? What can you do to be a leader? A leader is a person who has a vision, a drive and a commitment to achieve that vision, and the skills to make it happen. These leadership traits are broken down further into seven beneficial habits in Sean Covey’s book “The 7 Habits of highly Effective Teens” and the fundamental base of leadership found in the 40 developmental assets. The main things that made Douglas a highly effective leader are family support, caring, integrity, school engagement, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win and synergize.
Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian democratic socialist politician and Baptist minister. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1935 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) party. He left federal politics to become the Saskatchewan CCF's leader and then the seventh Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961. After setting up Saskatchewan's Medicare program, he stepped down as premier and ran to lead the newly formed federal New Democratic Party, the National CCF's successor party. Douglas was elected as its first federal leader in 1961. He resigned as leader the next year, but remained as a Member of Parliament until 1979. He died in 1986 after a battle with cancer.
Family support is the single most important influence in a child's life. From their first moments of life, children depend on parents and family to protect them and provide for their needs. Douglas’ parents were originally from Scotland but later immigrated to Canada so their son would have more opportunities than they did. When Douglas needed surgery on his knee as his Osteomyelitis flared up again doctors said that there was nothing
At the most rudimentary level, a leader is someone who leads other. But what makes someone a leader? What is it about being a leader that some people understand and use to their advantage? What can you do to be a leader? A leader is a person who has a vision, a drive and a commitment to achieve that vision, and the skills to make it happen. These leadership traits are broken down further into seven beneficial habits in Sean Covey’s book “The 7 Habits of highly Effective Teens” and the fundamental base of leadership found in the 40 developmental assets. The main things that made Douglas a highly effective leader are family support, caring, integrity, school engagement, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win and synergize.
Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian democratic socialist politician and Baptist minister. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1935 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) party. He left federal politics to become the Saskatchewan CCF's leader and then the seventh Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961. After setting up Saskatchewan's Medicare program, he stepped down as premier and ran to lead the newly formed federal New Democratic Party, the National CCF's successor party. Douglas was elected as its first federal leader in 1961. He resigned as leader the next year, but remained as a Member of Parliament until 1979. He died in 1986 after a battle with cancer.
Family support is the single most important influence in a child's life. From their first moments of life, children depend on parents and family to protect them and provide for their needs. Douglas’ parents were originally from Scotland but later immigrated to Canada so their son would have more opportunities than they did. When Douglas needed surgery on his knee as his Osteomyelitis flared up again doctors said that there was nothing