AEC Leadership Programming Work Group
May 2009
Report

Work Group Objective
Identify and coordinate a balanced mix of program offerings for volunteer and staff leadership teams to be scheduled at the Midyear Leadership Express program, the November Entrepreneurial Excellence Series, and the Leading Edge in Association Management program.

Background
The AEC Leadership Programming Work Group is responsible for planning the following sessions for REALTOR® association volunteer and staff leadership teams: Leadership Express program (90 minute session - May) and Leading Edge in Association Management program (two hour program during Annual meetings). These two sessions, along with the Leadership Summit, provide opportunities at NAR meetings for staff and volunteer leaders to forge stronger partnerships, plan for their leadership year as a team, hear updates on NAR issues and initiatives, connect with NAR leadership, and network with other leadership teams.

Work Group Activity
The work group held the Leadership Express program on Friday, May 15, during the Midyear Meetings. The programming consisted of three 40-minute sessions, scheduled concurrently and then repeated, allowing attendees the opportunity to attend two of the following three workshops. The speaker evaluations received excellent scores ranging from 3.8 to 4.9 out of 5.0. Below is a summary of the Leadership Express programs.

Leadership Express I: "Balancing the Management and Leadership Relationships"
Speaker: Michael Staver, The Staver Group, Fernandina Beach, FL (overall evaluation score: 4.9)

Leadership Express II: "Failing to Plan Is Planning to Fail"
Speaker: Lowell (Duke) Kuehn, Ph.D., Pacific Northwest Consulting Services, University Place, WA FL (overall evaluation score: 3.8)

Leadership Express III: "Tips for Virtual Leaders"
Speaker: Jennifer Testa, Learnership Solutions, Bridgewater, VA FL (overall evaluation score: 4.3)

The work group identified a program and speaker for the November 12, 2009 Leading Edge in Association Management program. John Clemens, Founder, The Hartwick Leadership Institute, New York, will present "Overcoming Resistance to Change?”

Sue Goldman volunteered to facilitate the AE roundtables and Larry Johnson’s president, Art Royaland, volunteered to facilitate the president roundtables. Both programs are scheduled on Sunday, November 15, San Diego.

Next Steps
The next work group meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 13, 11:30am – 1:00pm in San Diego to discuss the 2010 EES and 2010 Leadership Express programming.

2009 Work Group Members
Chair:
Carol Van Gorp, RCE, CAE
Columbia Board of REALTORS® (MO)

Vice Chair:
Sandy Naragon, RCE
Akron Area Board of REALTORS® (OH)

Work Group Members:
Rebekah Coleman-Brahler
Ithaca Board of REALTORS® (NY)

Carol Culpepper
Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® (TN)

Joan DeCosta, GRI, ABR
North Bristol County Association of REALTORS® (MA)

Sue Goldman, RCE, CAE
Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® (VA)

Nathan Gorton, RCE
Snohomish County Camano Association of REALTORS® (WA)

Larry Johnson, RCE
Arlington Board of REALTORS® (TX)

Rosie Leino, RCE
North Metro Denver REALTOR® Association (CO)

Tim Lockwood
Ohio Association of REALTORS®

Susan Phillips
Northeast Georgia Board of REALTORS®

Karla Roberts, RCE, CAE
Prescott Area Association of REALTORS® (AZ)

Christy Stinger
Kansas Association of REALTORS®

Dale Zahn, RCE
West Michigan Lakeshore Association of REALTORS® (MI)

Liaison:
Bill Powers, CIPS, CRB, CRS
Realty Executives of Texas

Staff Executive:
Laurie Oken