There is no status quo in Davison. We must continue to make our community better.
Have you ever had a project hit a roadblock? How about an extra hurdle in front of a goal you set?
There are some people who have the ability to keep trying even though others give up. How about this example:
“The concept is interesting and well formed, but in order to earn better than a “C”, the idea must be feasible.”
-a professor of management at Yale University, commenting on the term paper by Fred Smith(which earned a “C”) that outlined a plan for overnight delivery services [Fred Smith went on to found Federal Express in 1973].
Or how about that High School drop out Dave Thomas who went on to found the Wendy’s Chain of Restaurants. Although Dave did go back to high school 45 years later to get his GED (in 1993 Dave was voted by his high school class “Most likely to succeed”).
In government there are plenty of opportunities to quit. That is the easy way, to just do things like we always have. Many times we then get caught in the blame game, of course it’s always someone else’s fault.
When I speak with young people about working for government I attempt to inspire them to take what is given to them and make it better. Don’t just try to point out flaws in our system (that’s easy and lazy), but actually work at improving things.
As our State looks at how we operate our State Government sometimes I think we try the same solutions over and over in hopes that it works this time. How or what the State of Michigan does effect all the municipalities.
Hard times make us all stronger in the end. We in Davison have focused on every aspect of what we do. New ideas are encouraged and employees are challenged to add value to their positions.
We are fortunate to have a team of staff that responds well to these challenges. Our latest effort places next year’s budget about $50,000 less than our current year, without reductions in the quality or amount of service.
No status quo here.