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Part 10 - Leadership

What is a leader? Someone who can provide direction? Someone who yells the loudest? Someone who tells others what to do? I think a leader is someone who can:

Provide ideas. Listen to others. Deliver solutions. A leader will help define the issue or problem; precisely describe the issue to gather a consensus from stakeholders; develop a practical solution within the financial constraints of the issue, and move forward to deliver the solution.

This is something I do on almost every project I work on as a Civil Engineer. A road needs repair, a culvert has washed out, a storm system needs replacing. I work with the owner (City, County or State), the stakeholders (homeowner, business, local interest groups) define the constraints to work within (Design Criteria, environmental concerns, schedule) and deliver a set of construction plans providing a solution.

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I hope I can count on your support to help me deliver solutions this November.

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