"Unity is Our Strength" - GameChanger Lily Mei (Mayor of Fremont)

Today, I was very fortunate (thanks KK at Fremont Chamber of Commerce!!) to have attended the State of the City Address for my hometown Fremont, CA. Mayor Lily Mei (elected in 2016) spoke about all the awesome things happening in Fremont: A 62% reduction in property crimes since 2011, the emerging biotech firms and code academies moving to the city, the 600 new affordable housing units being built this year, the startup incubators helping out innovative small businesses, and even Facebook and Tesla leasing even more space in the North side of Fremont (#EagleNation). 

Mayor Lily Mei of Fremont (right) and Robby Gill (left)

The most intriguing and insightful part of the speech was one of Mayor Mei's closing statements: "Unity is Our Strength." I paused for a second thinking about this. As a GameChanger or more importantly a leader, unity is overstated time and time again because it has a positive connotation and what other kind of organization would you want? An un-united organization? You got to have unity. 

But if we think about this for just a second more, what does unity mean that is so powerful for a leader - more importantly a GameChanger? At GameChangers, we're all about helping small groups, organizations, businesses, and schools create positive culture change. We want to help reduce cyber-bullying by including all the students, we want to replace the management of the 90s with the leadership and influence of 2018 and on. Unity - is the 2nd stage of the GameChanger GamePlan. When you have a school, business, or any organization where the team and the people aren't as productive or aren't motivated to do well, you need a GamePlan to change things for the better. 

We start with Pride, because pride in an organization leads to a unifying bond between the group. (more on this later). Through pride and similar tools, Unity is created. And unity is what drives change. If you can create unity, you can bring the whole squad, the whole team, the whole group together onto the same page. 

At the end of the day, a leader is nothing without his/her team. Whatever you can do to get your team together, united on a common goal and mission, will help you achieve your goals as a GameChanger. 

Thank you Mayor Mei for the inspiration - GameChangers supports your Mayorship and good luck with taking Fremont to the next level utilizing our unity as strength.