Leadership Training

Leadership Training

with Russ Adsit, FASLA

Executive Director, IECA

What Will We Do?

 Build relationships/Share insights  Recognize resources/Provide tools.

 Learn leadership skills.

 Discuss Goals and begin work on plans  Motivate Chapter Leaders  Have fun!

What Are Your Expectations?

Why Do We Provide Leadership?

 What is the goal?

 What might happen if we don’t train the leaders?

 How will we know if we’ve met the goal?

A Successful Leader

 What knowledge, skills, and attitudes does a successful leader possess and why are they important?

Are You a Leader or a Manager?

Manager A Manager gets things done through planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, and controlling.

Leader A Leader gets things done by establishing a vision, then aligning followers to that vision by motivating and inspiring them

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Running a Meeting

Running A Meeting

with Russ Adsit, FASLA

Executive Director, IECA

What Will You Learn?

 Roberts Rules of Order  Constitution and Bylaws  Common Sense  Courtesy

Preparation is Key

Prepare a draft agenda for input by members of the deliberating body Allow additions and corrections to the draft Send the agenda with enough time for members to prepare

Meeting Format

 Call to Order  Roll call of those present  Reading and approval of previous minutes  Officers reports  Committee reports  Special orders

Meeting Format

 Unfinished business  New business  Announcements  Adjournment

Consent Agenda

 Speeds up routine matters  Cannot be construed as there being no objection  No motion needed  No discussion held

Roberts Rules

 There is a hierarchy or order to motions  Once a motion is seconded, it belongs to the body and cannot be amended, withdrawn or revised without proper disposition by the body  If there is no second, there can be no discussion  Discussion only after the second and usually, the first speaker is the person who made the motion

Roberts Rules

 If discussion is to be limited, rules should be adopted at the beginning of the meeting:  Each speaker is only allowed to speak once  Speakers are allowed two minutes  Debate will alternate between pro and con until one side has exhausted its speakers

Call for the Question

 Misused  Cannot interrupt speaker  Does not take precedence  Is a subsidiary motion  Has to have a second  Requires 2/3 approval

Executive Session

 Cannot be used just because the body wants secret deliberations  Decisions MUST be reported out and voted on in the assembly  Can only be used for specific issues:    Legal issues and preparation of defense or litigation Real estate transactions Personnel issues

Constitution and Bylaws

 Find them  Read them  Ask questions  Revise them if necessary

Are You Really Alone?

with Russ Adsit, FASLA

Executive Director, IECA

HELP

Committees

Assign to the right people Choose the right people Appoint and be willing to dis-appoint

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Personality 1

Powerful Results-oriented Controlling Aggressive 

Personality 4

Analytical Thinker Perfectionist Moody 

Personality 2

Fun Extroverted Popular Talker 

Personality 3

Peaceful Dependable Friendly Loyal

Know Yourself and Your Volunteers  75 percent process things differently than you do.

 Some need/want detail.

Some will be irritated with detail.

 Some want to participate verbally.

Some want to watch/listen.

Communicate

 Share the Dream  Communicate the Vision  Establish and Communicate Goals  Share Information  Provide Feedback  Provide Positive Reinforcement

Good Luck!

There are many resources available in the form of guides, checklists, and how to books and publications