Welcome to
The Conference of State Presidents
Planting the Seeds of
Leadership
June 9, 2013
New Orleans, Louisiana
Planting the Seeds of Leadership
A Lay of the Land:
Our Time Together
A Lay of the Land:
Our Time Together
Tilling the Soil
Perennials
Dealing with the Weeds
Community Gardening
Best Blooms
Basking in the Beauty
Fertilizer
Surprise!
Tilling the Soil:
Purpose and Goals of the AAUW State Structure
Heavy/moderate time usage
Moderate/light time usage
1. What is the impact of
your current time usage
on the branches and
states?
2. What impact
would you like to
have that you’re
current not
having?
Your top 3 reasons
for running
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
What branches
need from you
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Membership, Supporting branches &
Filling board positions
big goals, big needs,
little
time
(Lots of time on things that didn’t mention as goals or needs)
1. Why does this
disconnect exist?
2. What does your
state board need
to do to achieve
the desired
impact?
3. What do you, as
state president, need
to do to lead your
board towards that
impact?
Dealing with the Weeds
Where does this issue stem from? Why are we
facing this problem?
What are some concrete, creative
and realistic solutions to this
challenge?
What role do I, as state president,
have in implementing this
solution?
Mentorship
“Mentoring is a process in which a more skilled or more
experienced person, serving as a role model, teaches,
sponsors, encourages, counsels and befriends a less skilled
or less experienced person for the purpose of promoting the
latter’s professional and/or personal development.”
“Mentoring functions are carried out within the context of an
ongoing, supportive relationship between the mentor and
mentee.”
- High degree of trust
and mutual regard
- The mentor helps
another person become
what that person
aspires to be
“Mentoring is probably the most
powerful developmental
process people can experience.
And when it works, it develops
two for the price of one.”
How do we incorporate the power and potential of
mentoring in to AAUW? Where does it fit? What
would it look like?
How might we use mentoring in an intentional
way to address the issue of declining
membership?
How might we use
mentoring in an
intentional way to address
the issue of filling board
positions?
Planting Perennials:
Action Planning & Maintaining Momentum
What are your major “take-aways?”
Community Gardening:
Town Hall with Carolyn Garfein
Basking in the Beauty!