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Managing a Committee. Introductions. Dave Jarman: Head of Enterprise Education Ex Careers Service & UBU Ex Sabbatical Officer Ex Society & JCR President Principles: You’re all running a business that provides a service to a customer (your members)
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Introductions • Dave Jarman: • Head of Enterprise Education • Ex Careers Service & UBU • Ex Sabbatical Officer • Ex Society & JCR President • Principles: • You’re all running a business that provides a service to a customer (your members) • You’re trying to create value (profit) for your organisation • You’re trying to create a valued experience for your customers
Managing a Committee Dealing with difficult people Golden Rules for teamwork Leadership, Management, and Coaching
Dealing with different behaviours • The Slacker:The lazy, unmotivated one who usually ends up being carried by everyone else. • The Bossy One:The over-bearing one who seems to believe they have a right to be in charge. • The Keen One:Seems to have nothing better to do than work, tends to work a bit too hard…
Dealing with different behaviours • The Off-tangent: Full of energy, but not for the subject in hand…would be great if they could only focus on the task in hand. • The Quiet One: Withdrawn so far no one really knows what is actually going on in their head… or what their role is… • The Negative: Everything is greeted with cynicism and negativity, or even outright blocking or nit-picking behaviour.
Dealing with different behaviours How are they disruptive? What effect do they have on the rest of the group? Why might they be behaving like this? How might you limit the damage they cause or resolve the issue?
Golden rules for effective teamwork • Shared values • Clear objectives and structures • Good division of responsibility (and perception thereof) • Good communications • Trust
Quick Tactics Create shadowing roles to mitigate for difficult individuals and roles ‘working groups’ Use an agenda to maintain order The president need not be the chairperson Agree ground rules for meetings Have job descriptions when you head into elections Encourage officers to set out their goals and publicise these
Leadership, Management & Coaching Leadership Coaching Management
Leadership, Management, & Coaching • Leadership • You need a vision • Let others help develop it • Encourage others to buy into it • Management • Create structures and systems that enable things to happen • Be clear, be consistent • Communicate what is happening and why • Coaching • Support all the people involved in the organisation • Help them develop skills and achieve their goals • Create opportunities for people to engage, challenge themselves, and learn • If you can’t do it all yourself, find the right people to cover your weaknesses!
Business start-up support www.businessbasecamp.co.uk Twitter @BristolBasecamp Facebook search ‘Bristol Basecamp’ • Advice & guidance • Seed funding (£30k) • Desk space • Education & Networking events – ‘Monday Means Business’ • Mentoring match-making • Summer Enternships (£1500 + desk) • Surgeries: • Book-keeping • Branding • IP & Legal Matters
Basecamp Master-classes www.businessbasecamp.co.uk Twitter @BristolBasecamp Facebook search ‘Bristol Basecamp’ • Weekly short talks on start-up: • Generating ideas • Good Ideas vs. Good Business ideas • Understanding the market • Company Formation • Resources for start-ups • IP for start-ups • Finance • Elevator Pitches • Business plans
