Dave for Greenfield

  In the vast tapestry of leadership, the hands of a leader play a pivotal role in shaping the destiny of an organization. These hands possess a profound ability to inspire, transform, and leave an indelible mark on the very fabric of their teams. Just as an artisan skillfully molds clay, the hands of a leader can mold an organization, touching everything from its culture and strategy to its people and vision. Today, let us explore the transformative power that lies within the hands of an exceptional leader and how they can shape the organizations they guide.   Cultivating a Vision: The hands of a leader reach far and wide, planting the seeds of a clear vision that drives the organization forward. Like a skilled gardener, a leader's touch nurtures the growth of this vision, allowing it to blossom and permeate every corner of the organization. By effectively communicating and inspiring others to share in this vision, leaders create a unified sense of purpose that guides decis...

    Risk management and disaster planning are critical components of  organizational success. A risk is an event or situation that may cause harm  to an organization or its stakeholders, while a disaster is a sudden and  unexpected event that causes significant damage to people, property, or  the environment.  The goal of risk management and disaster planning is to  identify potential risks and hazards, assess their impact, and develop  strategies to mitigate or avoid their consequences.   This white paper will explore the importance of risk management and disaster planning, the  steps involved in the process, and the benefits of having a robust risk  management and disaster planning framework in place.  Risks and disasters can have severe consequences, including  financial losses, reputational damage, legal liability, and even the loss of  life. For example, a natural disaster such as a hurricane or earthqu...

                                   Possibility Thinking: Unlocking Innovation and Growth                                                              By Dave Carver In today's rapidly changing and competitive world, organizations need to  continuously innovate and grow to remain relevant and successful.  However, many organizations struggle to break free from the status quo  and explore new possibilities. This is where possibility thinking comes in - a  mindset that encourages individuals and organizations to focus on what  could be, rather than what currently exists. What is Possibility Thinking? Possibility thinking is a way of approaching challenges and opportunities  with an open mind and a willingness to explore...

  Valentine’s Day has come to be known as the day that everyone celebrates love, romance, or the prospect of either. Hearts, candy, flowers, jewelry, and plenty of kissy faced attempts at poetry have come to be the norm in our current society.  However, if you have an inquiring mind, like I do, and you head out in search of the origins of this ridiculous day then you just might find that the festival of candy, flowers, and cupids have dark and even bloody origins.  Early Roman celebrations of this day were violent. Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia.                                  Lupercalia was celebrated on or about February 15th  According to Roman legend, the ancient King Amulius ordered Romulus and Remus—his twin nephews and founders of Rome—to be thrown into the Tiber River to drown in retribution for their mother’s broken vow of celibacy.  A servant took pity on...

  Making a positive change: Healthy Community Awards honor those impacting Hancock County’s wellness By Maribeth Vaughn -January 4, 2023 GREENFIELD – Dave Carver and Nameless Creek Youth Cam p have been named recipients of the Hancock Health Foundation’s 2022 Healthy Community Awards.   The organization and individual were honored at a holiday party in December. Both awards are given annually to honor those who are making a positive change or impact on the health of the community.   Dave Carver has lived in Greenfield 15 years and has served more than 5,000 hours as a volunteer for several organizations including Meals on Wheels, Kenneth Butler Memorial Soup Kitchen, FUSE, Hancock County Special Olympics, Rotary Club of Greenfield, Hancock County Red Cross, Healthy 365, Hope House and a Better Life-Brianna’s Hope of Greenfield.   He received the Bert Curry Healthy Community Award.   “Dave’s mission is to lead others to service by example,” wr...

Question - Why is serving the city that you love so important to you?   Answer - I have had a servants heart since childhood. for as long as I can remember I have had the ability to look inward, to reflect or contemplate upon the energy and efforts that I am putting forth as a way of helping others. I have always been fascinated with the old school self help gurus - Zig Ziglar, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Les Brown, and Ekhart Tolle to name a few.  “You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.” - Zig Ziglar                              I have had Ziglar's quote on my heart since the day that I heard it!   Fast forward to today....Since arriving here @15 years ago, Cindy and I have been involved with this community. I have served on the Board of Directors for the Rotary Club of Greenfield, I have delivered meals and shovelled snow filled sidewa...

    I have always had a keen interest for knowledge and information. No not the useless gossipy type of stuff but rather the topics that every well prepared and forward thinking leader should know. Sometimes the things that I read are things that I will never use but I like to be prepared. I believe that every good servant leader should be a well rounded somewhat worldly sort of individual.   Those that choose to vote for an individual need to know that their choice matters and the person that they are casting a vote of confidence for cares enough to know enough.   I continue to share my accomplishments and continued activities in order to inform each of you as to my qualifications and background.  I recently attended  Indiana Laboratory System Partner Webcast conducted by the Indiana Health Department through the Laboratory Services Commission. The most recent topics were -  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Update: Brian Pope, Division Dire...

  Question - Why is serving the city that you love so important to you? Answer - I have had a servants heart since childhood. for as long as I can remember I have had the ability to look inward, to reflect or contemplate upon the energy and efforts that I am putting forth as a way of helping others. I have always been fascinated with the old school self help gurus - Zig Ziglar, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Les Brown, and Ekhart Tolle to name a few.  “You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.” - Zig Ziglar I have had Ziglar's quote in my mind since the day that I heard it!  Fast forward to today....Since arriving here @15 years ago, Cindy and I have been involved with this community. I have served on the Board of Directors for the Rotary Club of Greenfield, I have delivered meals and shovelled snow filled sidewalks for the Meals on Wheels program, I have created fundraising items to be sold or auctioned off by local 501 (c...

