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March 11, 2019 ♦ Issue 16 |
| Leading With Character
Eunmee Shim is a self-described optimist. “My optimism comes from God,” says the senior vice president of ambulatory networks and chief strategy officer for Adventist HealthCare in Maryland.
That optimism, coupled with confidence, has guided the leaps of faith that comprise her life’s journey. Shim studied nursing in English instead of her native Korean tongue because she was determined to move to the United States. Married and a mother by the time she emigrated in November 1991, Shim opted to sit for her nursing exam in February, though she still could not speak English well. Years later, determined to keep her children in Adventist schools, she moved from New York to Arizona to eliminate her 140-mile, round-trip commute and keep her family closer together. When the Arizona job became spiritually draining, God opened a door for her to move to a new position at the now AdventHealth Palm Coast in Florida. |
| | "[The Bible] made me realize leadership is about character, not about personality." |
| In time, God gave her opportunities to move from nurse to chief nursing officer to chief operating officer and on to her current position today. “I always say God is helping me to do things so that He can tell other people, 'You can do it too,' ” says Shim, who has held her current position since 2015. The Bible has been her greatest leadership building resource. It “made me realize, leadership is about character, not personality,” she says, adding, “I think it is OK to be an introvert and to be a leader of character.” Shim agrees with Sabrina Cotton that Moses is the best leader in the Bible. “God trusted him but Moses was not charismatic by today’s definition,” Shim says. “He wasn’t affable ... and said he wasn’t articulate. He had a very straightforward personality, wasn’t trying to appease everybody. His messages weren’t always pleasant … but his character was unquestionable.” |
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| — Michele Joseph, managing editor, Adventist Women Leaders newsletter
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| | Meditations
"We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation." — Romans 5:3,4, New Living Translation |
| | | AWL's Prayer Circle This month we are praying for: |
| | Siri Karlsson Country Director ADRA Sweden
Joyce Taylor Associate Communication Director Greater Sydney Conference Australia |
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| | | Coming Up The Adventist Women Leaders community is growing! We are excited to welcome and introduce you to new subscribers from Aruba, Australia, Sweden, Zimbabwe, and more. |
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| AWL is a community of women affirming, encouraging, and celebrating God's goodness to those He has called to lead. |
| AWL Committee: Debra Brill, chair; Celeste Ryan Blyden, secretary/director; Brenda Dickerson, Carolyn R. Forrest, Tamyra Horst, Natalia Lopez-Thismon, and Ann Roda AWL Support Team: Michele Joseph, managing editor; Carla Conway, graphic designer; Frenita Buddy Fullwood, event coordinator |
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