Leadership in community context

My thoughts on leadership in the community...

      I really appreciated how Sampson focused on people that were involved in education, religion, and community organizations rather than strictly just politics. When I read the topic for this blog on the calendar, politicians were the first people to pop into my mind. I wasn't super excited about the topic, Of course I always like to know whats going on, However I don't always appreciate how politicians do their business. They set a precedent of how things should be run  and at any point not everyone is on board with their shenanigans I think this just causes a lot of dishonesty and distrust, these people should be able to be trusted, they were after all entrusted with running a community. Haha if only in a perfect world right?  At one point Sampson mentions leaders of youth programs. I was very excited to see this, as a coach for youth myself I feel that youth leaders have an important role in building character and helping mold who youth grow up to be. Especially if the community is underprivileged. Sampson studied the ties that these "leaders" have with other leaders, I think that cohesion is a big part in being able to get things done and run a successful community. I think that Sampson questions near the beginning of the chapter regarding how long leaders have been in positions, and looking at if there are new leaders in positions is important. Looking at something like this can give major insight to what the community will respond to. 

My research....

    The problem I seem to be encountering as I am conducting my research is that I am interested in to many topics! I read an article which sparks an interest for something else. although I do have some good pieces of material I am struggling to narrow down my thoughts. I really want to stay near the topic of what businesses are doing to stay successful while building a strong community and relationships. I firmly believe that businesses will only thrive when the community is happy with said business and A business that encounters resistance with the community will likely fail. I would really like to look at something that has proven community development/ relationships in a business.