Training, Teaching, and Learning 2012: State of the Industry ReportsPaul Signorelli
This "State of the Industry" report for the ASTD Sacramento Chapter features a brief summary of AST's recently released 2011 Staet of the Industry report and includes references to other workplace learning and performance (staff training) updates. Presentation delivered January 23, 2012 in Rancho Cordova, California.
This document provides an overview of techniques for effective learning. It discusses using stories and chunking information to aid retention. Experiential learning through real-world application and communities of learning are emphasized. Visual aids are also recommended to reinforce lessons. The document concludes by summarizing the key points in a visual format.
This presentation about what trainer-teacher-learners can draw from the New Media Consortium 2014 Horizon Report > Higher Education Edition was prepared for members of the Golden Gate Chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD)--formerly the American Society for Training and Development (ATD) for delivery on May 15, 2014 in a blended event with Paul Signorelli onsite and Samantha Adams Becker co-presenting via a Google Hangout feed.
This presentation, delivered at the American Library Association 2014 Annual Conference (in Las Vegas) under the auspices of the ALA Learning Round Table, explores ways to assure that learners apply what they learn after leaving a training/learning session.
I Don't Have Your Ph.D. : Working with Faculty and the WebAmanda Costello
This document provides guidance for non-academic staff on how to effectively work with faculty on web projects. It recommends first meeting individually with faculty to understand their goals and listen without judgment. It also suggests establishing demand by finding opportunities for faculty expertise and promoting their work. The document stresses the importance of respecting faculty even when disagreements occur and knowing when issues are not critical enough to argue over. The overall message is how to build understanding and collaboration between faculty and other staff.
Digital IUPAC: The need for global representation of chemistry and chemical i...Jeremy Frey
Frey, Jeremy G. (2016) Digital IUPAC: The need for global representation of chemistry and chemical information in the digital age At 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition - Computers in Chemistry, United States. 13 - 17 Mar 2016
The document discusses potential issues and opportunities facing Facebook going forward. It notes that growth is declining in key markets like the US and UK. Google+ is seen as both a competitor that could disrupt Facebook's business model by forcing more interoperability between networks, as well as a potential catalyst for change at Facebook. Other discussions center around Facebook's role as a passport, bank, and school for users, as well as perceptions of it becoming uncool for teens and concerns about privacy and monitoring of users. Strategic recommendations include preparing for changes by following an OODA decision making loop and adapting like a mammal rather than remaining rigid like a dandelion.
The document repeatedly provides the Facebook profile URL Facebook.com/NhanLamCV and encourages contacting this profile for resume/CV services. It lists the same Facebook profile URL a total of 9 times across multiple lines.
Training, Teaching, and Learning 2012: State of the Industry ReportsPaul Signorelli
This "State of the Industry" report for the ASTD Sacramento Chapter features a brief summary of AST's recently released 2011 Staet of the Industry report and includes references to other workplace learning and performance (staff training) updates. Presentation delivered January 23, 2012 in Rancho Cordova, California.
This document provides an overview of techniques for effective learning. It discusses using stories and chunking information to aid retention. Experiential learning through real-world application and communities of learning are emphasized. Visual aids are also recommended to reinforce lessons. The document concludes by summarizing the key points in a visual format.
This presentation about what trainer-teacher-learners can draw from the New Media Consortium 2014 Horizon Report > Higher Education Edition was prepared for members of the Golden Gate Chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD)--formerly the American Society for Training and Development (ATD) for delivery on May 15, 2014 in a blended event with Paul Signorelli onsite and Samantha Adams Becker co-presenting via a Google Hangout feed.
This presentation, delivered at the American Library Association 2014 Annual Conference (in Las Vegas) under the auspices of the ALA Learning Round Table, explores ways to assure that learners apply what they learn after leaving a training/learning session.
I Don't Have Your Ph.D. : Working with Faculty and the WebAmanda Costello
This document provides guidance for non-academic staff on how to effectively work with faculty on web projects. It recommends first meeting individually with faculty to understand their goals and listen without judgment. It also suggests establishing demand by finding opportunities for faculty expertise and promoting their work. The document stresses the importance of respecting faculty even when disagreements occur and knowing when issues are not critical enough to argue over. The overall message is how to build understanding and collaboration between faculty and other staff.
Digital IUPAC: The need for global representation of chemistry and chemical i...Jeremy Frey
Frey, Jeremy G. (2016) Digital IUPAC: The need for global representation of chemistry and chemical information in the digital age At 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition - Computers in Chemistry, United States. 13 - 17 Mar 2016
The document discusses potential issues and opportunities facing Facebook going forward. It notes that growth is declining in key markets like the US and UK. Google+ is seen as both a competitor that could disrupt Facebook's business model by forcing more interoperability between networks, as well as a potential catalyst for change at Facebook. Other discussions center around Facebook's role as a passport, bank, and school for users, as well as perceptions of it becoming uncool for teens and concerns about privacy and monitoring of users. Strategic recommendations include preparing for changes by following an OODA decision making loop and adapting like a mammal rather than remaining rigid like a dandelion.
The document repeatedly provides the Facebook profile URL Facebook.com/NhanLamCV and encourages contacting this profile for resume/CV services. It lists the same Facebook profile URL a total of 9 times across multiple lines.
Jennifer Westberg 4.4 Final Persona Project SlideshowJennifer Westberg
Jennifer Westberg is an artist and character designer who is passionate about creative expression and growth. She has loved making art since childhood, being inspired by animated works and video games. Westberg studied computer animation at Full Sail University to pursue a career as an artist. There, she learned 3D modeling software like Maya and ZBrush. Westberg has over a decade of experience with Photoshop and aims to improve her skills through self-motivation, positivity, attention to detail, and teamwork.
This third of four webinars on "Mastering Online Facilitation," originally designed and delivered for SEFLIN, focuses on organizing material, scripting, and preparing/rehearsing for webinars and online meetings. It is designed to model the practices discussed with the learners; leaves plenty of time for interactions with and among the learners; and concludes with resources and suggested activities to help participants apply what they are learning.
Using Social Networks when creating your PLNGraham Stanley
The document discusses how to use Twitter to build a personal learning network (PLN) for professional development. It recommends creating a Twitter account and choosing a username, posting initial tweets, following people with similar interests and being followed, participating in discussions with hashtags and @mentions, using third-party Twitter clients like TweetDeck, building networks organically over time, and learning Twitter lingo. The goal is to use Twitter to connect with others in one's field and access an always-on global community for professional support and learning.
