I’ve got a friend I want to give a public kudos: Jeffery Biggs.
Jeffrey is the Chapter Executive for the American Red Cross in Covington County, Alabama. He is one of two employees, charged with about a half-dozen areas of responsibility, and with the care and cultivation of a volunteer force.
Jeffrey isn’t just focused on his county – he’s traveled the country as needed to support Red Cross disaster relief operations.
If you’re reading this from Oregon or Washington, you know about this first-hand, with severe flooding affecting many communities. And Jeffrey is on your front lines again – only this time from his home in Andalusia, Alabama.
Jeffrey Biggs is one of the first people I’ve worked with on the use of blogs as Online Newsrooms, and he’s done so well with it he created an entire website for his small chapter on WordPress.com.
He’s done such a great job, the folks at national headquarters know they can hit him with an email and get the sites going without a drag or delay. And having him able to run those sites has enabled me the chance to play with other social media tools — like this widget, for instance:
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There are several others who are right behind Jeffrey – and I’ll be just as proud when they hit that point of mastery.
With all of my years in broadcasting, there was always the lingering downer that no matter how well you did yesterday, success was ephemeral and you were judged only by the last few hours. Seeing others run with a project like this makes me feel good, because it is a lasting change.
You’re the man, J.
[tags]Ike Pigott, Occam’s RazR, American Red Cross, disaster relief, communications[/tags]
How refreshing to read this view. Too often people hoard knowledge in fear of becoming unrecognized. True leaders are those who share knowledge and embrace and encourage followers to join the ranks of leaders.