1. Building the Bench: Developing Leaders

2. As a leader, do you ever feel like this?
Or this?
As a leader, do you ever feel like this?

3. Or maybe, you feel like you are expected to be a superhero, but you really feel like this…

4. …and all you really want is for someone to say this:

5. If you’re a leader, and that sounds like you, then you need to
BUILD A BENCH!
Mark Lichtenberg
The best leaders are seeking to make themselves obsolete.
Who’s in the room?
How many of you are current officers in your local? Presidents?
How many of you are interested in becoming leaders in your local?
Of the current officers, how many have been in your current position for 2 years or less? 3-5 years? 5-10 years? years? 20 or more years?
How many of you identify with this statement: “If I want it done right, I might as well just do it myself”?
How many of you have difficulty encouraging members in your local to volunteer for Association work?

6. What We’ll Cover Identifying Opportunities for Involvement
Identifying Members with Leadership Potential
Maintenance of Leaders and Potential Leaders
Mark Lichtenberg

7. Opportunities for Involvement
Not all potential leaders are ready for the spotlight, so how do we involve them in the Association without scaring them away?
Consider activities that are behind the scenes or less time intensive as an introduction to Association work
Example: Member newsletter or website – gets them “in the know” while allowing them to work within their comfort zone
Angie Baker
First step: members need to be able to communicate why they are members of the Association (Tell Your Story)
Also, be sure to be able to clearly explain what you are asking a potential leader to do! (REFERENCE JOB DESCRIPTION IN HANDOUTS)
Small groups, chart paper, brainstorm – post and do a gallery walk
CHART PAPER
MARKERS
POST AND WALK

8. Identifying Members with Leadership Potential
Common characteristics of leadership
The only things you need to be a leader are…?
Top expectations of followers for their leaders: courage, confidence, competence
Involvement opportunities that foster these characteristics are extremely important
Leadership inventory
Knowing your members’ strongest characteristics and engaging them with people and activities to ensure success can go a long way in developing future leaders
Veronica Hobbs
The only things you need to be a leader are…FOLLOWERS!
True colors exercise
Reference the other tools in the handouts as resources: Communication inventories
TRUE COLORS MATERIALS
OTHER HANDOUTS

9. Maintenance of Leaders
How can we address burn-out?
Among current leaders
Stay on the same page with periodic checks
Reasonably divide the work
Know your limits
Among potential leaders
Know their interests and allow them to use them
Offer opportunities, don’t brow-beat
Avoid giving too much too soon
Association mentors
The importance of recognition
Mark Lichtenberg
Periodic checks – especially in locals where the President tends to do all, it is easy for the President and other leaders to get off track
Don’t overdo it – for yourself or for a potential leader
Recognition – a little goes a long way; none also goes a long way in the wrong direction

10. Contact Information
Veronica Hobbs – UniServ Director, Area 21 –
Mark Lichtenberg – UniServ Director, Area 20 –
Angie Baker – UniServ Director Intern –
THANK YOU!!!