Leaders Blog

Installing your 2021 chapter leaders in the coming weeks? Whether your installation ceremony is taking place in-person or virtually, you may be looking for a resource to get your ceremony just right. This week, we have put together a script to install your officers to both your general audience and your officers. The script is now available in the Chapter Playbook for future reference and you can also click the button below to download and edit as needed! 

Do you want to catch a replay of a session? Or did your schedule not allow you to join us live? Catch up on our NAIFA Blueprint Leadership Training on-demand! Available content includes sessions on:

Serving in a leadership role is not the same as leading. As a leader, one must be able to connect, motivate and inspire a sense of ownership of shared objectives. Monique Valcour, an executive coach, keynote speaker and management professor, states that "leading well requires a continuous journey of personal development."

During the August Membership Chairs Meeting, it was announced that over the last few weeks, a new comprehensive membership overview and structure has been developed. The Membership Committee, now chaired by President-Elect Tom Michel, has the overall purpose to, "Develop and implement an effective membership process that will acquire, onboard, engage, retain, and when necessary, reactivate a growing and diverse population of members, who promote and are dedicated to a compelling package of benefits." Key highlights of the new structure include: 

Board meetings are a time to receive information and make decisions. Directors who do not take their roles seriously can waste a good meeting.