1. ONTARIO DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2017
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This text and information may be used in whole or in part by any man or woman Barbershopper providing due credit is given to:
“J.R. Digger MacDougall, Ontario District Chair for Sing Canada Harmony; January 13, 2017”.

2. ONTARIO DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2017
Happy New Year
You ARE a Leader
Thanks for Volunteering
My Leadership Background
in a Nutshell

3. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Know Leadership can be learned
Know Yourself
Know the Organization
Know the Members and Leaders
Know Organization’s Purpose
Structure and Meetings
Lead Change or Stand Aside
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

4. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Know Leadership can be learned
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

5. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Know Leadership can be learned
Know Yourself
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

6. ONTARIO DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2017
Dr Nancy Huber – “LEADING FROM WITHIN (1998)”
Exemplary leaders are
passionate,
authentic,
credible, and
ethical.

7. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Know Leadership can be learned
Know Yourself
Do a personality inventory
HumanMetrics – Go to:
personality
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

8. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Know Leadership can be learned
Know Yourself
Know the Organization
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

9. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Organizational Awareness
Know Society, District as well as Chapter
Share with others
Tell others of the charities and organizations you support
Believe in “Power of Song”
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

10. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Know Leadership can be learned
Know Yourself
Know the Organization
Know the Members and Leaders
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

11. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Members
People:
Seek to be sought
Seek to be worthy members of worthwhile organizations
Barbershop education
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12. Members LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership Your biggest challenge
LEADING FIVE GENERATIONS
Barbershop education
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13. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Members
Two Generational Groups CHRIS REMPLE (EVG)
There are 5 generations alive today, but they can be divided into two groups:
Affiliation: “Long-civic” generation
Achievement: Boomers, GenX, GenY, Milleniums
The two groups are very different in their needs and desires. Understanding these differences is critical to the success of a barbershop chapter.
Healthy Chapter Types: AA; A; AB; BA; B; BB
Unhealthy Chapters can be “Diseased”; “Disabled”; “Dying”; or “Dead”
Barbershop education
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14. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Members
Stimulate their INTERESTS
Satisfy their NEEDS
Share their VALUES
Enhance their SELF-ESTEEM
If you do…
…they will join
…and they will stay
Barbershop education
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15. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Know the Members and Leaders
Volunteer Group Composition
The “Cream” 5%
The “Responsible” 25%
The “Responsive” Middle 50%
The “Residuum” Bottom 20%
…..all groups have them !
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

16. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Know Leadership can be learned
Know Yourself
Know the Organization
Know the Members and Leaders
Know Organization’s Purpose
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

17. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
5. Chapter Purpose
Vision – where are you going?
Mission – how getting there?
Goals – stops on the way?
Tasks – who & what by when?
How will you know you have done what you set out to do ??
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

18. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Know Leadership can be learned
Know Yourself
Know the Organization
Know the Members and Leaders
Know Organization’s Purpose
Know Structure and Meetings
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

19. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
6. Meetings
Socialize before and after
Talk about future only
Structured – Stick to agenda
Learn about finances
Rules of conduct
Keep a record (Public)
Follow up with reminders
Give power away
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

20. Board Socialization is important
Socialize before and after
Board Socialization is important

21. LESSONS LEARNED 65 Years of Leadership
Know Leadership can be learned
Know Yourself
Know the Organization
Know the Members and Leaders
Know Organization’s Purpose
Structure and Meetings
Lead Change or Stand Aside
Barbershop education
BHS; SAI; Harmony, Incorporated

22. ONTARIO DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2017
Leaders are change agents
“Change is
the essential process
of all existence”
Mr. Spock from Star Trek.

23. Quote to Society Board J. R. Digger MacDougall; 2002
There is no future without progress, there is no progress without change; there is no change without leadership; and, there is no leadership without individuals like you. You are the leaders of your chapters; you are change agents; you are purveyors of progress and you are the architects of the future of your respective chapters… Do not disappoint those that have put their trust in you to lead them.
Barbershop education
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24. ONTARIO DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2017
Know about Sing Canada Harmony; what it can do for you, your chapter, your community and schools

25. Dr Paul Tamblyn Leadership Award
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26. To encourage leadership and growth within
SING CANADA HARMONY Dr PAUL E. TAMBLYN MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD(2011) for Music Educators and Leaders in a cappella vocal music is hereby granted to: Shawn Oakes Brantford Collegiate Institute and Vocational School
To encourage leadership and growth within
The Barbershop Harmony Communities of Canada
J. R. MacDougall
Awarded 12 April, Chair of the Board of Directors