The document provides 10 tips for creating effective slide presentations: keep slides simple with limited bullets and text; limit transitions between slides; use high quality images; have a consistent visual theme; use appropriate charts; choose colors and fonts carefully; include audio and video when relevant; and carefully order slides for logical flow of information.
Stratton 10 slide power point presentation example 2015Lorraine Stratton
This document summarizes an interview with Krista Blythe, a portrait photographer. Blythe owns her own studio called Melody Street in Milwaukie, Oregon. As a portrait photographer, she photographs people and sometimes pets in both indoor studio settings and outdoor locations. The career requires technical, artistic, and business skills. While the work offers creative freedom, relying on client preferences limits this. Salaries for portrait photographers generally meet living expenses but income can be unpredictable as it depends on a steady stream of clients.
The document provides resources and organizations for professional development in education technology, including newsletters, publications, and websites, as well as information on using Twitter for informal professional development networking and ideas for live blogging sessions at conferences to share information in real-time. Attendees are assigned the task of live blogging a session, posting on Twitter about sessions, and commenting on other blogs as part of their professional development experience.
Evolving from Social Media to Social BusinessJustin Levy
Evolving from using social media to becoming a social business can be hard. During this CBS Social Media (#knxsoc) keynote, this presentation attempts to break down this evolution into 13 foundational key steps using my experiences in both SMB and enterprise-level companies.
How to Create Perfect Posts on Social Media PlatformsMarvin McTaw
This presentation includes information about how to create the perfect posts on social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+. It also contains estimates on the best times to syndicate your posts.
To learn more about creating excellent social media posts, and to view the original infographic, visit: http://bit.ly/1a7yiVS
To learn more about social media marketing, visit:
http://www.eventcommercials.com
The document provides tips for creating effective slide presentations. It recommends keeping presentations simple with limited text and effects. It also suggests using high quality graphics, templates, color well, simple charts, and the right fonts. Finally, it stresses the importance of organization.
This document discusses how to listen and search on Twitter. It recommends listening for mentions of your Twitter handle, searching your name daily, and searching for conversations around your business or industry. It also promotes a book called "21 Days To Twitter Leadership" and provides a link to download a free chapter.
The document is a presentation about using blogs to expand coalitions. It defines what blogs are, discusses how they fit into social media, and reviews research on how blogs are being used. It then provides guidance on getting started with blogging, including choosing a blogging platform and topics to blog about. Resources are listed for further information.
Better Media Plumbing For The Social WebStowe Boyd
Stowe Boyd argues that the current social web architecture needs improvement to better support social interactions and information flow. He advocates for a more decentralized "web of flow" approach that allows information to organically spread through social connections more like blood flows through the body's circulatory system, rather than relying primarily on centralized pages, links, and search functions as in the past. This new approach promises to better reflect how social media and interactions are actually used by people.
David Johnson is studying audio production at Full Sail University. He has a passion for sound design and a background that includes recording, mixing audio, creating sound effects and beats, DJing, hosting a music podcast, writing and performing songs, and live performances. His strengths include creativity, perseverance, and being motivated by overcoming obstacles. He provides his contact information and links to his LinkedIn profile.
The document discusses several concepts related to organizational change including: volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity; translating objectives beyond traditional budgeting; focusing on developing people over numbers; ensuring minority views are considered; having a transformation plan but remaining adaptable; periodically auditing objectives to ensure they remain relevant; focusing on adding value over costs; and bridging the gap between theory and reality. Key themes are managing change, adapting to new information, and focusing on people over processes.
The document discusses several concepts related to social business and how it is changing work and collaboration. It suggests that individuals are the new group, that communities should function like villages rather than armies, that small talk and meaningful connections are important again, and that flow, time, and space take on new meanings in social business environments.
This presentation consists of 10 tips to help someone make a successful slide presentation. Garr Reynolds explained 10 distinct steps in an article, and I have summarized his steps in this presentation.
This document summarizes a study that analyzed Twitter data to examine romantic relationship breakups online. The study collected data on over 600 couples over 24 weeks, identifying couples that broke up through tweets and analyzing changes in their communication patterns, social networks, and emotional states before and after the breakup. Key findings included that longer relationships were less likely to end, communication with the partner decreased while other communication increased after breakups, and both partners generally experienced losses to their social networks and increases in depressed moods post-breakup.
Technology is impacting social interaction and human relationships. As communication increasingly occurs online rather than in person, people are missing out on non-verbal cues that account for over 90% of effective communication. Face-to-face interaction allows for more genuine human connection compared to communicating through technology. While social media aims to bridge the gap, it can foster superficial relationships over real ones and increase loneliness. As people become addicted to shallow online relationships, social interaction may continue moving further from authentic personal connections in the next decade.
The document summarizes a presentation on effective chapter management for nonprofits. It includes discussions of connecting national organizations to local chapters, policies regarding membership dues and advertising, and exercises for participants to strengthen elements like bylaws, job descriptions, and engagement of current and new members. Attendees are encouraged to implement strategies learned to increase engagement within their own organizations.
The document provides information about Richard Cheng and his company NextUp Solutions which offers agile training and coaching. It discusses situational retrospectives and how Richard would facilitate a retrospective for a team that met their goals versus a team that did not complete any work last sprint. It also outlines various retrospective techniques like pluses/deltas, silent writing and dot voting. Finally, it shares tips on evaluating the effectiveness of retrospectives and resources for additional information.
Jennifer Westberg 4.4 Final Persona Project SlideshowJennifer Westberg
Jennifer Westberg is an artist and character designer who is passionate about creative expression and growth. She has loved making art since childhood, being inspired by animated works and video games. Westberg studied computer animation at Full Sail University to pursue a career as an artist. There, she learned 3D modeling software like Maya and ZBrush. Westberg has over a decade of experience with Photoshop and aims to improve her skills through self-motivation, positivity, attention to detail, and teamwork.
This third of four webinars on "Mastering Online Facilitation," originally designed and delivered for SEFLIN, focuses on organizing material, scripting, and preparing/rehearsing for webinars and online meetings. It is designed to model the practices discussed with the learners; leaves plenty of time for interactions with and among the learners; and concludes with resources and suggested activities to help participants apply what they are learning.
Using Social Networks when creating your PLNGraham Stanley
The document discusses how to use Twitter to build a personal learning network (PLN) for professional development. It recommends creating a Twitter account and choosing a username, posting initial tweets, following people with similar interests and being followed, participating in discussions with hashtags and @mentions, using third-party Twitter clients like TweetDeck, building networks organically over time, and learning Twitter lingo. The goal is to use Twitter to connect with others in one's field and access an always-on global community for professional support and learning.
