STTIConnect

STTIconnect
March 2010
Experience membership locally, regionally and globally

THE PRESIDENT'S message

Karen Morin, RN, DSN, ANEF

Dear members,

I recently had the opportunity to revisit key attributes of leadership, specifically that of stewardship. We often think of this term as the responsibility associated with looking after another person’s financial dealings. Sometimes we see the term referring to caring for the world in which we reside. Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary defines stewardship as “the conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially: the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care” (2010). A key role of board members in organizations is stewardship which is demonstrated by the way the members hold the organization in trust. The focus of this issue is holding an organization in trust. Read more.

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