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Working Together to Increase Success
By Kimberly EdwardsSacramento Branch
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• Oversee club functions; • Model club values and set tone; • Influence new participants;• Be responsible to membership, fellow board members, and Central Board.
Board Scope
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• Shared understanding of purpose;
• Defined roles reflecting complementary contributions;
• Trust and respect;• Periodic review and renewal.
Ingredients of Effectiveness
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• Know governing documents.• Support shared mission, priorities, initiatives.
• Keep mind open to other viewpoints.
• Attend meetings prepared to discuss.
• Make decisions based on what’s best for the club.
Individual Responsibilities
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• Stay positive in all communication.
• Maintain good relations within and outside board.
• Be a good team member.• Manage conflict.• Avoid hearsay.
Helpful Practices
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• Discussion is based on club goals.• Dialogue draws on diverse skills and
experience of members.• Multiple perspectives fuel synergy.• Consensus = subject fully vetted, all
stances aired, pros and cons listed. • Decisions are based on the club’s best
interest and reflect broad ownership.•
Discussion and Decision Making
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• Board discussions belong to the group.
• Authority is vested in board and no individual speaks for the board.
• Discretion is an individual responsibility.
• If conversations are repeated out of context, intent can get skewed.
Group Discussions
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• A safe climate helps us do our best.• Everyone contributes to an ambiance of courtesy.
• Positive behaviors reinforce trust. • Trust is cultivated and protected.• Predictability helps to build trust. • Differing viewpoints are respected.
Board-Managed Climate
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• Teamwork requires skill and desire.
• All members are valued equally.• Comments build on teammates’ statements.
• Perspective is the “we” - we issues, we goals, we products.
Teamwork
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• Individual behaviors support group efforts.
• Everyone avoids behaviors that jeopardize team spirit (unbending stances, meeting monopolizing, lectures, put-downs, closed body language, texting when others are speaking, etc.).
Individual on the Team
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• We look forward to board meetings. • We contribute to a functioning board.• We stay focused on common club goals even as our individual motivation is nourished (cause, artistic devotion, loyalty, status, etc.).
• We’re excited about writing and staying involved to see the club grow.
How to know We’re Effective