 How does a person reach icon status? Why are legends important to our culture and society?  All cultures have icons, myths, stories, legends, and folklore. They show what groups of people think about the world and how it is perceived. Regarding becoming an icon - ``It is a combination having to do with their style, makeup, character and performance.” says Jeffrey Wildfogel, a consulting professor of psychology at Stanford. “They are some model of the ideal; something we are supposed to be in our dreams.” If you grew up in Indiana then it is quite possible that you know the meaning of “Hoosier hysteria.” Most believe Hoosier Hysteria to be the IHSAA basketball tourney at the end of each school year. Over time “Hoosier hysteria” has become the general term used to describe our love for the game of basketball.  Its hard to drive across this state and not see a basketball goal in a driveway, nailed to a garage or barn, or just standing in the street weighted down with sand b...

In this election season the local politicians are telling us that the city is in good shape. All is well!  Have no fear because we have selected the right candidates to lead this city starting in 2024 and beyond.  Well friends, all is not well within the city especially since we started coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic -  • Crime is up 50-65% • Arrests are up • Gun violence is sky rocketing • Homelessness is increasing • Drug addiction and overdose deaths continue to climb § Addicts have died inside of local rehab facilities! • Suicide rates continue to climb The self-anointed elite in our city/county would have us believe we are incapable of guiding our own destiny. Incapable because they pick our leaders without your input. I don't believe that those who have been part of the problem are necessarily the best qualified to solve our current problems. I do believe that there isn't any problem we can't solve if we elect the right leaders. Leaders who wil...

 Did You Know?   Dave Carver, candidate for Mayor of Greenfield, was the poster boy for the United States Air Force Law Enforcement Specialist position for over 10 years?  It’s true! I was the “poster boy” for the Air Force and had my picture on display at the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton Ohio for just over 10 years.   I was nominated for Security Police officer of the year in the Spring of 1986. I participated in numerous interviews and examinations along with my fellow nominees. The examinations were designed to establish how much knowledge that each candidate had about the Air Force, their position, and their dedication to serving their nation. The interviews were designed to establish how each airman carried themselves, how they presented themselves (wore the uniform) and whether the candidate would be a good public representative of the U.S. Air Force. All those qualities are necessary for a candidate to be awarded the prestigious...

  Unique Individuals – United for Our Community (Inspired by Dr Charles Stanley)   Can you imagine a community where all the people were alike? Our choices in literature, music, art, clothing, entertainment, and foods.. Our thoughts, our opinions, our conversations would all be the same because our uniqueness would be gone! In many instances, we have given up on what makes each of us unique individuals while chasing the “American Dream.” Over the years, our career politicians have instilled in us the illusion that we can control our destiny through the pursuit of economic opportunity while giving them control of our thoughts, opinions, and choices regarding what is best for our communities. Have you noticed how many career/lifetime politicians, affecting the lives of all of us, are not operating under the idea of democratic consent? Each making decisions on the basis of their own advantage and not for the public good?  We must live in a city where we can p...

 Did you know that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month? Did you know that Dave Carver, candidate for Mayor of Greenfield, was the first detective assigned to the Domestic Violence Investigation Unit within the Indianapolis Police Department? It’s true! Dave was offered the opportunity to become the first detective assigned to the unit and worked alongside his academy classmate detective Gina Jones.  In the beginning, there were only 2 detectives assigned to work the entire city of Indianapolis. Dave worked the east side of the city and Gina worked the west side. Obviously, there were far too many calls to investigate domestic violence so as the unit developed, Dave and Gina were called out to investigate the most serious cases. Oftentimes those cases involved violence that resulted in serious bodily harm to the victim and cases where the victim and children needed to be relocated to safe houses and shelters to prevent further violence once the offender was released fr...

 Nous Resterons La “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God – having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people” -2 Timothy 3:1-5. When you contemplate these scriptures,does any of these prophecies relate to where we are in 2022? As servant leaders, we can influence others for good, it is important for us to pause and see if we have been hijacked by the darkness that surrounds us. During the crepuscular hours of July 15, 1918, the German army began crossing the Marne River in assault boats. Allied forces having already endured more than 3 hours of heavy artillery bombardment were exhausted and on the brink of being beaten. Major Gen...

 Did you know that Dave Carver, candidate for Mayor of Greenfield once managed 27 Sam's Clubs throughout the midwest? It's true! I managed 27 Sam's clubs within the "Central Region" of the United States. Central Region was the largest region in the Sam's Club portfolio and generated approximately $65,000,000 in total sales each year. I was tasked with "fixing" this region when I was promoted. I inherited 6/27 stores without managers and my new stores had the lowest sales in the region in 2014. Within 1 year, I was able to turn this region around and took my team from last in the region to best in the region. My region had a 70.01% YOY sales lift during my first 12 months as regional manager.  So, how was I able to turn an underperforming region around so quickly? Good question!  I analysed my market by conducting store visits over the first 60 days of taking over. I took notes, talked with staff, and developed a plan of action for my team. My plan of...