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2022 January February March April\u00a0\/May June\u00a0\/ July August September \/ October November \u00a0\/\u00a0December 2021 January 2021 \u00a0February 2021 March 2021 April 2021\/May 2021 June 2021\u00a0\/\u00a0July 2021 August 2021 September\u00a0\/\u00a0October 2021… Read more →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[186962],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past-meetings"],"modified_by":"slytle","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14807\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6582,"date":"2017-10-16T20:52:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T00:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.ieee.org\/sem\/?p=6582"},"modified":"2019-10-21T15:07:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:07:12","slug":"when-feedback-makes-you-mad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/2017\/10\/16\/when-feedback-makes-you-mad\/","title":{"rendered":"WHEN FEEDBACK MAKES YOU MAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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When Feedback Makes You\u00a0Mad<\/u><\/a><\/h2>\n

by\u00a0Dan Rockwell<\/u><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

You just received feedback that made you mad. You feel attacked, misjudged, and underappreciated. The person who gave you feedback is obviously an idiot. You begin typing your resignation email. Before you hit send… 5D\u2019s when feedback makes you mad: #1. Delay. When you feel attacked adrenaline rushes in to save the day.<\/p>\n

Read more of this post<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Dan Rockwell<\/u><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0| September 4, 2017 at 7:58 am URL:\u00a0http:\/\/wp.me\/pJAk6-7MN<\/u><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Feedback Makes You\u00a0Mad by\u00a0Dan Rockwell You just received feedback that made you mad. You feel attacked, misjudged, and underappreciated. The person who gave you feedback is obviously an idiot…. Read more →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":992,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[394391],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sem-blog"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/992"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6429,"date":"2017-09-03T16:34:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T20:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.ieee.org\/sem\/?p=6429"},"modified":"2019-10-21T15:07:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:07:12","slug":"http-sites-ieee-org-sem-files-2018-08-the-2018-sem-ballot-nomination-site-is-now-open_rev1-0-pdf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/2017\/09\/03\/http-sites-ieee-org-sem-files-2018-08-the-2018-sem-ballot-nomination-site-is-now-open_rev1-0-pdf\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2017 SEM Ballot Nomination Site is now open:"},"content":{"rendered":"

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https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/The-2017-SEM-Ballot-Nomination-Site-is-now-open.pdf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":992,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[394391],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sem-blog"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/992"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2790,"date":"2016-03-04T15:17:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T20:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.ieee.org\/sem\/?p=2790"},"modified":"2019-10-21T15:07:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:07:12","slug":"sem-officer-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/2016\/03\/04\/sem-officer-training\/","title":{"rendered":"SEM Officer Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Officers – IEEE SEM Section:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Several officers have recently approached me with ‘how to’ questions that lead me to believe that I have not sent the enclosed message\u00a0to each of our new officers, or that some have yet to actually work through the on-line training modules.\u00a0 If so, consider this\u00a0your notice, and my plea to review the materials on the ‘Training’ page.\u00a0 It should help make your function as an IEEE officer\u00a0easier.<\/p>\n

This is a slightly modified version of the general officer training plan, first launched on March 28, 1015. \u00a0Experience from some officers reporting back to me suggests that with a modest effort, all the current modules can be easily covered in the 2-4 week period in 20-30 minute ‘blocks’ of time, when convenient for your schedule. \u00a0\u00a0I recommend that you begin working through the training modules now, and keep a look out for messages about new and\/or revised modules in the future. \u00a0\u00a0New modules will be announced through the SEM Officer’s e-mail notification system as they are created. \u00a0(As an officer, you will receive the announcements automatically.) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong>\u00a0This training is directed toward ‘familiarity’ not ‘mastery’.\u00a0 Don’t try to absorb everything on a first viewing.\u00a0\u00a0Just soak up what sticks.\u00a0 You will remember where to return later if, or when, you decide you need a ‘refresher’.<\/p>\n

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Virtual Officer Training Plan:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The SEM Officer on-line virtual training modules are available through the SEM Website\u00a0Training page<\/u>\u00a0at:\u00a0http:\/\/sites.ieee.org\/sem\/about-sem\/training\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The recommended sequence for review may be downloaded from the training page.\u00a0 It is module #55.<\/p>\n

The link below should provide a direct download capability for that PDF file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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At the top and bottom of the SEM Training Webpage are links to the\u00a0Google Forum page<\/u>\u00a0where questions about the training may be submitted.\u00a0 Those questions trigger a link to my personal e-mail, so that they may be answered as soon as practical.<\/p>\n

