1. PCIH Leadership Conference Mae Ping Patrick 9/16/2013

2. Leadership  What does it mean to be a leader in our group?

3. Leading Change  Getting More Volunteers  Leading a Team of Diverse Volunteers  Creating Collaborative Meetings  How to Get Beyond “We’ve always done it this way!”  What’s our Plan for our local section

4. How does this apply to me?  Most of us are experienced or “seasoned” IH/Safety Professionals  Our expertise is technical  We all know our field is changing  Time and money for meetings is an issue  There are less of us to do the same or more  Why is this important to me?

5. Volunteering  How do we get more volunteers?

6. Volunteering for the Local Section  How do we get more volunteers?  Embracing leadership – move the mission forward by using others to help  Learn to invite people  Find out what people are good at  Explain the values of joining  Make it “fun” – appreciate those who help

7. Volunteering OnceMonthlyWeekly 15 minMaking phone calls for a specific event Taking the money at meetings Getting the mail 1 hourTaking registration Writing articles for the newsletter Managing the website 2 hoursHelping at a PDC Making speaker plans Too much to expect

8. Meetings  How can we have better meetings, or our meetings already “good”?

9. Strategies Unfreeze Figure out what’s important - what impacts the group, what’s relevant, and discuss in a way people can understand. Embrace the student section to help with social media/website and managing. Move Soliciting for members actively Staffing booths at functions to draw members Paying dues through the National AIHA Refreeze Monitor change Make reflections Look at mini-progresses Keep going – cycle through

10. Our Local Section…IDEAS?  What’s the plan?  Have good meetings and speakers  Provide network opportunities  Partnering – other local groups  Better distribution of workload  Consider the use of social media, teleweb, students, new ideas, etc.  Getting more members involved!

11. Topic Ideas?  AIHCE/ASSE  Local conferences and meetings  Businesses  Consultants

16. Volunteers?  We need your help!

17. Thank you!