UNDERSTANDING THE CONDITIONS
THAT ARE CONSTRAINING LEADERSHIP
POTENTIAL IN THE NESEA COMMUNITY
Imagine 900 NESEA members
A very small fraction of which are Board Members
A very small fraction of which are Board Members
THE CONDITION: Board Members are a small fraction of the NESEA community
A very small fraction of which are Board Members
A very small fraction!
A larger, but still small fraction actively participate
And a larger quotient, would like to participate
Some members have leadership potential
Board members know and are connected with some
Board members know and are connected with some
… but not all are potential leaders
Board members know and are connected with some
THE CONDITION: The Board has contact with a small fraction of the NESEA community
The ED & Staff get to know and evaluate others
The ED & Staff get to know and evaluate others
THE CONDITION: The ED & Staff are depended on to vet potential leaders
But many potential leaders remain unrecognized
But many potential leaders remain unrecognized
THE CONDITION: How does NESEA discover and develop potential leaders?
THE MESSAGE
Limited contact with the full NESEA community
and limited engagement with potential leaders
constrains the pool for both leadership growth
and qualified nominees for the Board
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DEVELOP THE
LEADERSHIP CAPACITY THAT DWELLS
WITHIN THE NESEA COMMUNITY?
BE365 Social Scaffolding
Recognize and develop each stage of community
participation and consciously support members at
every level of engagement
Every member understands
HOW and WHERE they fit in
This is called
“Social Scaffolding”
HOW CAN WE STRUCTURE A BE 365
SYSTEM TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP?
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BE365 INTEGRATEDORGANIZATIONANDLEADERSHIPAsystemtoprovidecoherence
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Memberstakeonrolesand
responsibilitiesrelatedtotheir
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connections,organizational and
leadershipskills,andcapacityand
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capableadvancewithinthesystem
topositionsof greater
responsibilityandleadership.
CONTENTDOMAINS&
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A curriculum driven system that aligns BE 365 content
with presentation “channels”
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COMMUNITY
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BE365 INTEGRATEDORGANIZATIONANDLEADERSHIPAsystemtoprovidecoherence
betweencontent development and
thechannelsof presenatation
availablewithintheBE365System.
Memberstakeonrolesand
responsibilitiesrelatedtotheir
professional expertise,personal
connections,organizational and
leadershipskills,andcapacityand
abilitytocommit.Thosewhoprove
capableadvancewithinthesystem
topositionsof greater
responsibilityandleadership.
CONTENTDOMAINS&
COMMUNTIESOFPRACTICE
Members take on roles aligned with personal capacity. Those
capable advance to greater responsibility.
THE GOAL
Recognize and develop the leadership
capacity that resides within the NESEA
community to create member driven and
staff supported projects and programs
that advance NESEA’s mission.
Build a bench of strong NESEA leaders.
THE STRATEGY
Expand the ambition of the Nominating
Committee to the development of the
leadership potential that resides within
the NESEA community.
Create a LEADERSHIP WORKGROUP that
includes members of the Board, the Staff,
and a select group of NESEA members.

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