Jeanette

I wanted to update you on the Association Leaders Symposium that we are holding in December, after its success last year. AAE is very proud to be delivering this key leadership development opportunity that brings together Executive Directors and Presidents/Chairs, specifically to improve working together and define priorities.

The Symposium takes place on 5 & 6 December online. The online format has been very well received by delegates and also with many Presidents/Chairs delighted to be able to fit the event around their schedule without having to travel.

Our research showed that the majority of Executive Heads felt the association would benefit from improving the working methods between the executive and volunteer heads. Speeding this up would mean a more successful period with the President / Chair in office, and greater efficiency for delivering value to members. Please consider how this might be in your organisation, and the return on investment you could achieve. Take a look at the below and the full agenda, and come back to us with any questions about participating.

Here is some feedback from the delegates from last year. All Delegates said:

they would recommend the Symposium to other Association Leaders
the Symposium would Improve or Greatly Improve the working relationship between President/Chair and Executive Head
the Symposium was useful to enhance their leadership skills
View testimonials here

Critical aspects of association leadership and governance are addressed so as to optimise your partnership, create a mutual return and foster effective governance. The programme has six broad sections:

Current and anticipated challenges facing leaders of today's associations
Value of research and strategy in knowledge-based decision making
Relationships of board and staff in association governance
Leadership behaviour and its impact on change, innovation and organizational culture
Successful practices in strategic planning and thinking
Mega-issues

The interactive format for each topic:

Presentation from the expert(s)
Clarification questions & answers
Individual breakouts for each association (Executive Head and President / Chair together)
Review of key issues from the breakouts

Once again, we draw on the expertise of Glenn Tecker and Michael Anderson, who are world leading experts in association governance, and have presented this symposium and developed it, over 20 years.

View the full Agenda here >>

Our Leadership Programme Director, Cecilia Spoor, who is leading on this project at the AAE, would be delighted to discuss this with you. Please email her (cecilia.spoor@associationexecutives.org) to either setup a call for next week, or to ask any questions.

I'm available at any time too, should you need.

With best regards

Damian

Damian Hutt
Executive Director
Association of Association Executives

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