Identify & Develop Leaders

1. Identify & Develop Leaders Mentoring the next generation of leaders

2. Leadership Most leaders aren’t born leaders Are you a leader?

3. Developing the leader Get Ready: • Be Honest • Be Ambitious • Be Enthusiastic • Be Curious • Be Poised & Self-Confident • Know your organization and its programs • Look the Part

4. Developing the leader Get Set: • Set goals • Know critical objectives • Assess communication skills • Have a basic understanding of Parliamentary Procedure • Use your governing documents • Unit Handbook • Constitution, Bylaws, Standing Rules

5. Developing the leader Go You are ready to lead Teamwork Motivate Listen Follow up

6. If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. ~ John Quincy Adams

7. Developing the leader • Now, help develop leaders at all levels • Timid member • Pin point strengths • Encouragement • New member • Listen to experiences • Listen to ideas • Mentor

8. Mentoring • What is Mentoring? • M--- Motivate • E --- Enlighten • N --- Nurture • T --- Trust • O –- Orientate • R --- Respect • S --- Support

9. Mentoring Mentoring Programs should: Be Collegial Provide a learning experience Encourage members

10. Mentoring • Selecting Mentors • Confidentiality • Support • Knowledge • Listener

11. Mentor • Making the first contact • Who does this? • What should be included? • When should it happen? • Where should this take place? • Why is the contact being made?

12. Follow Up (Units) Meeting reminders Thoughts/feelings about the last meeting Possible areas where the member can participate How often?

13. Follow Up (Departments) Suggestions for contacts: * Department convention period * After Plan of Action arrives * Prior to the first presentation at department level * Department convention (end of first year of chairmanship)

14. Other Suggestions Meet for coffee at a local restaurant Offer to work with the new member or chairman on a specific activity or project

15. Questions?