July Newsletter

onth’s Luncheon
Chad Chandlee, President & COO, Kendall Hunt Publishing Co.
Our first in person luncheon since the pandemic was held on June 16, 2021 at the Grand
River Center. It was a pleasure to be back in person with fellow Young Professionals and hear
a speaker speak on professional leadership, what a great way to kick off back in person
events! Chad Chandlee spoke on leadership, there are 3 billion hits on google on what leadership
is. He explained that leadership is different for everyone and it will mean whatever it
means to you.
Chad has a list of character traits of leadership that he leads by...
1 Conscientiousness
2 Empathy
3 Curiosity
4 Awareness
5 Decisiveness
6 Accountability
7 Ambiguity
8 Confidence
All of these are traits that he suggests you work at in your life and in your professional life to
be a good leader. Along with these characteristics he also discussed personality traits that
help you contribute to being a better leader...
Ask a ton of questions - asking questions get you the most creative solutions,
being a curious employee has you be a better leader and make better decisions
Surround yourself with people who are not like you - what you are not great at
someone else may be
Always give a weakness in an interview - there is always an area you can improve
and we are all human we all have weaknesses do not be afraid to share those
Chad ended the luncheon with a remark, be a leader and be remarkable! Take these characteristics
and traits as you move forward in becoming a Young Professional of Dubuque
Leader!