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Cynthia D'Amour is the founder of the Chapter Leaders Playground and a leadership strategist with People Power Unlimited. She's the author of several books including How to Turn Generation Me into Active Members of Your Association and Go Team Go! Leading Today's Volunteers to Victory. Cynthia is a frequent speaker for ASAE and at leadership conferences.

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Raindrop the Gifted Innovator…

   Or bad dog?

James and I were upstairs in the office.

  • Raindrop came up.
  • A STRONG peppermint smell followed her.
  • What did she do?

Raindrop got creative this afternoon.

  • Decided to help freshen up the house.
  • Cracked open a bottle of peppermint oil.
  • And dumped it on my favorite chair in the family room.

At least that’s her story.

  • I use the oil to scare mice out of the house.
  • Left some on a table last night.
  • Raindrop obviously found it.

She transferred her skills to something new.

  • Raindrop knows how to take lids off Gatorade bottles.
  • It’s a game.
  • We put treats inside - she gets them out.

Only problem…

  • Glass is more fragile than plastic.
  • Raindrop applied a little pressure to get the twist going.
  • The dram-sized bottle broke.

Is Raindrop a bad dog - or brilliant innovator?

  • The house reeks of peppermint.
  • She feels bad.
  • I’m torn - she didn’t mean to hurt anything.

The difference between brilliance and bad dog seems to be a hair apart.

Makes me think of chapter leaders…how do you react when members try something new that doesn’t turn out quite right?

Originally posted @ Cynthia D'Amour on Leadership and Life

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