27. SING CANADA HARMONY MUSIC EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AWARD NATIONAL AWARD (2013) is hereby granted to: Royal City Ambassadors GUELPH CHAPTER, ONTARIO DISTRICT Barbershop Harmony Society
for sharing love of music and supporting children and youth
…so that someone will sing tomorrow
in the schools and communities of Southwestern Ontario
J. R. MacDougall
Awarded 1 June, Chair of the Board of Directors

28. and encouraging young performers
SING CANADA HARMONY Quartet Community Leadership Award PROVINCIAL LEVEL (2013) is hereby granted to: Ron Smith Back in Time Quartet Barbershop Harmony Society – Ontario District
for outstanding leadership and lasting contribution in support of Vocal Music in the schools and communities of Southwestern Ontario, sharing the stage with youth
and encouraging young performers
J. R. MacDougall
Awarded 1 June, Chair of the Board of Directors

29. The Cross Canada Youth Chorus 2010
SING CANADA HARMONY NATIONAL VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AWARD (2010) is hereby granted to: Barry Towner ZEPHYR, ONTARIO Barbershop Harmony Society
for outstanding leadership and lasting contribution in Support of Vocal Music for Youth and
The Cross Canada Youth Chorus 2010
J. R. MacDougall
Awarded 16 January, Chair of the Board of Directors

30. SING CANADA HARMONY CERTIFICATE of APPRECIATION NATIONAL AWARD (2010) is hereby granted to: Capital Chordettes, Inc Area Harmony, Incorporated
for sharing love of music and supporting children and youth
…so that someone will sing tomorrow
in the schools and communities of Canada
J. R. MacDougall
Awarded 19 January, Chair of the Board of Directors

31. and communities of Canada
SING CANADA HARMONY SCHOLARSHIP FUND Community Leadership Award INTERNATIONAL LEVEL (2012) is hereby granted to: Stuart McLean Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
for outstanding leadership and lasting contribution in support of Vocal Music in radio audiences
and communities of Canada
J. R. MacDougall
Awarded 4 September, Chair of the Board of Directors

32. In Memory of CHARLES H. BELZILE 12/23/2016, 7:52 PM
Hi Digger
Many thanks for your donation in memory of Charlie. He would be very appreciative as singing and music played a large part in his activities while he lived with dementia.
There was a wonderful program called" Minds in Song" which we participated in for four sessions and he was particularly fond of singing.
One day in the car as we were driving to our singing session he started to sing along with the radio. Someone was singing La Vie en Rose. He sang the whole song, all the words and I was totally blown away. This was not one of our songs from our program and I had never heard him sing it before but it was buried somewhere in his subconscious. I put in on my IPod and he sang it several times again -once while waiting for a bed in the emerg at the Civic. Music had a very soothing effect on him when he would start to get agitated.
A friend made three CD's of music for him and when he was receiving palliative care we had music playing all the time-some classical and some CD's made by our friend. So your donation to an organization which promoted music was a very appropriate charity.
Thank you very much.
Janet

33. Support Youth, Barbershop Harmony Music and Canada

34. ONTARIO DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2017
Use your Leadership skills to help other organizations in your community.
Fund training for singing and singing leaders

35. WHEN YOU USE THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS YOU LEARN HERE TO HELP YOUR COMMUNITY AND ITS INSTITUTIONS, YOU WILL BE VALUED FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

36. Serve on Hospital Boards and others
Serve on Hospital Boards and others. Its good for your Chapter, Barbershop and your community

37. You continue to learn leadership skills that you can bring back to Barbershop and your Chapter

39. Royal Military College of Canada 1958
FOR YOURSELF and FRIENDS
MY FIRST QUARTET
Royal Military College of Canada 1958
Barbershop education
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40. Royal Roads Military College 1957
For Singing
COLLEGE GLEE CLUB
Royal Roads Military College 1957
Barbershop education
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41. For Your Chapter LETTERMEN QUARTET Senate of Canada 2003
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42. LETTERMEN QUARTET with
LEADERS of CANADA and
FUTURE LEADERS
For
our District
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43. For Barbershop Harmony
LETTERMEN QUARTET in
The Music Man
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44. Opening of Veteran’s Week
LETTERMEN QUARTET
Opening of Veteran’s Week
The Senate of Canada
For Canada
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45. ONTARIO DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2017
Happy New Year
You ARE a Leader
Thanks for Volunteering
MAKE A LEADERSHIP GIFT TO SING CANADA HARMONY