The document provides 10 tips for creating effective slide presentations: keep slides simple with limited bullets and text; limit transitions between slides; use high quality images; have a consistent visual theme; use appropriate charts; choose colors and fonts carefully; include audio and video when relevant; and carefully order slides for logical flow of information.
Stratton 10 slide power point presentation example 2015Lorraine Stratton
This document summarizes an interview with Krista Blythe, a portrait photographer. Blythe owns her own studio called Melody Street in Milwaukie, Oregon. As a portrait photographer, she photographs people and sometimes pets in both indoor studio settings and outdoor locations. The career requires technical, artistic, and business skills. While the work offers creative freedom, relying on client preferences limits this. Salaries for portrait photographers generally meet living expenses but income can be unpredictable as it depends on a steady stream of clients.
The document provides resources and organizations for professional development in education technology, including newsletters, publications, and websites, as well as information on using Twitter for informal professional development networking and ideas for live blogging sessions at conferences to share information in real-time. Attendees are assigned the task of live blogging a session, posting on Twitter about sessions, and commenting on other blogs as part of their professional development experience.
Evolving from Social Media to Social BusinessJustin Levy
Evolving from using social media to becoming a social business can be hard. During this CBS Social Media (#knxsoc) keynote, this presentation attempts to break down this evolution into 13 foundational key steps using my experiences in both SMB and enterprise-level companies.
How to Create Perfect Posts on Social Media PlatformsMarvin McTaw
This presentation includes information about how to create the perfect posts on social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+. It also contains estimates on the best times to syndicate your posts.
To learn more about creating excellent social media posts, and to view the original infographic, visit: http://bit.ly/1a7yiVS
To learn more about social media marketing, visit:
http://www.eventcommercials.com
The document provides tips for creating effective slide presentations. It recommends keeping presentations simple with limited text and effects. It also suggests using high quality graphics, templates, color well, simple charts, and the right fonts. Finally, it stresses the importance of organization.
This document discusses how to listen and search on Twitter. It recommends listening for mentions of your Twitter handle, searching your name daily, and searching for conversations around your business or industry. It also promotes a book called "21 Days To Twitter Leadership" and provides a link to download a free chapter.
The document is a presentation about using blogs to expand coalitions. It defines what blogs are, discusses how they fit into social media, and reviews research on how blogs are being used. It then provides guidance on getting started with blogging, including choosing a blogging platform and topics to blog about. Resources are listed for further information.
Better Media Plumbing For The Social WebStowe Boyd
Stowe Boyd argues that the current social web architecture needs improvement to better support social interactions and information flow. He advocates for a more decentralized "web of flow" approach that allows information to organically spread through social connections more like blood flows through the body's circulatory system, rather than relying primarily on centralized pages, links, and search functions as in the past. This new approach promises to better reflect how social media and interactions are actually used by people.
David Johnson is studying audio production at Full Sail University. He has a passion for sound design and a background that includes recording, mixing audio, creating sound effects and beats, DJing, hosting a music podcast, writing and performing songs, and live performances. His strengths include creativity, perseverance, and being motivated by overcoming obstacles. He provides his contact information and links to his LinkedIn profile.
The document discusses several concepts related to organizational change including: volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity; translating objectives beyond traditional budgeting; focusing on developing people over numbers; ensuring minority views are considered; having a transformation plan but remaining adaptable; periodically auditing objectives to ensure they remain relevant; focusing on adding value over costs; and bridging the gap between theory and reality. Key themes are managing change, adapting to new information, and focusing on people over processes.
The document discusses several concepts related to social business and how it is changing work and collaboration. It suggests that individuals are the new group, that communities should function like villages rather than armies, that small talk and meaningful connections are important again, and that flow, time, and space take on new meanings in social business environments.
This presentation consists of 10 tips to help someone make a successful slide presentation. Garr Reynolds explained 10 distinct steps in an article, and I have summarized his steps in this presentation.
This document summarizes a study that analyzed Twitter data to examine romantic relationship breakups online. The study collected data on over 600 couples over 24 weeks, identifying couples that broke up through tweets and analyzing changes in their communication patterns, social networks, and emotional states before and after the breakup. Key findings included that longer relationships were less likely to end, communication with the partner decreased while other communication increased after breakups, and both partners generally experienced losses to their social networks and increases in depressed moods post-breakup.
Technology is impacting social interaction and human relationships. As communication increasingly occurs online rather than in person, people are missing out on non-verbal cues that account for over 90% of effective communication. Face-to-face interaction allows for more genuine human connection compared to communicating through technology. While social media aims to bridge the gap, it can foster superficial relationships over real ones and increase loneliness. As people become addicted to shallow online relationships, social interaction may continue moving further from authentic personal connections in the next decade.
The document summarizes a presentation on effective chapter management for nonprofits. It includes discussions of connecting national organizations to local chapters, policies regarding membership dues and advertising, and exercises for participants to strengthen elements like bylaws, job descriptions, and engagement of current and new members. Attendees are encouraged to implement strategies learned to increase engagement within their own organizations.
The document provides information about Richard Cheng and his company NextUp Solutions which offers agile training and coaching. It discusses situational retrospectives and how Richard would facilitate a retrospective for a team that met their goals versus a team that did not complete any work last sprint. It also outlines various retrospective techniques like pluses/deltas, silent writing and dot voting. Finally, it shares tips on evaluating the effectiveness of retrospectives and resources for additional information.
Assignment 1 LASA 2 Strategic Plan and Self-Reflection Summary.docxfelicitytaft14745
Assignment 1: LASA 2 Strategic Plan and Self-Reflection Summary
Review the initial scenario and the
Strategic Business Plan
presented in
Module 1
to make sure that the requirements of the board and the
Part II Strategic Plan
are met.
In order to meet the requirements of the board you will prepare the final
Strategic Business Plan—Part II—Strategic Plan Report
to the executive board. Ensure your strategic plan is thorough, succinct, and complete.
Challenge yourself to link the targets to specific initiatives you have identified in the
Strategic Business Plan
you are developing for Harley-Davidson.
Your written report should include a title page, a table of contents, an executive summary, and each of the following sections:
Part I: Global Economy / Factors Affecting Global Economy
1.
Motivations / Risks
o
Motivations for Expansion
o
Risks in Expansion
2.
Competitive Advantage in Global Markets
3.
Entry Strategies for Global Expansion
4.
Internet Approach / Strategy
o
How the Internet adds value
o
Internet Business Models
o
Competitive Strategies
o
Leverage E-Business Capabilities
Part II: Corporate Leadership
1.
Direction Setting
2.
Organizational Design
3.
Organizational Culture
4.
Leadership Traits
5.
