1. Standing Committee & Division Sunday Session
November 2011
ANS exists for the sake of changing people for the better:
Members and Society!

2. Meeting Agenda: 4 Topics
1. President’s opening remarks on leadership
4. Questions for ANS President
2. What our structure does for us
3. Team Activity

3. President’s Opening Remarks on Leadership
Our Mission
Our Structure
Your Leadership

4. Our Mission
The American Nuclear Society serves its members in their efforts to develop and safely apply nuclear science and technology for public benefit through knowledge exchange, professional development, and enhanced public understanding.

5. What Mission Means ANS has no bottom line
(though we must remain solvent)
We have a synthesis, a combination of
bottom lines regarding our performance
We want to have a positive effect on our members
We want a positive effect on society
For the good of all

6. Our Structure
Professional Divisions
Standing Committees
ANS Staff

7. Leadership
Take a group of “volunteers” with limited staff support and make something happen
Need you to create “wants”
Create a record of performance

8. What Our Structure Does for Us
Standing Committees
Divisions
Board
Staff

9. Standing Committees Chair appointed yearly by the President
Policy drivers in the Society
Consistency in the Society
Could be leveraged better by the Divisions, WG, TG
Steady hand of tradition
Committee members’ needs:
Welcomed and included
Clear assignments
Linkage to the mission

10. Professional Divisions and Working Groups and Technical Groups
Self selected
Technical drivers of the Society
Consistency in providing a professional home
Could be leveraged better for products
Division members’ needs:
Welcomed and included
Professional Development
Linkage to “two” missions

11. Board of Directors
By law, ANS (as a not-for-profit organization) must be governed by a Board of Directors.
Members have an obligation to ensure that the best interests of ANS are served.
The Board (by law) is the governing body of the organization.
Members must refrain from acting on personal or special interests.

12. Staff Hired by the Executive Director
Support the mission of the Society
Consistency in providing support to ANS mission
Many diverse functions
Staff members’ needs:
To be thanked
Clear things to support
Linkage to “two” missions

13. Team Activity Who are you? Two questions (Y/N) per leader
The name of a Division or Committee or TG or WG will be placed on your back
Interact with the other leaders to find out what’s on your back and take that seat
Who are you?
Two questions (Y/N) per leader
Move and be active!
Then take on that role

14. What do you want to be remembered for as Chair?
Take-aways
In your leadership role, what will you be teaching/mentoring today/this week?
Create a record of performance (performance is the only thing that will encourage members to trust and support you.)
One member does well, does better, acknowledge that, others will challenge themselves.
What do you want to be remembered for as Chair?

15. Questions for the President
ANS exists for the sake of changing people for the better:
Members and Society!

16. Go Forth and Lead!
Then tell us what you do to be so effective.