Is leadership important in advocacy/lobbying/unions? ABSOLUTELY. In the work that I'm doing with AZ AFL-CIO, without a clear leader, much of what we do would fall apart without a clear leader. The leader for AZ AFL-CIO happens to be my supervisor, Executive Director Rebekah Friend. Practically anyone and everyone that is a union member knows Rebekah. She is definitely some of the glue that holds the group together. We work with several unions and there are two things that hold everyone together. 1. We're all Union and 2. Rebekah ultimately is who they look to for leadership. Numbers are power, in this case, union members, but there has to be someone in charge. I would argue that is why we have a President of the United States, the ultimate leader.
In terms of leadership in my internship,
It is also absolutely necessary. For instance, when I play the role of Rebekah's assistant, I am representing a leader and must present myself as such. When I'm speaking with legislators, once again, I am representing Rebekah and the AFL-CIO as a state and our many members. Often times, Rebekah will give me guidance on a project, but it is up to me which direction I'll go in and to be self-sufficient and not have her hold my hand the whole way. And these are just a few examples of leadership in my role, there are many more.
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