Ethical Organization Characteristics
o
Identify elements
o
Identify missing elements
6.
Learning Organization Characteristics
o
Identify elements
o
Identify missing elements
Part III: Strategic Plan Summary
1.
Conclusions
2.
Recommendations
3.
Implementation
4.
Risks
Part IV: Self Reflection Summary
Self-reflection is the key to good leadership and good management.
Reflect on what you have learned in this class and on what you gained from your Bachelor of Science program.
Based on your reflections, discuss the following:
What are five or six key lessons learned from the textbook and the content that will help you in your career?
What have you learned about yourself?
What are your hopes for the future?
Submit your final
Strategic Business Plan—Part II—Strategic Plan
with your self-reflection summary to the
M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox
by
Saturday, December 21, 2013
.
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Global Economy/ Factors Affecting Global Economy: Motivations/risks, competitive advantage, entry strategies, Internet strategies.
60
Corporate Leadership: Direction setting organizational design, culture, leadership traits, ethical characteristics, learning organization characteristics.
60
Strategic Plan Summary: Conclusion, recommendations, implementation, and risks
80
Self Reflection Summary: 5-6 key lessons.
36
Organization: Introduction, Thesis, Transitions, Conclusion
16
Usage and Mechanics: Grammar, Spelling, Sentence structure
16
APA Elements: Attribution, Paraphrasing, Quotations
24
Style: Audience, Word Choice
8
Total:
300
.
Revitalizing your boring Retrospectives_3.0finalTerri Spencer
This document discusses various techniques for making Scrum retrospectives more engaging and effective. It provides examples of different types of retrospective activities, including games, discussions, and visual methods that teams can use to inspect their process and identify improvements. The goal is for retrospectives to help teams continually improve their processes and dynamics from sprint to sprint.
Competitive & Strategic Analysis
BUS 109
Discussion Week 9
Agenda
• EXAM 2 Review
• Remaining Requirements
• Handbook/iEvals
• CEO Project/Peer Evals
• Final Thoughts
Exam 2
• Same format as Exam 1 (essay question + free response)
• Bring blue book next Monday and Wednesday
• Define key concepts + provide quality company examples
EXAM 2 Review
Question 1
1. On Functional Strategy – Pertaining to your CEO Project Company –
a. Among the various functional divisions of the firm, identify the most burning issue
whereby your functional strategy (marketing, financial, operational, etc.) impacts the
overall corporate AND business strategies. Explain in detail.
i. More directly, select two functional areas and discuss the following:
1. Identify the function’s essential goal for 2017
2. What resources must be employed to effectively realize this goal
3. What measures will indicate whether your functional strategy has produced the required results
Does It Work?
What do we
have/need?
What to do/not to do?
Question 1
• Step 1: Define and Link: Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy, Functional Strategy
• Step 2: Select from two functional areas and discuss:
This question is basically a question of alignment
1) How does your Functional Strategy help achieve your Business Strategies and Corporate Strategies?
2) What is your Functional Strategy’s Goal for 2017?
• Refer back to Strategic Alternatives when you changed your Functional Strategies, what was the goal?
3) What Resources are required to achieve this goal?
• Refer to your Corporate Resources, Job Creation, Corporate Structure
• Resources required = Total Resources demanded – Resources on hand
4) How do you measure the success of your goal?
• Balanced Scorecard under Measure
• TIPS
• The KEYWORD is “YOUR.” This question does not refer to the Current Strategic Posture, this question refers
to your strategy under the Strategic Alternatives section
Firm 1
Firm 3
Firm 4
Firm 5
Firm 2
SBU1
SBU2
SBU3
SBU4
SBU5
Industry
Boundary
Firm
Boundary
Business Strategy Corporate Strategy
Economic Logic (How do we compete)
Porter’s Generic Strategies
Value Chain Analysis
Customer Value Decomposition
Corporate Theory and Stakeholder Value
Integration and RBV
Core competencies; VRIO; Business Model
Business-Corporate Integration: Strategy Diamond
Arena: Where to Compete?
Differentiators: What weapons?
Staging: What steps?
Vehicles: How to get there?
Economic Logic: How does it work?
Question 1
• External Analysis – Positioning/Ind. Structure
• Internal Analysis – RBV/VRIO
• Organizational Evolution – Learning
goal
Time
Success
Question 2
2. On Strategic Intent and Strategy Implementation
a. First, identify your CEO company’s strategic intent, that is, the ambitious stretch targets that go
beyond corporate vision propelling the firm to win. Pull from the readings to support your response
b. Second, identify and discuss the important componen.
The document discusses developing leadership agility as a business imperative. It notes that volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous conditions require leaders to become more focused, fast, and flexible. Research shows that agile companies have significantly better financial performance than average companies. The document promotes developing leadership agility through assessments, coaching, scenarios, and reinforcing an agile culture.
Slides from the Oct 9, 2013, webinar "Building Your Best Board (Part 2)," presented by the Ohio Environmental Council, River Network, and the Institute for Conservation Leadership
The document provides summaries of various frameworks, theories, and models for strategic planning and management in nonprofit organizations. It describes several approaches to strategic planning including traditional strategic planning involving 8 steps, real-time strategic planning as a continuous cycle, SWOT analysis, and analyzing an organization's lifecycle and stages. It also summarizes various tools and models for assessment, capacity building, strategic positioning, scenario thinking, and developing mission and vision statements.
Sociocracy 3.0 is a toolbox of minimum structure pieces for a self-organizing organizations. This presentation collects its answers to three core challenges in self-organizing: goal orientation, transparency and fear, and empowerment.
Why Short-term Strategic Planning is Essential Right NowMission Met
You may know that strategic planning sometimes gets a bad rap. In many cases that reputation is well-deserved since the effort doesn’t deliver on its promises. Yet it continues to be true that your small nonprofit will benefit greatly by having a plan and a planning process that actually works. Join this session to learn five essential tips to ensure that your planning works, along with tools and strategies for improved engagement with your Board and staff. The presenters will share their one-of-a-kind platform to make strategic planning more effective than ever for small organizations.
Learn more at https://www.missionmet.com
#1 Assignment Objectives (The Successful Leader - Assessing Your.docxmayank272369
#1 Assignment Objectives (The Successful Leader - Assessing Your Leadership Traits)
Describe and recognize organizational culture, with specific examination of organizational change models.
8 total pages
Leadership is one of the essential ingredients in effectively leading and managing a project. Without excellent leadership skills, the best planned projects are at a risk for failure. In this class, you are asked to examine your leadership strengths and weaknesses and determine how to adapt them to one of the effective project management leadership styles. You will be provided with an opportunity to perform a personal leadership assessment, enhance project leadership skills, promote teamwork and innovation, determine some best practices, and build a culture to support and manage change.
