In this How I Lead podcast episode, Kurt talks with two women who are members of their stake Young Women presidencies, who share their experiences and the leadership principles guiding them.
Carrie Miller
Carrie Miller lives in Boise, Idaho, where she is serving as a stake Young Women president. She previously served as an advisor in her stake Young Women presidency and as a ward Young Women president.
Highlights
5:15 Transitioning into serving as stake Young Women president and choosing counselors
10:20 Using MarcoPolo app with her presidency to prepare for and keep their meetings succinct
Leadership Principles:
13:30 Communication is key

* Bullet-point text prior to sending out an email to ward presidencies
* Calendar and reminders
* Group texting for short updates
* Monthly individual check-ins to be available to ward presidencies

Helping ward Young Women presidents

* 20:35 Offer to write letters to individual young women as needed
* 22:25 Twice-annual trainings with ward presidencies
* Look for helpful resources and pass them along
* 26:40 Presidents lunch twice a year

31:40 Trust in your counselors

* Studied talk Rise to your Call, by Henry B. Eyring, and the book Counseling with Your Councils, by M. Russell Ballard
* 32:55 Experience of tabling an idea and later asking youth council what they need

Rachelle Sorensen
Rachelle Sorensen lives in Provo, Utah, where she serves as the first counselor in her stake Young Women presidency, and has previously served as a ward Young Women president and in the Primary.
Highlights
40:20 Passionate about youth and teens
Leadership principles
41:45 Create a vision

* Captain Moroni and the Title of Liberty: the difference it made to remember their vision
* It takes leaders to turn a theme into a vision
* 44:35 Identifying the strengths of the youth and tying a vision to those: take the time to get to know them and teach them about leadership

53:50 Remembering Purpose

* Identifying the why: what are the purposes of these activities?
* 56:30 Sometimes the purpose is just to have fun

57:20 Communicate

* Identifying who is in charge of what
* Recognizing that we may be mistaking an ability problem for a motivation problem

1:02:25 Experiencing emotions, processing emotions, and feeling the Spirit
Links
MarcoPolo app
Pres Eyring’s observations about meetings: News Conference | Summary Article
A story about unity in councils and meetings: “We Have Not Left This Room…” |Leader to Leader Episode 11
The Inspired Teen
Raising Inspired Teens Facebook group
Now, Discover Your Strengths, by Marcus Buckingham
viacharacter.org character strengths quiz