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LastThursdaytheFirst Presbyterian Church hosted the monthly get to- gether at 471 Marguerite Ave. with 35 in attendance. Everyone enjoyed wonder- ful food prepared by the members and there were some great door prizes given out. First Presbyterian Church is quite active in the community. Volun- teers work at the Corning Christian Assistance food bank on a regular basis, and other projects. The church will hold an Easter egg hunt the day be- fore Easter, April 4, and ev- eryone is invited. More de- tails will follow. Thank you, First Presby- terian Church for a lovely evening. RodgersTheatre Event Everyone is invited to Rodgers Theatre at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. The city of Corning, the Corn- ing Chamber of Commerce and the Corning Commu- nity Foundation are spon- soring this event. There will be live mu- sic and appetizers pro- vided by Linda Lima of Catering by Lima. There is no cost to attend the event but come prepared to help out with the fund- raiser raffle. A beautiful framed wa- ter color painting of the theater by a local artist Millie William will be raf- fled off that evening. SERRF Highlight Show The SERRF Highlight Show is scheduled for 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, March 20 at the Tehama District Fairground in the Tyler Jelly Building. There will be an all beef hot dog dinner for $1 that includes chips and bottled water. Free games and ac- tivities for children and families. Come out and en- joy the fun and see what SERRF students are learn- ing. May Madness The May Madness Clas- sic Car Show is scheduled for May 1-2. This year we are calling it "Classic" be- cause entries will be 1985 and older. We will have the Friday night cruise and barbecue with a great live band and the Fire Dancers. Saturday is the Show & Shine. Entry forms have been mailed, so if you did not receive one, give us a call at 824-5550 or go on- line and download the form on the events page at www.corningcacham- ber.org. FIRSTPRESBYTERIAN ChurchhostsCorningintheEvening There is not one spe- cific group of charac- ter traits or abilities that makes a leader great. Some are boister- ous, oth- ers are soft- spoken. One might be humor- ous, while another is more seri- ous. Consider some of the greats—Martin Luther King, Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Mar- garet Thatcher and Ron- ald Reagan. They were all very different people from diverse backgrounds, yet they were able to inspire others and their messages have stood the test of the time for one reason—their ability to communicate. You may not be lead- ing a country or have the eyes of the world focused on you, but as a busi- ness leader you are being called to inspire your em- ployees, share how your company can help others, and guide the business to success. And that re- quires an ability to com- municate as well. As an article from Forbes points out, "a large number of organizational problems occur as a result of poor communications … that underscores the need for leaders to focus on be- coming great communi- cators." Every leader should strive to be a good com- municator, and practic- ing, communicating and learning from your mis- takes will help you reach that goal. But, there are three secrets that will help you become a great communicator, which in turn will help you become a great leader. Secret #1: It's not about you Really, this isn't just a secret of communi- cating, but a secret of life in general. However, when you're communicat- ing, you have to always be conscious of the fact that it's not about you! It's about your audience. Do they understand, re- late to, connect with or react to what you're say- ing? "The message is not about the messenger," concurs Forbes, "it has nothing to do with the messenger; it is however 100% about meeting the needs and expectations of those you're communicat- ing with." Secret #2: It's not about talking Being a great com- municator isn't about talented speech writ- ing, amazing articula- tion or spreading infor- mation and ideas. At its core, communication is about listening. Every time you communicate it is in response to some- thing, whether a direct question, a situation or a need. And your response will mean nothing if you haven't truly listened. As President Woodrow Wil- son said, "The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people." Secret #3: It's not about the who, what, when or where People, especially em- ployees, want to know more than just the facts of a situation. They desire to understand the why and the how. Why is this happening? How are we going to accomplish this goal? Why did you make that decision? How will this impact me? If you've truly listened, you'll know exactly what questions your audience is asking, and how to answer. This doesn't mean you should neglect the facts; you just have to make it a prior- ity to leave your audience with the key take-aways they were wanting. Ultimately, you will not succeed profession- ally, or personally, if you lack the ability to com- municate. As a leader who has been tasked with inspiring your team, assisting your cus- tomers and building a successful company, your effectiveness rests on your willingness and commitment to become a great communicator. LisaHansenowns Express Employment Professionals, 243 S. Main St. in Red Bluff. She can be reached at 527- 0727. EMPLOYERS Communication secrets of great leaders Lisa Hansen The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce invites you to the best networking meet- ing in the county — Good Morning, Red Bluff, set for 7:50-9 a.m. Thursday, March 26 at Business Con- nections, 332 Pine St. in downtown Red Bluff. Coffee, juice, fruits and pastries are provided. Please feel free to come and bring guests to this fantastic meeting. Crawdad festival The Mardi-Craw Craw- dad Festival is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Satur- day, April 4. Let the good times roll at the Mardi-Craw Festival at Rolling Hills Casino. En- joy the Cajun goodness of all-you-can-eat crawdads, great beers, fine wines, toe-tapping live Cajun mu- sic and perfect weather. A portion of the menu includes Boiled and Smoked Crawfish, Fried Hushpuppies, Crawfish Gumbo, Crawfish Ceviche and Fresh Key Lime Pie. Get you tickets while they last at the chamber or Rolling Hills for $30 each. Must be 21 or older to at- tend. Round-Up Parade This year's parade theme is "Legends and Legacy of the Round-Up." Entry forms for the 60th Annual Red Bluff Round Up Parade, which takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 18, are now available at the chamber office at 100 Main St. and at www. redbluffchamber.com. Sign up online with your script. The entry fee for the pa- rade is $25 online or $30 for paper registration. Free for pooper scoopers. Appli- cations must have script to be accepted. The parade will feature 100 entrants, including bands, floats, classic cars, horses, public officials, ro- deo queens and children. First and second place trophies will be awarded in more than 24 catego- ries, while sweepstakes trophies are up for grabs for Best Band, Best Eques- trian Unit and Best Depic- tion of Theme. Fill out your applica- tion, return it by the April 1 deadline, and put your imagination to work. Chili Cook-Off merchant forms A Red Bluff Round-Up Kick-off event — the Chili Cook-Off — is set for Satur- day, April 11 on Washing- ton and Pine streets. In addition to the Chili Cook-off competitors; arts, crafts, business, organiza- tions and food vendors are invited to participate. Mer- chant forms are now avail- able. Set-up begins at 6 a.m. and must be completed by 9 a.m. Vendors must remain set up throughout the en- tire day, until 4 p.m. Cost of 10' X 15' space will be $35. Dealers are responsible for their own props, tables, chairs and weather protection. Forms are available at the chamber at 100 Main St. or online at www.red- bluffchamber.com. Chili forms are available at Dolling Insurance, 527- 1616. Cowboy Golf Tournament Get your name displayed at our very popular Cow- boy Golf Tournament. We are currently looking for sponsors and donations for our tournament, would you be able to assist? We are looking for items to put in our golf bags for every registrant — 150 to- tal. Do you have golf balls, tees, markers, towels or other items we could put in our bags? Don't forget to register for this fun event as well. Visit redbluffchamber. com for more information or call 527-6220. RED BLUFF CHAMBER COURTESYPHOTO The Red Bluff Round-Up Parade is scheduled for Saturday, April 18. 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