Throughout this course, you will be working on developing several components of your final Key Assignment. Additional information and the deliverables for each Individual Project will be provided in each Individual Project assignment description.
You will also be setting up the final Key Assignment outline that you will add to each week. The combined Individual Project (IP) assignments will be your final Key Assignment deliverable.
Project Selection
The first step will be to select an organization of your choice in which you will implement your project. This organization will be used as the basis for each of the assignments throughout the course and should conform to the following guidelines:
•Nontrivial: The selected organization candidate should reflect a real-life organization.
•Domain knowledge: Students will utilize their knowledge of this organization to address assignments that are related to discussing the organization’s structure and its impact on organizational members.
Select an organization that fits these requirements, and submit your proposal to your instructor before proceeding further with the assignments in the course. Approval should be sought within the first few days of the course. Your instructor will tell you how to submit this proposal and what notification will be given for project approval.
Your first task in this process will be to select an organization to use as the basis of your Key Assignment. You will also create the shell document for the final project Key Assignment document deliverable that you will be working on throughout the course. As you proceed through each project phase, you will add content to each section of the final document to gradually complete the final project delivery.
The project deliverables are as follows:
1. Submit a project proposal to instructor for approval
2. Key Assignment Document Shell
•Use Word
•Title Page
1.Course number and name
2.Project name
3.Student name
4.Date
•Table of Contents
1.Use auto-generated TOC
2.Separate page
3.Maximum of three levels deep
4.Be sure to update the fields of the TOC so that it is up-to-date before submitting your project
•Section Headings (create ea ...
Concise Guide to How to Use Connections Cloudjackdowning
Changing the way to work to harness collective knowledge,
serve your clients with speed, and amplify impact across the business. This guide can help you get started, be more efficient, and achieve greater impact in your business.
Effective Transitions for New IT Leaderstlhausmann
The document provides five steps for new IT leaders to have an effective transition:
1. Transition out of the old job professionally and prepare a transition packet.
2. Build relationships while assessing the situation by asking assessment questions and creating a "delta file".
3. Get to know the people in the new IT group by conducting weekly one-on-one meetings and staff meetings.
4. Assess the IT department based on basic rules to identify areas for improvement.
5. Score early wins by addressing low-hanging fruit issues identified during the assessment.
"Dealing with multiple teams in a product development organization is always a challenge!
One of the most impressive examples we’ve seen so far is Spotify, which has kept an agile mindset despite having scaled to over 30 teams across 3 cities."
The Paper of Scaling Agile @ Spotify (2014)
Spotify Engineering culture is a trending topic in companies scaling and transforming to Agile, We will discuss the details of this model and why it's so popular.
Normally people talk about organization structure only and leave tons of open questions without answers, We will try in this webinar to cover as much as possible of these questions like how they do promotions, learning and development and more besides the organization structure and scaling agile.
References:
* Scaling Agile @ Spotfiy [Paper]
https://blog.crisp.se/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SpotifyScaling.pdf
* Spotify Engineering Culture Videos
https://labs.spotify.com/2014/03/27/spotify-engineering-culture-part-1/
https://labs.spotify.com/2014/09/20/spotify-engineering-culture-part-2/
* Scaling Agile @ Spotify
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyZEikKWhAU
* The Spotify Tribe Talk
https://www.infoq.com/presentations/spotify-culture/
* Autonomy and Leadership at Spotify
https://www.infoq.com/presentations/autonomy-leadership-spotify/
* How Agile Coaches Help Us Win—the Agile Coach Role at Spotify
https://www.infoq.com/presentations/agile-coach-spotify
*Building a technical career path at Spotify
https://labs.spotify.com/2016/02/08/technical-career-path/
https://labs.spotify.com/2016/02/15/spotify-technology-career-steps/
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integrating social media into essential organizational functionsChris Dumas
The document discusses integrating social media into essential organizational functions. It provides examples of how social media can support human resources, internal communication, staff development, program development, and stakeholder engagement. Specific ideas are presented, such as forming a Facebook group for recruiting employees or asking staff to listen to online conversations in their area of expertise. The document emphasizes developing strategies for social media integration and considering return on influence/investment.
The document summarizes key discussions from a leadership summit of the P&G Alumni Network that included 21 chapters representing North and Latin America. The summit focused on sharing best practices, discussing support from the global board, and exploring partnership opportunities. Specific topics included the P&G Alumni Foundation, leveraging an EY partnership at the chapter level, potential projects to scale value across chapters, and what defines a strong chapter based on examples from Atlanta, China, and Mexico. Feedback from summit participants was also captured.
This document outlines steps for conducting strategic planning and strategic IT planning. It provides guidance on assembling a strategic planning team, conducting an environmental scan, defining organizational values and mission, developing a shared vision and goals, agreeing on key strategies and an action plan. It also covers monitoring strategies and finalizing a written strategic plan. For strategic IT planning, it recommends reviewing strategic goals to identify technology needs, conducting a technology assessment, reviewing application usage, and developing a list of IT initiatives. It provides guidance on budgeting, prioritizing, and designing the IT infrastructure to support applications and future needs. The overall document serves as an interactive guide to lead organizations through the full strategic and IT planning processes.
HPL - The High Performance Leadership Projectsilvanadtm
This document provides guidance on completing a High-Performance Leadership (HPL) Project for the Advanced Leader Silver award. It outlines the requirements of an HPL Project, including establishing goals and timelines, recruiting a guidance committee and action team, developing a work plan, providing status updates, and presenting results. Examples of suitable and unsuitable project types are given. The 7 steps to complete an HPL Project are identified as selecting a project, recruiting teams, establishing goals and a work plan, working the plan with status checks, presenting results and lessons learned, and submitting paperwork to Toastmasters International.
The document provides information about daily standup meetings in an Agile environment. It discusses the purpose of daily standups according to the Scrum guide, including providing updates on work completed the previous day, work planned for the current day, and impediments. It explains how daily standups support the Agile values of people and interactions and responding to change. It also discusses how daily standups address the five dysfunctions of a team by promoting collaboration, impediment identification and removal, commitment, transparency, accountability, and focus. Finally, it covers some potential "smells and anti-patterns" that can occur with daily standups, such as late arrivals, and provides suggestions for preventing and addressing issues.
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This deck, which includes speaker notes prepared for a highly interactive opening keynote session, was used to set the stage for a dynamic daylong exploration ("From eLearning to Learning: The Library, Community, and Learning Innovation") for Mount Prospect Public Library's 2016 "Staff Inservice Day" May 13, 2016. The deck is part of an online suite of components designed to be used as stand-alone learning objects or in tandem with each other and benefited tremendously from continuous collaboration with the onsite "co-conspirators" who participated as co-learners..
