Panelists Share 6 Tips to Build Your Legacy during 'Leadership Breakfast'

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Rasmussen College focused on legacy leadership—what it means and how you achieve it—during its 4th Annual Leadership Breakfast Oct. 30 at Vadnais Heights Commons in Minnesota.More than 400 community members attended the 3-hour breakfast to visit with 11 nonprofit organizations, hear an inspirational speech from Carla Beaurline, founder and host of “Around Town” T.V., participate in a networking activity and listen to a 4-person panel discussion focused on legacy leadership. Panelists included:   Mona Dohman, Minnesota commissioner of public safety Virginia Morris, Hubbard Radio LLC chair and CEO Trudy Rautio, Carlson president and CEO Tom Tefft, Medtronic senior vice president Here are six tips from the panel discussion on how to build and sustain your legacy: 1. Your legacy stems from someone who has influenced or inspired you We all hope to have somebody in our lives that has influenced our lives so much that it has lit a fire within us. Both Rautio and Dohman chose Mother Theresa as the person who most inspired them, due to her ability to fight for people—usually much poorer than her—and single-handedly change the world. “I hope to emulate most of how she lived her life,” Dohman said. However, inspiration doesn’t necessarily come from someone well-known, or of power or fame. Sometimes the people who help us create our legacy are the people who helped shape us since birth. “I was inspired by my late father,” Tefft added. “He had a sense of intellectual curiosity, and embraced getting to know a variety of people. He taught me to see the power of diversity in both personal and professional settings, and showed how it makes you a richer, broader leader and person. Diversity makes life a lot more interesting.” 2. Identify what you value as a leader & assess what it means for your legacy Do you know what you value? Is it honesty, ...

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