Kim Baird
Kim Baird, the Chief of the Tsawwassen First Nations advises people to follow their own style of leadership

<em>Chief, Tsawwassen First Nations</em><br />Ultimately, the best advice is something I’ve heard from many places, which is to be yourself. Now they have a fancy word for it: authenticity. It just means that you can be effective without having to have a persona. I’ve found that, as a young woman, I have a very collaborative style, which is not seen as typical of Indian chiefs or negotiators.

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