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Geoff Fellows operates the Human Resource Development Institute, P.O. Box 652, Cambridge, NR 5W1, Tel. 623â€"0283, providing effectiveness training for business and industry. Remember that a leader is no more than a person who has followers. And the only way to get followers is to attract them to you by your leadership qualities, not the least of which is a pleasing personality embodying all of the above. °7. »VoU sna‘t keep thy sense of humor. Let a sense of humor give you balance, prespective, poise and patience. Do not take yourself too seriously. Learn to laugh at yourself and gain the respect of others. There they are. They apply equally whether in the context of business or the family, and especially in volunteer associations where you have no authority but that which you win from your associates. Nee onl wul! 10. Thou shalt keep thy sense of humor give you balance, prespective, poise and yourself too seriously. Learn to laugh at respect of others. 1 NMS Alirnmmccs ondâ€"amidinleinisinid iA 9. Thou shalt put your better nature in control. Put your better nature in control of your own life. Only those who can command themselves are worthy of being leaders. TA Phaicedaacel onl 2 t 2. Thou shalt deal justly. Without justice, all other commandâ€" ments are as sounding brass and tinkling cymbals. The foundation of any harmonious relationship is mutual justice. A\ Tham eb se n 4 ty uen This is wise counsel for those people who find themselves holding a grudge and waiting for the other person to make the first move before they will budge an inch. This is the best way to keep problems growing, instead of getting smaller. Take the first step This is something that came to my attention the other day and, although the qualities have been expounded ad nauseum, I think these show more insight and personal understanding than most. 1. Thou shalt take the first step. Problems often remain unsolved and relationships tangled because each party waits for the other to make the first move. So, break the ice. Speak first. See that you move quickly, more than halfway toward a friendly adjustment. Don‘t underestimate the power of a pleasing personality ler lwo years ago on June 21, Dietrich, with the help of 22 "devoted" volunteers, organized a family reunion in St. Agatha (which was renamed "Dietrichvilâ€" le" for the day). Even though it rained heavily on the day of the reunion, 2,600 members of the Dietrich clan turned out. Shortly after the reunion, Dietâ€" rich was introduced to Prof. Ian Campbell of Renison College (whose expertise includes heraldâ€" ;yeuand coats of Br‘m). and Clamp- 1 Dietrick y m the federal govemment.ro‘; the issuance of a Canadian Coat of Dietrich organized a Coat of Arms committee, and began to seek _ input from â€" Dietrichs throughout and beyond the regâ€" With help from several memâ€" â€" bers of the community, and with Gerard Dietrich displays the some advice from a local geneoloâ€" officially granted by the feders gy club, Dietrich was able to find %me?mm.m;emw ion as to what the coat of arms aterloo ion, when some branched -5:? fi:;m the Mormon» should include to best reflect the church, and which members marâ€" name it would represent. From ried into other families (such as the input received the committee Kuntz, Benninger, Schiestel, commissioned an artist to create Straus and Reidt). a drawing of shield to be submitâ€" As a result of his research, ted to the federal Canadian Herâ€" Dietrich believes that 95 per cent â€" aldic Authority. As a result of his research, Dietrich believes that 95 per cent of Dietrichs in Waterloo Region are related in some way, however distantly. effort. "And there‘s a bit of pride involved as well. I wanted to leave my mark â€" I wanted to know tpat when I go, I‘ve done a d "I‘m the type of pen;lo:h }vbo loesn‘t go into anything li tly," Q‘l;etfic'l‘xA says of his ambitious Eight years ago, Gerard Dietâ€" fih wasn‘t sure of the nnme; of is deceased ut today, he can tell m of distant relatives who lived in the early 1600s. After the death of his mother, Dietrich, an insurance agent with the Mutual Group in Waterloo, began wondering about his famiâ€" ly tree, but hewasn‘t even certain who his grandparents were. Dietrich‘s search began as a trip to the local registrar‘s office to find out his grandparents‘ names, but it turned into an eightâ€"year, 5,500â€"hour intensive labor in which he traced the Dietrich family back to 17thâ€"cenâ€" tury Alsace. And he is compiling a series of books with the inforâ€" mation he has gathered. Waterloo man charts history of area‘s Dietrich family _ be awarded â€" and the Dietrich coats of arms will be officially granted May 30. For the occasion, family members will once again return to "Dietrichville", where Dietrich says. "The eagle is holdâ€" ing a sceptre which refers to the Dietrichs‘ musical influence, arâ€" ound the border is a sheaf of wheat which refers to the Dietâ€" richs‘ farming influence, and it also has a maple leaf to reflect The shield was approved by the heraldic authority â€" only the second Canadian Coat of Arms to ‘"The shield contains an flle which shows the German influâ€" To order books, or for further éll:':m;?tion about the Dietrich t of Arms ceremony, contact Gerard Dietrich at 885â€"4000 (busâ€" iness) or 893â€"3052 (residence). will be published) is available, tentatively, for $180 (for five books), and any one book from the series plus the "old geneology" Approximately 600 people have ordered Dietrich Fm Tree books, and those 600. will be the first invited to the eefebntion, at which they will also receive the books they‘va ordered. Others will be admitted as space permits. Dietrich :zs there is still time to order book series and receive it at the coat of arms celebration. The hard cover series (it‘s still being â€" considered whether or not a soft cover series they will take part in a dayâ€"long ceremony and celebration. "We‘ve invited some :?mm ies from Ottawa, some of which can not come, but we‘re definitely going to have the assistant chief herald Charles Maier (in attenâ€" dance)," Dietrich says. * are available for $60 for Deborah Crandall photo