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Is Succession Planning Important for Volunteer Leaders?

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Typically these are the people who are chairing committees or who have been engaged in the association for some time. The best pool of candidates is, of course, from active and engaged committee members. o Someone who can engage others and encourage their participation in the committee or other association activities.

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Creating an Effective Nominating Process for your Association

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The nominating committee could include a current leader, such as the president; a former leader, such as the most recent past president; and possibly a future leader, such as an engaged committee member. The nominating committee should work throughout the year to identify potential future leaders.

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Selfless Leadership is the Best Kind – Are you a Selfless Leader?

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It’s not just walking around but actually engaging with your team and giving yourself to them unconditionally. • They don’t just hear the words, but they also relate to them and engage with that person to help solve their problems or contribute to their goals. Be an active listener and a passive talker. This one is difficult for me.

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Are you Harnessing Positive Energy from your Workforce?

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Over the last several years leaders of businesses all over the US, and even the world have had to engage their workforce to work harder and work more for less. Perhaps at no time have leaders had as great a challenge as they are now faced with: Engaging employees. These are the realities of the economy we all are living and working in.

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Do Smartphones Hurt Your Leadership Ability?

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I decided to document the number of times per day I check my phone and the approximate amount of time per day I spend engaged with my phone and not the people around me. I looked away from the table for a second and when I turned back EVERYONE in my family had their head down looking at their smartphone. This was frustrating and eye opening.

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Do Volunteer Association Leaders Lead Balanced Lives?

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The busy people aren’t necessarily SMARTER than other people we know; they aren’t BETTER EDUCATED; they aren’t MORE ENGAGING. How could the busiest people we know manage to get more done than other people we know?

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101st Blog Posting – Am I a Good Communicator?

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Engage your audience. I think the author has clearly identified seven key aspects of excellent communication: 1. Connect with your audience in a personal way. If they empathize with you, they will listen to you. Don’t be boring. If you do, they’ll remember more of what you tell them.