Jack North and the Last Night of Rush

“Luck comes when preparation meets opportunity.”

Traveling North to Illinois State University all the way from Florida, retired Senior Executive Vice President of Financial Services at State Farm, Mr. Jack North, came to speak to Alpha Kappa Psi and the College of Business about improving leadership and management skills.

Jack inspired us with his story of how he went from teacher and coach, to Senior Executive Vice President. How did he do it? Here are his biggest pieces of advice:

2 B’s and 5 C’s:

(No, that’s not his college transcript)

• Balance
  
• Basics
  
• Commitment
  
• Communication
  
• Credibility
  
• Compassion
  
• Character
  

If you can master those 7, you are golden in Jack’s book. He also encourages to learn about leadership, learn through observation, and dream big…. But don’t forget to write that dream down.

We thank Jack for traveling to our campus to provide us with his insight and motivation to become the best version of ourselves!