Jeffrey Fettig on leadership ethics
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“Leadership is a privilege. It is earned. It is not entitled. And if whenever you forget that or whenever a leader forgets that, that's probably when they go down a path that they shouldn't. You got to earn it every day and people measure you and judge you every day.”
On , Jeffrey Fettig, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Whirlpool, spoke about leadership ethics during Jeff Fettig Keynote Speech 2012 on PhiGamHeadquarters.
About Jeffrey Fettig
In a 2012 keynote speech to the FIJI Academy in St. Louis, former Whirlpool Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Fettig offered leadership advice to undergraduate fraternity officers. Fettig described leadership as a privilege that must be earned daily, stating that leaders are "measured and judged" every day. He also discussed the transition from individual contributor to leader, noting that managing a larger group requires a different approach than managing a smaller one. Fettig characterized the current era as a "traumatic period" across economic, governmental, educational, and societal levels. He encouraged the audience to focus on preparation, defining luck as "when preparation meets opportunity." During the speech, Fettig also expressed skepticism about government statistics regarding the number of jobs held by college graduates, saying, "Plus it's from the government, so what do you expect."