A Storify document captures some of the online exchanges participants were having throughout the day and for a few hours after the onsite event concluded:
https://storify.com/paulsignorelli/from-elearning-to-learning-the-library-community-a From eLearning to Learning: The Library, Community, and Learning Innovation
Online documents that were collaboratively created by participants in a series of onsite breakout sessions are available to Mount Prospect Library staff on their intranet.
Links to blog articles documenting the planning and facilitation process will be posted here as soon as they are available.
For more information about how this onsite-online (blended) event was organized, how it produced concrete results for participants, or how you can work with Paul to have a similarly innovative day of learning designed for your organization, please contact Paul Signorelli (paul@paulsignorelli.com)..
This one-hour session for PCI Webinars features a discussion of what trainer-teacher-learners in libraries can learn from the New Media Consortium (NMC) 2015 Horizon Report > Higher Education edition about ed-tech trends, challenges, and technologies. Speaker notes include excerpts from the report, which is available free of charge online at http://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-horizon-report-2016-higher-education-edition/.
This presentation, prepared for a PCI Webinars session, explores ways Connected Learning can be integrated into learning opportunities for library staff and learners . (Speaker notes available by clicking the "Notes" button in the lower right-hand corner of the SlideShare display.)
This document summarizes a conversation about helping students develop skills for lifelong learning and employment. It discusses exposing students to habits of mind like critical thinking, research practices, and communication skills. It also suggests connecting students to professional networks through associations, conferences and using social media to build personal learning networks. The conversation focused on preparing students for an uncertain future by emphasizing adaptable skills over specific career preparation alone.
This presentation, prepared and delivered for PCI Webinars, begins with a brief summary of the ATD (Association for Talent Development) 2014 State of the Industry report, surveys a couple of related ATD documents, then focuses on 12 aspects of the state of the training-teaching-learning industry in summer 2015. Topics covered include Clark Quinn's "Revolutionize Learning & Development"; science of learning; learning to learn; adaptive learning technologies; the continuing evolution of MOOCs; flexible learning spaces; and others. Speaker notes accessible by clicking on the NOTES option below the slides.
This session, prepared for an American Library Association Annual Conference LITA presentation in June 2015, continues explorations on bringing onsite and online colleagues together via social media tools including Google Hangouts and Twitter.
This presentation, prepared by Paul Signorelli and Samantha Becker for delivery at the New Media Consortium 2015 Summer Conference (in Washington, D.C.), focuses on developing skills needed to deal with unexpected change--particularly for those working in educational technology. The slides were designed by Samantha; Paul wrote the script that is accessible by clicking the "Notes" icon directly below and to the right of this description.
This "invited talk" for the KIPA (Knowledge & Information Professiona Association) 2015 Annual Conference in Denton, TX (March 6-7, 2015) explores what the New Media Consortium "2015 Horizon Report > Higher Education Edition" calls a key trend in educational technology.
This document summarizes the Horizon Report for Libraries from 2014. It identifies several technologies to watch over the next 1, 2, and 4-5 years that could impact libraries. These include electronic publishing, mobile apps, bibliometrics/citation technologies, open content, the internet of things, and semantic web/linked data. It also discusses key trends like prioritization of mobile content/delivery. Additionally, it outlines challenges facing libraries like rethinking librarian roles and embracing radical change. Discussion questions are provided throughout to engage participants.
This second of four webinars on "Mastering Online Facilitation," originally designed and delivered for SEFLIN, focuses on the need to engage in assessment before proceeding with the design and development of webinars and online meetings. It is designed to model the practices discussed with the learners; leaves plenty of time for interactions with and among the learners; and concludes with resources and suggested activities to help participants apply what they are learning.
This first of four webinars on "Mastering Online Facilitation," originally delivered and delivered for SEFLIN, provides an overview of how to design and facilitate webinars and online meetings. It is designed to model the practices discussed with the learners; leaves plenty of time for interactions with and among the learners; and concludes with resources and suggested activities to help participants apply what they are learning.
This presentation, facilitated PCI Webinars on July 17, 2014, explores how libraries are increasingly serving as lifelong learning centers to the benefit of their communities.
This presentation, prepared and facilitated for local library branch programs and neighborhood association meetings in spring/summer 2014, is an updated version of a conference presentation originally given in Davis, CA by Paul Signorelli and Aileen Barr in March 2014. Presenter notes are included with the slides.
This interactive session reviewing mentoring basics, types of mentoring, and mentoring tips that can be used onsite, online, or in blended onsite-online mentoring situations was prepared for and presented through PCI Webinars on May 22, 2014. The session ends with an exercise designed to encourage participants to immediately put the content to use in their own workplaces,and includes a few resources for further exploration of the topic. Although the target audience was colleagues working in libraries, the content can easily be adapted for use in other worksites.
Flights of Fancy: Taking Mosaic Design & Grassroots Fundraising to New HeightsPaul Signorelli
Delivered at the 15th Biennial Community Built Association Conference (in Davis, CA) with artist Aileen Barr, this presentation reviews how the two ceramic-tiled staircases and adjacent gardens in San Francisco's Inner Sunset District were created through extensive community collaborations that drew donations from across the United States and a few other countries--and may be inspiring a third set of ceramic-tiled steps in the same neighborhood.
This document summarizes a presentation on social media, library partnerships, and collaboration. The presentation defined community and collaboration, discussed how social media can extend the reach of library activities, and provided examples of partnerships local libraries have formed with organizations in their communities. These partnerships help address needs in the community and inspire further collaboration and action through reading.
This daylong presentation for library directors attending the Northeast Kansas Library System Library Directors Institute on November 7, 2013 in Valley Falls, Kansas, is designed to help participants further hone their skills in fostering community collaborations through a series of conversations and exercises demonstrating the collaborative process.
Designing Engaging Learning for Library Staff and UsersPaul Signorelli
This document outlines a presentation on designing engaging learning experiences for library staff and users. It discusses the ADDIE model of instructional design, which includes the phases of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. It also covers concepts from theorists like Malcolm Knowles on adult learning principles and Robert Gagné's nine events of instruction. The presentation provides guidance on how to apply these frameworks to better meet the needs of adult learners and create effective learning both for library staff and public users. It encourages participants to discuss which elements they can immediately apply to current projects.
