2015 Chairperson Leadership Training EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS

2015 Chairperson

Leadership TrainingEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS

Goals for Today’s TrainingDefine leadership

Review strategies for

• effective communication• increasing Council member participation• supporting diversity

Increase our understanding of• role of Councils• working collaboratively (Side-by-Side)• self-assessment

Provide additional Resources & Information

Effective Leadership for Council Members

(Daft, 2011)

One Definition of Leadership

~ An influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes

that reflect their shared purpose. (Richard L. Daft, 2011)

“Listen to understand, not just to reply.”

Approachable •Sets the tone

Available•Builds reliability

Fair •Promotes

inclusion

Transparent•Builds trust

Open-minded•Fosters

opportunity

Communication

Participation Encourage participation from ALL• Check-in• Accommodations – peer support during meetings• Decreasing distractions• Evaluate meeting procedures

Diversity

DD ActCulturally Competent Practices

• Including diverse members• Know the cultural make-up of your state• Membership committee• Acknowledge each other’s contributions • Model respect and consideration for all

“We are strengthened by our diversity and empowered by our inclusiveness.”(Ohio Office for Disability and Inclusion)

Resource Break

•The Board Chair Handbook(Hard copy)

• Council Meeting Evaluations(Included in packet)

• Center for Creative Leadership

“Stay focused on the mission.”

Communicating the Vision, Mission and Purpose of DD Councils

• DD Act …DD Councils engage in advocacy, capacity building and systemic change activities

• …to ensure that people with developmental disabilities and their families have access to community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote: self-determination, independence, productivity and integration and inclusion.

Leading the Charge

Leading the Charge - AdvocacyAdvocacy comes in many forms

Self-advocacy – Ricardo & Kelly

• DD ACT Mandates on advocacy• Other examples of advocacy• Advocating for inclusive services• Advocating for public policy and laws

Other forms??

Leading the Charge – Capacity Building

Capacity Building can be individual and organizational

• Increases the ability of individuals to better meet their needs.

• Increases an organization’s ability to better support people with developmental disabilities and their families to ________________.

“…those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

(George Bernard Shaw)

Leading the Charge – Systems Change

"Systems change"

• A shift in how a community makes decisions about policies and programs• A shift in how money is spent• A shift in the way services are delivered

“Systems change” can take collaboration among many different agencies or within one agency. It must involve the community and stakeholders.

Resource Break

•The DD Act – AIDD Website (Administration for Community Living)

•AUCD (Association of University Centers on Disabilities)

Working Side-by-Side

Working collaboratively to plan and execute DD Council Meetings…

“The Agenda is the recipe for the meeting.” (www.boardsource.org)

Meeting prep

•Be aware of committee structure, roles and “committee fit”

•Know the agenda

• If possible, pre-meetings for leadership

• If possible, pre-meeting teleconference for Council members

Working Side-by-Side Meeting prep• Conflict of interest policies, real or perceived (Section 124 c(5)(D))

• Model respect for the meeting process

Working Side-by-Side

Strengthening relationships between Council members…

Working Side-by-Side Know your Council members

•Communication Styles

•Topics of interest

•Experience levels

•Strategies

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” (Helen Keller)

•Continue to improve upon your leadership skills

• Leaders and Learners

•Mentor and Mentee

•Self-evaluate

Working Side-by-Side

Resource Break•Learning the Tips, Tricks and Skills for Your Role – “Shaping the Future: Community Living through the DD Act” (Gail Godwin, MA Shared Support MD, Inc.)

•Board Chair & Board Member Best Practice Packet(Included in packet)

•ITACC Sharing Leadership (Kathryn Burton, Boardsource)

•Self-evaluation Tools(Included in packet)

More Resources & Wrap-Up

• Itacchelp.org

• What else do you need?

• Look for follow up survey