Being a liaison b/w NINO and EB, or b/w EB and committee Supporting & leading your exec board members or committee members Goal setting and prioritizing Assess where your chapter is at and where you want it to go Oversee progress towards those goals Connecting the now and later Building capacity Preparing future leaders of Nourish Ensuring that the chapter outlives you Representing Nourish responsibly Making sure the chapter as a whole does this
-As a liaison, you are the lynchpin-the piece that holds the chapter and NINO together and where communication can potentially break down -Importance of accurately communicating top-down and bottom-up to keep things running smoothly -Balancing act
Same situation for exec board members b/w your Exec Board and committee groups
-Delegating:
Delegating: -Will talk in depth about purpose and process of delegating this afternoon -More can be accomplished by delegating -Ownership is given to your exec board members -By giving ownership over pieces of the puzzle, you can focus your attention on other things -This enables them to grow as leaders Providing tools and resources: -Begins as simply as asking your exec board members if they have what they need to accomplish goals and tasks -If not, what do they need? -If you can not provide this yourself, look to NINO Feedback: Emphasizing the feedback piece because it is something we need to be intentional about doing. Set the expectation from the outset that this will be a part of our process as an organization -you will receive feedback in your weekly calls -you are expected to provide feedback to your exec board members We want to create the space for those conversations this year to ensure we are firing on all cylinders -Positive feedback: comes more naturally—important point is to make sure you do it, motivate your group and encourage good performance -Constructive feedback can be more difficult to do well—flesh this out
How we talk about our work is important -ex, kegger Gray areas/judgment— Guard our name Environmental piece—do what you can, not our central focus
2 separate ideas 1-managing conflict, facilitating group decision-making 2-leading meetings/tone
-Elements in the agenda: Objectives Materials needed Topics covered Speakers Time estimate