This PowerPoint presentation, complete with speaker notes, explores ways that library staff members (and others) can reach into their extended onsite-online communities to develop productive, sustainable collaborations; originally presented as a live webinar on April 18, 2013, for ALA Editions (for speaker notes, please click on "Notes" button near bottom of screen, near the "Comments" section)
This document is the credits and acknowledgments section for a digital story titled "David: A Digital Story". It lists the sources for each of the images used in the digital story, crediting their original photographers on Flickr. It provides attribution for 10 different images, citing the photographer's Flickr username and URL for each image. The document was prepared by Paul Signorelli & Associates for an online course on digital storytelling.
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This presentation is a curated compilation of PowerPoint diagrams and templates designed to illustrate 20 different digital transformation frameworks and models. These frameworks are based on recent industry trends and best practices, ensuring that the content remains relevant and up-to-date.
Key highlights include Microsoft's Digital Transformation Framework, which focuses on driving innovation and efficiency, and McKinsey's Ten Guiding Principles, which provide strategic insights for successful digital transformation. Additionally, Forrester's framework emphasizes enhancing customer experiences and modernizing IT infrastructure, while IDC's MaturityScape helps assess and develop organizational digital maturity. MIT's framework explores cutting-edge strategies for achieving digital success.
These materials are perfect for enhancing your business or classroom presentations, offering visual aids to supplement your insights. Please note that while comprehensive, these slides are intended as supplementary resources and may not be complete for standalone instructional purposes.
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Microsoft’s Digital Transformation Framework
McKinsey’s Ten Guiding Principles of Digital Transformation
Forrester’s Digital Transformation Framework
IDC’s Digital Transformation MaturityScape
MIT’s Digital Transformation Framework
Gartner’s Digital Transformation Framework
Accenture’s Digital Strategy & Enterprise Frameworks
Deloitte’s Digital Industrial Transformation Framework
Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Framework
PwC’s Digital Transformation Framework
Cisco’s Digital Transformation Framework
Cognizant’s Digital Transformation Framework
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The BCG Strategy Palette
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Digital Transformation Compass
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Business Model Canvas
Customer Journey Map
29. Cruising to Chapter Excellence Credits ( Images taken from flickr.com unless otherwise noted): Heart in San Francisco: Plug 1’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/plug1/2263682979/ Secrets: SamikRC’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/samikrc/3261645610/ Money: Fpsurgeon’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/fpsurgeon/2936450932/ Wielding the gavel: Darrenjsilvester’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/26762414@N02/2512800767/ Herding: Martien@Arnhem’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/35110249@N05/3600909776/ Target: Andreika’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreika/2558882/ San Francisco market: Dizzy Atmosphere’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveglass/1974026636/ Cranes: Anna_Debenhem’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/anna_debenham/2181072851/ Wanted: Jeffmyers01’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffmeyers01/3575130872/ Puzzle: Thefinsider’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/41222046@N04/3796209450/ Building: Jef Safi’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jef_safi/370788914/ Arms outstretched: Diamonds_in_the_soles_of_her_shoes’ Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/diamonds_in_the_soles_of_her_shoes/2175451042/ Leaping: Rob Featonby’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_featonby/3289450844/ Surfing: Photomage’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/30692593@N07/3567923144/ Empty swing: Ben’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/visbeek/2787578916/ Flying papers: Aldor’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/aldor/98939138/ Glass: Ryan Thomas Snider’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryansnider/3689263090/ Caveman: Lord Jim’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord-jim/2245362817/ Spaceman: Practicalowl’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/2263287756/ Jellyfish: Fotogail’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/gail/3610255/
Editor's Notes
ASTD, under the federal tax code, has what is called 501(c)3 status; it simply means that we fit into the realm of cultural, educational, and arts organizations serving a public (charitable) purpose. This does not mean we can’t make money—how else would be fund our activities? What it does mean is that we do not exist to make profits for individuals; we put our revenues into maintaining operations and providing some sort of public good—in our case, services related to providing workplace learning and performance assistance to members of our communities. The facts, from irs.gov: “ To be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3), and none of its earnings may inure to any private shareholder or individual. In addition, it may not be an action organization , i.e., it may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates. Organizations described in section 501(c)(3) are commonly referred to as charitable organizations . Organizations described in section 501(c)(3), other than testing for public safety organizations, are eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions in accordance with Code section 170. The organization must not be organized or operated for the benefit of private interests , and no part of a section 501(c)(3) organization's net earnings may inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. If the organization engages in an excess benefit transaction with a person having substantial influence over the organization, an excise tax may be imposed on the person and any organization managers agreeing to the transaction. Section 501(c)(3) organizations are restricted in how much political and legislative ( lobbying ) activities they may conduct. For a detailed discussion, see Political and Lobbying Activities . For more information about lobbying activities by charities, see the article Lobbying Issues ; for more information about political activities of charities, see the FY-2002 CPE topic Election Year Issues .”
When San Francisco artists created and placed large hearts all over the city a few years ago, they really captured an idea which will serve us well throughout our time together today: there’s a real heart to be found in any community, and communities of learners are no exception. As Chapter Board members within ASTD communities of learning, we have tremendous policy-making and administrative responsibilities: Organizational Fiscal Programmatic Membership development and retention Marketing and public relations Community outreach And it’s all done with the public good in mind.
One of our primary responsibilities is to operate in an open and transparent way. Board meetings need to be open to all interested members and guests. Financial records should be openly reported, discussed, reviewed, and approved by Board members. Policy decisions not only need to reflect the organization’s mission, vision, and value statements, but also need to be made with members and the larger community in mind.
An ethical check-in to clarify our roles as fiscal managers of a public trust: Your chapter has been trying to locate a local speaker on a highly topical issue without success. You find someone from outside your area, and he’s willing to forego a speaker fee if you will work with him to find a grant to underwrite the Chapter’s upfront costs (travel, lodgings, tech support), give him a portion of the grant money, and split the net revenue with him from any money he generates by attracting paying attendees from his own network. OK or not OK? Why or why not? What issues do you as a Board member see here?
While our meetings don’t have to be completely serious and legalistic, there are some great practices which can move things along—and the nice thing is that we don’t have to reinvent them. *Having a formal agenda which is shaped by all Board members means no one need be left behind. *Using Roberts Rules of Order may drive some people crazy, but if the system is used as a tool, not as a way of stifling conversation, meetings quickly become productive—and Board members who were not familiar with the book pick up another skill in the course of their service.
Once we begin using parliamentary procedure to our Chapter’s advantage, we quickly discover other ways to keep things moving: *Setting a general time limit on discussion helps a lot; if conversations begin to bog down and no decision is on the horizon, we can refer the discussion to a task force or subcommittee—clearing setting the scope of what the group should accomplish and setting a time frame in which the issue returns for Board approval or rejection—as a way of keeping the issue alive while giving everyone some time to examine what is really making the issue such a difficult one to resolve.
