PCIH Leadership ConferenceMae Ping Patrick9/16/2013
Leadership What does it mean to be a leader in our
group?
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
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?
Volunteering
How do we get more volunteers?
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
Volunteering
Once Monthly Weekly
15 min Making phone calls
for a specific event
Taking the money at meetings
Getting the mail
1 hour Taking registration
Writing articles for
the newsletter
Managing the website
2 hours Helping at a PDC
Making speaker
plans
Too much to expect
Meetings
How can we have better meetings, or
our meetings already “good”?
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
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!
Topic Ideas?
AIHCE/ASSE Local conferences and meetings Businesses Consultants
Volunteers?We need your
help!
Thank you!