organizing you chapter for success how to exploit strengths and eliminate weaknesses of your local...
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Organizing you Chapter for SuccessHow to exploit strengths and eliminate weaknesses of your local chapter
LT Dan Hammer, DC, USN, 2010-11 District 11 TrusteeMike Pappas, District 6 Trustee
"Change is the only constant."
-Heraclitus
How is the world changing?
Where are we going• Leading vs. Managing change• Kotter’s 8-Step process for Leading
Change• Case examples at chapter level
• Small group breakouts to begin evaluation of your own chapter using models discussed
CHANGE:PROCEED WITH CAUTION• 70% OF CHANGE INITIATIVES FAIL
WHY?
Leading vs. Managing Change
Leading Change
• Establishing a sense of urgency
• Creating a guiding coalition• Developing a change vision• Communicating the vision
for change
Leading Change
• Empowering broad-based action• Generate short-term wins• Never let up• Incorporate change into your culture
Step 1: Create a Sense of Urgency• True vs. False Urgency
• How to battle complacency
Step 2: Creating the Guiding CoalitionThe Four Qualities of an Effective
Guiding Coalition1. Position Power2. Expertise3. Credibility4. Leadership
Step 3: Developing a Change Vision• Characteristics of effective visions:– Imaginable– Desirable– Feasible– Focused– Flexible– Communicable
Step 4:Communicating the VisionTo ensure as many people as possible understand your vision, you must make the vision…
SimpleVivid
RepeatableInvitational
Step 5: Empowering Broad-Based ActionRemoving as many barriers (structural and managerial) as possible and allowing people to do their best work
Step 6: Generating Short-term Wins
Creating visible, unambiguous success as soon as possible
Step 7: Don’t Let Up!
Consolidate gains and produce more change
Step 8: Make it Stick!
Anchoring new approaches in the culture for sustained change
Ohio State: A model for change• Chapter had no real leadership structure• Initiatives and resources were not utilized
to fulfill a vision• A few individuals did all of the work• No urgency!!
Focusing our efforts
• Step one – Defined the vision “to be the best ASDA
chapter in the country”• Simple• Flexible• Focused• Repeatable
How to get there• Created a formal leadership structure– Defined positions, procedures, and their responsibilities
• Executive council (elected)• Committee chairs (appointed)• Committee members (appointed)
– Each EC member was responsible for 3-4 committee chairs
• Initially each leader was selectively recruited
Ohio State: Creating Urgency• Defined why the chapter’s success
mattered• Cited real life issues facing students today• Earned the student body’s trust– ASDA is the expert on issues facing students and the
dental profession
• Sustained urgency through effective communication
Starting Small• Outlined short, mid, and long term goals• Each initiative was intended to create
membership value• Focused on building a sustainable model
one initiative at time– Sustainability!!!– Enhanced events we did well– Eliminated those that did not serve the chapter’s vision– Added events one at a time
Facilitating Success
• Worked with school administration• Cultivated Ideas• Collaboration
Communication• Every member must be aware of ASDA’s
activities• Documentation
– Write ups following events disclosing details for planning and execution
• Spread the word– One on one interactions– Tell your friends– Class announcements