From KReedT@aol.com Thu Jan 20 01:36:50 2000
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 17:45:50 EST
From: KReedT@aol.com
To: r3-excom2000@ieee.org
Cc: KReedT@aol.com, r.thompson@ieee.org
Subject: Report to Excom: Leadership Development Committee


Report to Region 3 Executive Committee by the Leadership Development Committee

The Leadership Development Committee conducted a Section Officers workshop 
during SoutheastCon '99 in Lexington, KY in April with good attendance and 
results and participated in the North Carolina expanded workshop for Area 2 
(NC Council) Section Officers at Asheville in November.  

A presentation of the Region 3 training plan and techniques was the subject 
of one of the workshops at the Sections' Congress '99 in Minneapolis, MN in 
October.  At the Sections' Congress the Chair also attended workshops about 
training in other Regions and gathered ideas to improve the training program 
in Region 3.

Chip Dawson, Central North Carolina Section, has volunteered to develop web 
pages representing the Region 3 training program that will be available 
through the IEEE entity web hosting site.  This development is just beginning 
but, at completion, the material will be available to all Region volunteers 
as a reference or as a self study asset as well as a vehicle for presenting 
the material in person to groups of Section Officers.

Now that most Region 3 Sections have converted to the calendar year for their 
fiscal year, it no longer appears desirable to present the Region 3 training 
program at SoutheastCon because that is too late in the Section Officers' 
terms.  In the future we will concentrate on conducting workshops in the 
individual Areas just prior to or just after the Section fiscal year begins.  
The NC workshop mentioned above fit this time plan.

To facilitate the new time plan for workshop presentations, we desire to have 
a training coordinator in every Area/Council who can present the training 
workshops.  Members of the LDC committee currently include representatives of 
Area 1 (Virginia Council), Area 2 (NC Council), Area 3 (Georgia), Area 4 
(Florida Council), Area 7 (SC Council).  The Chairs of Area 5 (TN Council), 
Area 6 (Alabama, Mississippi), Area 8 (Kentucky) and Area 9 (Jamaica) are 
requested to nominate training coordinators for their Areas.

Committee members are:
Area 1, Dan Jackson, d.jackson@ieee.org
Area 2, Chip Dawson, chip_dawson@gilbarco.com
Area 2, Charles Lord, c.j.lord@ieee.org
Area 3, Vernon Powers, v.powers@ieee.org
Area 4, Jim Beall, j.beall@ieee.org
Area 7, Reed Thompson, Chair, r.thompson@ieee.org

The Goals and Objectives for Leadership Development for 2000 are as follows:

Goal:    Improve Section leadership effectiveness

Objectives:
      a. Revise the Region 3 training program for Section and Chapter 
officers to include management and leadership skills as well as resources 
available at the Institute, Region and Area/Council levels.  (SC '99 #3)
      b. As a result of most Sections changing to the calendar year for their 
fiscal year, present the Region 3 training programs in the fall or early 
winter seasons near the start of the Section and Chapter officer's terms.  
De-emphasize the Region 3 training program at SoutheastCon because 
that is too late in the officers' terms. 
      c. Develop a new training manual and presentation aids to support the 
training workshops for the Area/Councils. (SC '99 #3)
      d. Develop a training Coordinator in each Area/Council who will present 
the Region 3 training workshops as required in their Area/Council.  Hold a 
training retreat to train these Coordinators.
      e. Hold a Region 3 training workshop in every Area/Council at least 
once each year.
      f. Develop a new Region 3 training program specifically for Section 
Treasurers.  Determine whether this treasurer training can be successfully 
done by self study or whether a training workshop is necessary.  

Best regards,
K. Reed Thompson, Chair
Leadership Development Committee