This issue, we get up close and personal with new RI President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson and reflect on what it truly means to be a good leader. After all, joining a Rotary club or youth program can help anyone, at any age, to become a driving force in their community and profession. So, how do you define a good leader? Watch our main feature to see what other young people in Rotary had to say on the subject.
Fast facts about leadership
- Harry Ruggles, one of the founding Rotarians, is known as the original recruitment leader. He’s credited with introducing as many as one-third of the first 200 members to Rotary.
- At the 2007 RI Convention in Salt Lake City, 2,665 Rotarians took the lead and signed up for next year’s convention in Los Angeles. It was a record number of advance registrants.