It’s no coincidence that the word “deadline” had that dreadful word as its first syllable: staying on target with deadlines can wear us out and prefer the thought of a coffin to the thought of yet another task to fulfill. As Chapter leaders, we need to remember to take care of ourselves, take on no more than we can reasonably handle, admit when we’re overwhelmed and seek help, and extend that same sense of concern and consideration to our colleagues—or we’ll lose them.
We may not be running the corner market here—at least we hope we’re not—but there’s no reason not to apply the same standards of professionalism. We need to manage our assets carefully and responsibly, and take prudent steps to protect ourselves and our organization with basic elements including Director & Officer insurance. Something newcomers to nonprofit boards rarely consider: if you mismanage the nonprofit’s resources, you can be held personally liable. It is, therefore, important, that every board member takes responsibility for reviewing monthly financial statements for the organization and insist on regular reviews to make sure that the books are in order.
If you’re lucky, you have a clearly defined mission statement, and you might even have vision and value statements to help bring it to life. If you’re really lucky, you can recite it as if you wrote it.
Let’s look at what our mission, vision, and value statements are, and decide what we can do within our Chapter to implement them. One of the first elements any nonprofit needs is an effective and up-to-date set of bylaws to serve as a strong foundation for everything we do. Our Chapter Coach provided us with a template from ASTD, and we did the rest: adapting, where necessary, adding what we felt was necessary, and having the document formally reviewed by an attorney to be sure it was in compliance with state regulations. We then took it to the entire Board for approval before asking Chapter members to formally vote for adoption near the end of 2008. Although the process extended over several months, resources were surprisingly few: three Board members serving on a task force, our Chapter Coach’s guidance, and the online election for Chapter members.
Once our bylaws are in place, we need to know who is responsible for each aspect of implementing them. Our process of revising job descriptions extended over a nine-month period which began with reviews of the job descriptions posted on the ASTD Chapter Leader “Resources by leadership position” page (http://www.astd.org/membership/ChapterLeadership/leadershippositions.htm) and reviews of existing Chapter Board members’ job descriptions. Conversations with individual Board members were followed by work by the Chapter President and President-Elect to rewrite all job descriptions in a consistent and overlapping way that stressed the collaborative nature of how we work. Those drafts were returned to individuals for review, and finally went to the full Board for formal adoption in September 2009.
Having a combination of committees and task forces helps us effectively run our organizations in several ways: Duties and expectations are clearly outlined. Timelines for work are established in advance. There are wonderful opportunities for engagement at many levels if board and non-board members serve. Successful service on a short-term committee or task force (i.e., a Nominating Committee) cultivates future Chapter leaders. It also fosters collaboration.
We started with the idea that there is nothing wrong with making a profit, as long as that profit is used to fund the services we provide in accordance with our mission, vision, and value statements. That idea comes back to us as we remember that we’re working toward a common (service or educational) goal, and that things move very nicely if we take advantage of possibilities for collaboration as we build what we intend to build.
Since nonprofits are always so stretched for resources—and ASTD chapters, as you well know, are no exception—we always need to look for ways to effectively use what we have. If a posting on a website, for example, can provide text for a press release or a newsletter article, so much the better. If a list of prospective vendors or sponsors for a chapter event pans out, it might also be effective in attracting new members from the employees who are associated with those vendors or sponsors. If a presenter at a monthly meeting is interested in what you do, you might be looking at a new volunteer with skills which you don’t already have within your chapter. All this requires is an openness to thinking strategically in a way which brings people together without taking advantage of them.
Strategic planning is a funny thing: it’s one of the most basic and, at the same time, one of the greatest of the higher level functions we perform while serving on a Board, and requires great judgment. We’re not going to spend much time on it here because of how complex it can become and because it will be part of what Sarah Jeffcoat, Tina Lo, and I explore in a three-hour session on keeping chapters afloat tomorrow morning. I’d be remiss, however, if I didn’t encourage you to always think strategically, given the resources you have, and formally engage in a strategic planning process as soon as you have updated your bylaws, job descriptions, and processes and procedures so you’ll have a firm foundation from which to leap.
There is, of course, a wonderful payoff at the end of all this. We find ourselves riding the nonprofit waves in the most pleasurable of ways, and a large part of the satisfaction comes from having worked with colleagues to serve other colleagues in implementing the mission, vision, and value we share in common.
There are few things more tragic within a nonprofit organization than unused resources. Since people are our strongest resources, we have a responsibility to draw them in as they want to be drawn in—not just in ways that use them, burn them out, and toss them aside. If we work diligently to match people with what they want, they’re going to stay with us longer than they otherwise would, and that means we work less to achieve greater and more sustainable results.
Engaging people from the moment they first walk through your doors doesn’t require a carnival atmosphere—although I certainly wouldn’t turn it down if it were available to me. It can be as simple as making sure that everyone is greeted personally by a chapter leader; everyone is introduced to at least one or two other attendees; and that chapter leaders do not all sit together and thereby create an immediate sense of in-groups and outsiders. We very consciously make sure that at least one chapter leader or long-term member sits at each table during chapter monthly meetings. We also try to collect business cards from those we don’t know and, as time allows, place a follow-up call or send a brief email a day or two after meeting a guest or new member just to tell them how much we appreciated their presence. Any questions about why we’ve seen smaller decreases in membership and actual increases at times when others are struggling to fill seats at events and board meetings?
If you’ve sensed a theme throughout this presentation, it’s the huge issue we all face of trying to match challenges with resources. The same half-empty glass of having too much to do with too few people to do it becomes the half full and eventually overflowing glass of engagement when we meet our members needs not only through the services we provide but through the opportunity to become part of the collaborative community a great nonprofit fosters. Nonprofits are just like all other groups: if we’re providing something of value in an appealing way, we’re going to attract the support we want and need to survive.
Although we don’t have to go back to prehistoric times to bring back lapsed members, we overlook a natural resource if we let past members disappear. Sometimes overt actions can help: a phone call, a card sent by mail, or the ubiquitous email messages designed to remind former members that they’re missing something they used to enjoy. And if membership has fallen because the organization has stopped meeting members’ needs, part of the rebuilding process is to become so attractive again that lapsed members start finding their way home, as several now have with ASTD’s Mt. Diablo Chapter.
The world, as we well know, is a wondrous place, and nonprofits are one of the wonders of the world. If we manage them properly; meet our obligations to our organizations, to our members, and to our community at large; and are welcoming rather than exclusive, we all win. And we have fun in the process.