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VIND OFFICER TRAININGVIND OFFICER TRAINING
April 17, 2011
Beban Park, Nanaimo
PROFILE OF AN OFFICERPROFILE OF AN OFFICER
• Willing volunteer
PROFILE OF AN OFFICERPROFILE OF AN OFFICER
• Willing volunteer
• Get involved
PROFILE OF AN OFFICERPROFILE OF AN OFFICER
• Willing volunteer
• Get involved
• Accept responsibility
PROFILE OF AN OFFICERPROFILE OF AN OFFICER
• Willing volunteer
• Get involved
• Accept responsibility
• Be a problem solver
PROFILE OF AN OFFICERPROFILE OF AN OFFICER
• Willing volunteer
• Get involved
• Accept responsibility
• Be a problem solver
• Give leadership
PROFILE OF AN OFFICERPROFILE OF AN OFFICER
• Willing volunteer• Get involved• Accept responsibility• Be a problem solver• Give leadership• Plan ahead
PROFILE OF AN OFFICERPROFILE OF AN OFFICER
• Willing volunteer• Get involved• Accept responsibility• Be a problem solver• Give leadership• Plan ahead• Delegate
PROFILE OF AN OFFICERPROFILE OF AN OFFICER
• Willing volunteer• Get involved• Accept responsibility• Be a problem solver• Give leadership• Plan ahead• Delegate• Be cost conscious
PROFILE OF AN OFFICERPROFILE OF AN OFFICER
• Willing volunteer• Get involved• Accept responsibility• Be a problem solver• Give leadership• Plan ahead• Delegate• Be cost conscious• Be consistent
PROFILE OF AN OFFICERPROFILE OF AN OFFICER
• Willing volunteer• Get involved• Accept responsibility• Be a problem solver• Give leadership• Plan ahead• Delegate• Be cost conscious• Be consistent• Lead with restraint
PROFILE OF AN OFFICERPROFILE OF AN OFFICER
• Willing volunteer
• Get involved
• Accept responsibility
• Be a problem solver
• Give leadership
• Plan ahead
• Delegate
• Be cost conscious
• Be consistent
• Lead with restraint
• Learn to be a leader
SOME DON’TSSOME DON’TS
• Don’t dominate meetings
SOME DON’TSSOME DON’TS
• Don’t dominate meetings
• Don’t come ill-prepared
SOME DON’TSSOME DON’TS
• Don’t dominate meetings
• Don’t come ill-prepared
• Don’t relinquish control of meetings
SOME DON’TSSOME DON’TS
• Don’t dominate meetings
• Don’t come ill-prepared
• Don’t relinquish control of meetings
• Don’t be threatened by questions
SOME DON’TSSOME DON’TS
• Don’t dominate meetings
• Don’t come ill-prepared
• Don’t relinquish control of meetings
• Don’t be threatened by questions
• Don’t be a comic
SOME DON’TSSOME DON’TS
• Don’t dominate meetings
• Don’t come ill-prepared
• Don’t relinquish control of meetings
• Don’t be threatened by questions
• Don’t be a comic
• Don’t denigrate anyone
SOME DON’TSSOME DON’TS
• Don’t dominate meetings• Don’t come ill-prepared• Don’t relinquish control of meetings• Don’t be threatened by questions• Don’t be a comic• Don’t denigrate anyone• Don’t permit interruptions
SOME DON’TSSOME DON’TS
• How to lose Volunteers..
Do this..
SOME IDEASSOME IDEAS
• Understand your job - the “book”
Containing:
Operational Manual
By-laws
Governing Board Regulations
Model District Regulations
Model Squadron Regulations
CPS Handbook
Was this: Now this:
SOME IDEASSOME IDEAS
• Understand your job - the “book”• Ensure your successor does too
SOME IDEASSOME IDEAS
• Understand your job - the “book”• Ensure your successor does too
• Be part of the team
SOME IDEASSOME IDEAS
• Understand your job - the “book”• Ensure your successor does too
• Be part of the team
• Be tolerant, cut some slack
SOME IDEASSOME IDEAS
• Understand your job - the “book”• Ensure your successor does too
• Be part of the team
• Be tolerant, cut some slack
• Radiate enthusiasm
SOME IDEASSOME IDEAS
• Understand your job - the “book”• Ensure your successor does too
• Be part of the team
• Be tolerant, cut some slack
• Radiate enthusiasm
• Never leave your sense of humour under the pillow in the morning
SOME IDEASSOME IDEAS
• Understand your job - the “book”• Ensure your successor does too
• Be part of the team
• Be tolerant, cut some slack
• Radiate enthusiasm
• Never leave your sense of humour under the pillow in the morning
• Have fun and laugh a lot
ANOTHER IDEAANOTHER IDEA
We have two ears and one mouth
- use them accordingly
Listen to understand
The art of communication includes listening
WE vs. THEY - who are they?WE vs. THEY - who are they?
• Who ARE those folk back east?
GOVERNING BOARDGOVERNING BOARD
• Chief Commander
• National Executive Officer
• National Training Officer
• National Administration Officer
• National Secretary
• National Treasurer
• Law Officer
• Chairs of Committees on Rules and Nominations
The Operating Committee
• Immediate Past Chief Commander
• All District Commanders (17)
• Up to 10 General Directors from various areas of Canada
GOVERNING BOARDGOVERNING BOARD
• Chief Commander
• National Executive Officer
• National Training Officer
• National Administration Officer
• National Secretary
• National Treasurer
• Law Officer
• Chairs of Committees on Rules and Nominations
The Operating Committee
• Immediate Past Chief Commander
• All District Commanders (17)
• Up to 10 General Directors from various areas of Canada
All are volunteers
Meet three times a year (+AGM)
Many CommitteesMany Committees
• Communications
• Distance Education Centre
• Environment Committee
• ICT
• Historical/historique
• MAREP (Hydrographic)
• Marketing and PR
• Multimedia
National vs HQNational vs HQ
• “The National” - the elected or appointed volunteers• “HQ” - paid staff and where the work gets done
• Alain Briere - Executive Director• John Gullick - Deputy Executive Director• Carole Brown - Membership Maintenance, Boating Graduates & New Members• Saloni Ramiah - Membership & Bridges• Beverly Walters - PCOC and ROCM• Lynda Green - Orders, Exams, Advanced Grades,Merit Marks and Ships Stores• Liudmila Nikolaeva - French Communications• Marie-Paule Missidi - Proof reading and translation• Michael (Mike) Bencic Jr. - Publications & Graphic Designer• Vanessa Schmidt - Publications & Graphic Designer• Alice Hinton - Bookkeeping, Squadron Accounts• Bill Spicer - Material Distribution
All information available on web sitewww.cps-ecp.ca
All information available on web sitewww.cps-ecp.ca
DistrictDistrict
• Structured similarly to Squadrons and National
• The liaison between Squadrons and National
• Resource for Squadrons
• Coordinate activities
• Elected Bridge
• Council is Bridge + Commanders
Resource: www.cps-ecp.ca/ Resource: www.cps-ecp.ca/
www.cps-ecp.ca/www.cps-ecp.ca/
www.cps-ecp.ca/www.cps-ecp.ca/
• New folk don’t always understand terms
• CPS-ECP
• VIND
• VISD
• PMD
• GB
• Others?
Annoying AcronymsAnnoying Acronyms
Spell it out for them
Thank youThank you