Leadership Development Committee Report 
Leadership by Developing Others (LDO) Initiative Report 
December 2006

I have gotten some good feedback from the surveys that were returned at
Atlanta and about the training that we did in Atlanta, both before the
Region meetings and interspersed with the other meetings of the weekend.

The LDO Initiative and its effect on LD training for R3 continues to
grow. We will be transitioning from a 'training' mode to a 'train the
trainer' mode in R3 as we will start in 2007 to add more 'trainer
training' for the many IEEE volunteers in our region who are quite
capable of (and probably in most cases superior at) providing the same
training that I have been doing for the last few years, but at a more
local level. The first true 'train the trainer' session will be the
training blitz that I am already planning for the Friday before
SoutheastCon 2007 in Richmond. Please make your early plans to be in
Richmond on Friday AM, as every one of you will benefit from (and make
use of) the new training resources that we will be rolling out then.

There are two traditional training workshops planned - one in our region
and one for another region (at their expense, of course). We will be
holding a weekend-long leadership workshop, hosted by the NC Council in
Charlotte, on January 26-28, 2007. This weekend retreat, to be held near
the Lowes Motor Speedway and Concord Mills Mall, will have activities
for family members while we embark on a full schedule of leadership
training. This retreat will be supported by the NC Council, the sections
in the Council, and the LDO project with possible additional funding
from other IEEE sources. This workshop will be open to any section in
the region that wishes to participate; there will be some cost sharing
required, but all are welcome. Expect an announcement region-wide in
about a week.

I have also been asked to hold a retreat for Region 4 in Chicago. This
is tentatively planned for the weekend of March 3, 2007. I hope by
working with other regions that we can not only share our experience but
can gain insight and further input from others. I anticipate a win-win
experience from this for all of us. I will also be discussing how we can
work with other regions to improve leadership development institute-wide
in some upcoming meetings with staff and RAB leadership.

As always, your input is needed, your participation is appreciated, and
your service to the member is unparalleled!!!!

Charles J. Lord, P.E. 
c.j.lord@ieee.org