1 President, ALA “A Modern Best Practice Trade Association” Patrick B. Nixon Effective Legitimate Progressive American Logistics Association

1President, ALAPresident, ALA

“A Modern Best Practice Trade Association”


Patrick B. NixonPatrick B. Nixon

Effective Legitimate ProgressiveEffective Legitimate Progressive

American Logistics AssociationAmerican Logistics Association

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• Effectiveness

– Professional, ethical approach to business

relationships

– Attracting and maintaining a high caliber staff

– Utilizing member expertise and contacts

– An organization crafted to mission and desired services

– Outsourcing surge work

– Being properly resourced through…

• Successful income generation

– Member subscriptions

– Sale of services

• Effectiveness

– Professional, ethical approach to business

relationships

– Attracting and maintaining a high caliber staff

– Utilizing member expertise and contacts

– An organization crafted to mission and desired services

– Outsourcing surge work

– Being properly resourced through…

• Successful income generation

– Member subscriptions

– Sale of services


A Modern Best Practice Trade AssociationA Modern Best Practice Trade Association


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• Legitimate– A comprehensive marketplace representative with

balanced exposure to issues

– Active involvement and participation from its

membership

– Broad based membership covering all products and

services

– Board grasps key concepts of success in Corporate

Governance (Sarbanes-Oxley)

– Treating no issue as too big or too small

– Ability to customize Association experience and solutions

for all members

• Legitimate– A comprehensive marketplace representative with

balanced exposure to issues

– Active involvement and participation from its

membership

– Broad based membership covering all products and

services

– Board grasps key concepts of success in Corporate

Governance (Sarbanes-Oxley)

– Treating no issue as too big or too small

– Ability to customize Association experience and solutions

for all members




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• Progressive– Promotes cooperation within the marketplace between

customers, suppliers and constituents

– Ability to use links with other organizations to eliminate

duplicate efforts and expense

– Demonstrates understanding and adherence to best

practices in quality assurance and financial management

– Demonstrates best practices in training and development

of the staff

– Effective use of non-members to better the Association

• Progressive– Promotes cooperation within the marketplace between

customers, suppliers and constituents

– Ability to use links with other organizations to eliminate

duplicate efforts and expense

– Demonstrates understanding and adherence to best

practices in quality assurance and financial management

– Demonstrates best practices in training and development

of the staff

– Effective use of non-members to better the Association




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• Key Association services– Work proactively to enhance members’ ability to sell,

earn profit, be competitive

– Represent the members’ interests at all levels of the

legislative and regulatory process

– Provide information and advice to members

– Provide world class public relations and communications

– Provide market opportunities

– Promote training and education

– Promote innovation and technology to enhance

business processes

– Provide an enjoyable and mutually beneficial experience

• Key Association services– Work proactively to enhance members’ ability to sell,

earn profit, be competitive

– Represent the members’ interests at all levels of the

legislative and regulatory process

– Provide information and advice to members

– Provide world class public relations and communications

– Provide market opportunities

– Promote training and education

– Promote innovation and technology to enhance

business processes

– Provide an enjoyable and mutually beneficial experience




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• Role of the President

– Primary representative of the Association to Capitol Hill,

customers, senior leadership, membership

– Establishes ALA actions and involvement with DoD,

federal agencies, resale commanders

– Serves as lobbyist for the Association

– Serves as the spokesperson for the Association to the

general membership, press and public

– Responsible for articulating the Association’s positions,

mission and programs

• Role of the President

– Primary representative of the Association to Capitol Hill,

customers, senior leadership, membership

– Establishes ALA actions and involvement with DoD,

federal agencies, resale commanders

– Serves as lobbyist for the Association

– Serves as the spokesperson for the Association to the

general membership, press and public

– Responsible for articulating the Association’s positions,

mission and programs




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• Members’ Bill of Rights

ALA members have the right to:

– Honest, accurate and timely communications

– An open forum for expressing their ideas

– A professional staff committed to quality

work

– An Association faithful to those they

represent

– Pride in their Association

• Members’ Bill of Rights

ALA members have the right to:

– Honest, accurate and timely communications

– An open forum for expressing their ideas

– A professional staff committed to quality

work

– An Association faithful to those they

represent

– Pride in their Association




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• The Operations and Organization (O&O)

concept

of function and form

– Define the method of operations

– Craft the needed organization by

matching

services to skill sets

• The Operations and Organization (O&O)

concept

of function and form

– Define the method of operations

– Craft the needed organization by

matching

services to skill sets


American Logistics Association

American Logistics Association

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President

OfficeAccounting

Member ServicesMeetings & EventsWeb Management

Vice President – Membership Services (NAF)

Exchanges, MWR

Executive Vice President – Operations and Member Services Vice President–

Membership Services (APF)Commissaries, Federal Agencies

InternIntern




Developmental Assignment –

Developmental Assignment –

Wounded Warriors Wounded Warriors

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Evaluate current staff—provide feedback to Board Deliver a premier meeting event in Baltimore Receive approval for O&O concept—begin R&H Communicate to membership Meet with key constituents Draft 3-year strategic plan Develop 3-year budget/event schedule Lock in agenda for key 2008 events

• MWR Trade Show

• Exchange Roundtable

• DeCA 2008 Evaluate effectiveness of meeting schedule Update ALA Charter Determine Web requirements & then fix

Evaluate current staff—provide feedback to Board Deliver a premier meeting event in Baltimore Receive approval for O&O concept—begin R&H Communicate to membership Meet with key constituents Draft 3-year strategic plan Develop 3-year budget/event schedule Lock in agenda for key 2008 events

• MWR Trade Show

• Exchange Roundtable

• DeCA 2008 Evaluate effectiveness of meeting schedule Update ALA Charter Determine Web requirements & then fix




Off & Running:

The First

100 Days

Off & Running:

The First

100 Days

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Determine best approach to base access

Begin crafting issues for 2009 DoD budget

cycle

Identify entry points for educating

candidates

for upcoming elections

Begin planning for ALA 2008

• Tie in congressional/candidate forum

Determine best approach to base access

Begin crafting issues for 2009 DoD budget

cycle

Identify entry points for educating

candidates

for upcoming elections

Begin planning for ALA 2008

• Tie in congressional/candidate forum




Off & Running:

The First

100 Days

Off & Running:

The First

100 Days

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Armed Forces Marketing Council

Coalition of Military Distributors

CustomersLegislative Affairs

ConstituentRepresentation




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Go to the people.

Live among the people

Learn from them.

Start with what they know

Build on what they have.

But of the best leaders,

When their task is accomplished

Their work is done,

The people will say…

Go to the people.

Live among the people

Learn from them.

Start with what they know

Build on what they have.

But of the best leaders,

When their task is accomplished

Their work is done,

The people will say…




14President, ALAPresident, ALA

“The Journey Begins With Leadership”“The Journey Begins With Leadership”

Patrick B. NixonPatrick B. Nixon





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1 President, ALA “A Modern Best Practice Trade Association” Patrick B. Nixon Effective Legitimate Progressive American Logistics Association