Expectations from a Founders Men of a Founders Men

Hey potential FM

Hope that by the time you are reading this post, you have already submitted your lifeskills 3 homework, and preparing your evaluation test.

Well, basically, this post is all about expectations. My expectation of a Founder's Men in the 45th Singapore Company from a Founder's Men himself.

I am really encouraged by the number of Boys who have indicated that they want to attempt for the Founder's Badge and well, it is a good start. The zeal and passion to attempt for the highest award in the Senior Section of BB is something that your should be proud of.

In this journey, your leadership skills, BB knowledge and practical skills will be accessed not only by the Company, but also BBHQ. This ensures that the standard of the FM is the same across the Companies in Singapore. It is a good start.

However, in my opinion, which is shared shared among the officers and primers of the Company, FM isn't just about BB knowledge, skills and the practical skills and knowledge you attain in the awards itself. It is more than that. It about this character that has been shaped by the officers, primers and seniors in the Company, this 'inner Gold' that Mr Lim has been talking about.

Stop, think and reflect. How far are we away from this 'inner Gold'? What can we do to improve ourselves?

Firstly, this integrity that all of us must have. We must not have a double life. That is to say, we behave in a way in front of Boys and behave differently after parades. Your uniform and discipline in school, in parade, after/before parade speaks alot about you. (to some of your) Do you think that it is acceptable to tuck out your school uniform or PE t-shirts the moment you leave the school compound? Some even blatently tucked out their shirts in school!

Remember, your Boys are observing you all the time, even when your are not in parade. They will form an opinion of you. So whether you win their respect is all in this opinion they have.

That's all for integrity, let's talk about leadership. As leaders leading your Boys, you are the listeners on the ground, constantly listening to the heart of the Boys. As leaders, we need to constantly evaluate the situation and see if we can do anything to improve further or sustain it. If there are things that your can do to improve the situation, feedback and talk to your primers and officers. We are here as one to run the Company, so we are also keen to listen to how our leaders think and feel as well.

Leadership will encompasses everything. It is not just our governance, its about inspiring everyone around us to live their lives just as we live. So in order to inspire and lead people, lets 'put' our lives correctly first. Only when we have a strong character, then we can lead people. Granted, some of your may argue that we are not perfect and may make mistakes, the key thing is that, with a aim of achieving a strong character, we know we need to apologize and seek forgiveness, move on again, and continue to build our character and influence.

I hope your can digest the information and get the gist of the story. Get the point that FM is not just any ordinary award. It is an award that will put you in limelight, especially in the eyes of your Boys. And by doing so, you start doing something that will inspire them to be a Founder's Men in a few years' time.

Remember to start today, and not tomorrow. And i will see your at the mock and (maybe) the evaluation test.

Serving the Company with you
Mr Bay