Trekking Association Governance

Trekking Trekking Association GovernanceAssociation Governance

Roles of Elected and Staff LeadersRoles of Elected and Staff Leaders

Julie Walker, Executive Director, AASLAnn M. Martin, Immediate Past President, AASL

She Said…She Said…

She Meant…She Meant…

Four Leader PreferencesFour Leader Preferences

CommunicatingPlanning and/or problem solvingResolving conflictDeciding

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Beam Me Up ScottyBeam Me Up Scotty

There’s no intelligent life down here.There’s no intelligent life down here.

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This session will:This session will:Describe four leadership obligationsDescribe four leadership obligationsDefine pre-requisites for a culture of trustDefine pre-requisites for a culture of trust Introduce four components of a strategic Introduce four components of a strategic

board agendaboard agendaProvide an example of knowledge-based Provide an example of knowledge-based

governancegovernance

Starship ChallengesStarship Challenges

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Trekking the Association Trekking the Association CultureCulture

Organizational DynamicsOrganizational Dynamics

The SettingThe Setting

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The Federation

The Enterprise

Stellar LeadershipStellar Leadership

Leading the WayLeading the WayNavigating DecisionsNavigating DecisionsTransforming the AssociationTransforming the AssociationCreating a New World Creating a New World

Starring RolesStarring Roles

Captain Kirk Spock


Scotty

Starring RolesStarring Roles

ScottyScottyKirkKirkSpockSpock

Chief EngineerChief EngineerCommanderCommanderAlien Alien

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Scotty the Division LeaderScotty the Division Leader

Miracle workerMiracle workerTechnical skillTechnical skillDeterminationDeterminationExpansive knowledge and ingenuityExpansive knowledge and ingenuityCreativeCreativeEffectiveEffectiveCrucialCrucial

Scotty

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Your challengeYour challenge

Four Obligations of LeadershipFour Obligations of Leadership

First ObligationFirst ObligationTo ensure that the leadership team has access To ensure that the leadership team has access

to a common stream of information from to a common stream of information from members & stakeholders that allows them to members & stakeholders that allows them to

understand their views of the world. understand their views of the world.

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Second ObligationSecond ObligationTo provide a coherent stream of information back To provide a coherent stream of information back to members & stakeholders that allows them to to members & stakeholders that allows them to understand not just understand not just whatwhat decisions have been decisions have been

made, but made, but whywhy..



Third ObligationThird ObligationTo bridge the gap between To bridge the gap between

members/stakeholders views of the world and members/stakeholders views of the world and the views held by those who seek to earn the the views held by those who seek to earn the

right to lead them.right to lead them.



Fourth ObligationFourth ObligationTo understand that in the voluntary nature of To understand that in the voluntary nature of

associations, people choose to engage because associations, people choose to engage because they perceive that it is in their own self interest to they perceive that it is in their own self interest to

do so.do so.



A Culture of TrustA Culture of Trust

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Trust Pre-requisites Trust Pre-requisites

Confidence in the competence of Confidence in the competence of your leadership partnersyour leadership partners

Open access to common Open access to common information.information.

Clarity and consensus about what Clarity and consensus about what will constitute success.will constitute success.


Moving the Association Moving the Association ForwardForward

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Strategic Board AgendasStrategic Board Agendas

Discussion of Strategic IssuesDiscussion of Strategic IssuesReview & Adjustment of StrategyReview & Adjustment of StrategyPolicy Determination Policy Determination Routine Board BusinessRoutine Board Business

Components include:Components include:

Knowledge-based Knowledge-based GovernanceGovernance

Key to Strategic DecisionsKey to Strategic Decisions

Four Knowledge BasesFour Knowledge Bases

What do we know about:What do we know about:Stakeholder needs, wants, preferencesStakeholder needs, wants, preferencesCurrent realities Current realities Association capacity Association capacity Ethical implicationsEthical implications



Question OneQuestion OneWhat do we know about:What do we know about:

our stakeholders our stakeholders needs, wants, and preferencesneeds, wants, and preferences

that is relevant to this decision?that is relevant to this decision?



Question TwoQuestion TwoWhat do we know about:What do we know about:

Current realitiesCurrent realitiesEvolving dynamics Evolving dynamics




Question ThreeQuestion ThreeWhat do we know about:What do we know about:

Capacity Capacity Strategic Position Strategic Position




Question FourQuestion FourWhat are the ethical implications?What are the ethical implications?


From Mega Issue to MotionFrom Mega Issue to Motion

An ExampleAn Example

Mega Issue QuestionMega Issue Question

How can AASL ensure visibility for school How can AASL ensure visibility for school library media specialists in the current library media specialists in the current movement toward 21movement toward 21stst Century Skills? Century Skills?


Prepare Background InformationPrepare Background InformationConduct Dialog on Informing the IssueConduct Dialog on Informing the IssueConduct Dialogue on Evaluating ChoicesConduct Dialogue on Evaluating ChoicesConduct Dialogue on Identifying ChoicesConduct Dialogue on Identifying Choices


Determine Areas of ConsensusDetermine Areas of Consensus Identify Actions, Intent and AccountabilityIdentify Actions, Intent and AccountabilityCraft a Motion Craft a Motion

Board MotionBoard Motion

“…“…that AASL move forward in raising that AASL move forward in raising school library media specialists visibility school library media specialists visibility and viability through the following: and viability through the following: influencing the development of the influencing the development of the Common Core State Standards and Common Core State Standards and ensuring specific recognition of the ensuring specific recognition of the instructional role of the SLMS within the instructional role of the SLMS within the language of ESEA.”language of ESEA.”

Destination SuccessDestination Success

Association Leaders: Association Leaders: Create a shared vision.Create a shared vision.Develop an empowering climate.Develop an empowering climate.Establish supportive communication.Establish supportive communication.Deliver association program initiatives.Deliver association program initiatives.

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