Need to Know Leadership
Association staff, aspiring and seasoned board members alike, will value leadership courses. The courses are relevant, fun and interactive with no “sitting around and just listening.”
Objectives
- Learn necessary skills to become an effective association leader, with a focus on five key areas such as strategic planning and goal setting, risk management, conflict resolution and building relationships with volunteers.
- Participants will focus on enhancing their leadership skills to advance the strategic plan, develop future leaders, effectively facilitate meetings, understand governance, and improve their communications.
Deliverable
Two three-hour courses are available: Each course covers several leadership topics and provides participants with leadership self-evaluation tools.
Becoming a Leader
Strategic Planning/Goal Setting
Benefits – Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Goals
Association Risk Management
Potential Risk Areas, Mitigating Risk
Participating in Meetings
Effective Discussion and Debate, Being an effective meeting attendee
Association Structures
Staff and Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities
Conflict Resolution
Building Consensus
Signs of an Effective Leader
Enhancing Leadership Skills
The Strategic Plan
Developing and Advancing the Plan and It’s Challenges
Leadership Development
Types of Leaders – Finding and Developing Leaders
Meeting Management
Facilitating Meetings, Responsibilities of the Chair
Association Governance
Governance Models and why it is important to know
Communications
Handling challenging questions
Answer with impact
Leadership Attributes
Target Audience
– Association Staff
– Volunteer Committee Leaders and Board of Directors
– Aspiring and New Leaders