Modules shown in yellow remain to be completed.\u00a0 Ignore those for the present. \u00a0Slight changes in the use of some vTools may require updates on some modules but, the basic information will remain the same. \u00a0 You may notice some differences between the training modules and the actual on-line operation.\u00a0 These will be corrected as the vTools committee completes its current update schedule.<\/p>\n

Good Luck & Regards,<\/p>\n

kw<\/p>\n

Kimball Williams N8FNC NCE<\/p>\n

k.williams@ieee.or<\/strong><\/a>g<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

IEEE SEM Section\u00a0Information Management Coordinator – <\/em><\/p>\n

and –\u00a0<\/em>Curmudgeon\u00a0at Large\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Ph:\u00a0313-355-4396<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Fall Section Conference \u2013 November 17, 2015<\/h1>\n

Save the Date: \u00a0November 17, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Keynote Speaker: \u00a0Robert Neff<\/h3>\n

Keynote Presentation: Autonomous Vehicles: Their Legacy and Future<\/h3>\n

University of Michigan, Dearborn \u2013 Fairlane Center \u2013 North Building.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Registration page:\u00a0https:\/\/meetings.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/34367<\/a><\/p>\n

Conference Announcement Fall 2015 Rev 6<\/a><\/p>\n

Call for Posters for Fall Conference 2015 – to be announced<\/p>\n

IEEE Southeastern Michigan FALL CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday Evening, November 17, 2015 U of M Dearborn Fairlane Center North<\/p>\n

MEETING AGENDA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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3:30 PM \u2013 4:00 PM<\/td>\nPoster Setup<\/td>\nShashank Kamthan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM<\/td>\nRegistration and Poster Presentations<\/td>\nScott Lytle,\u00a0Shashank Kamthan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:00 PM \u2013 7:00 PM<\/td>\nBreakout Sessions \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 1 5:00 to 5:50<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 2 6:00 to 6:50<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7:00 to 7:45<\/td>\nDinner<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7:45 to 8:45<\/td>\nKeynote Speaker<\/td>\nRobert Neff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:45 to 9:00<\/td>\nAwards<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Registration<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Registration<\/strong>\u00a0Website<\/strong>:\u00a0https:\/\/meetings.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/34367<\/a><\/p>\n

Early Registration ends October 27 at 11:59 PM.<\/p>\n

Late Registration ends November 12 at 11:59 PM.<\/p>\n

After November 12, Technical Presentations Only.<\/p>\n

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IEEE and ESD Members \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0$45 \/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $60<\/p>\n

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Technical Sessions Only\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $30<\/p>\n

First Two Authors of Poster\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $0<\/p>\n

Additional Poster Author \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 $25<\/p>\n

For more conference information including registration, see the conference website. Conference<\/strong>\u00a0Website<\/strong>:\u00a0https:\/\/meetings.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/27391<\/a><\/p>\n

Registration ends November 12, 2015 (early registration ends October 27, 2015).<\/p>\n

\u00a0SPEAKERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0To Be announced<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fall Section Conference \u2013 November 17, 2015 Save the Date: \u00a0November 17, 2015 Keynote Speaker: \u00a0Robert Neff Keynote Presentation: Autonomous Vehicles: Their Legacy and Future University of Michigan, Dearborn \u2013… Read more →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1101,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conferences"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1531,"date":"2014-05-22T10:16:34","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T14:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.ieee.org\/sem\/?p=1531"},"modified":"2019-10-21T15:07:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:07:12","slug":"best-practices-running-a-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r4.ieee.org\/sem\/2014\/05\/22\/best-practices-running-a-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices: Running a Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some Suggestions on Running an IEEE Unit: <\/strong><\/p>\n

(Chapter \/ Affinity Group \/ Student Branch \/ Standing or Ad Hoc Committee):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The following is intended as a set of suggestions to assist a volunteer who may have just been assigned as an officer of a Committee \/ Affinity Group \/ Chapter \/ Student Branch (here after referred to as the \u2018Committee\u2019).\u00a0 With the election over and the Section in good hands, and I no longer have even the responsibility of Past Chair, I can just sit back and relax, right?\u00a0 Well, not exactly.\u00a0 With the natural \u2018churn\u2019 of officers, we have new Chairs in 8 of our 9 Standing Committees and many of our Chapters and Affinity Groups.\u00a0 With that in mind, I thought it a good idea to review the list of \u201cthings a committee chair should do\u201d.<\/p>\n

I also thought that it might be helpful for all our Chairs at all levels to have the list so they could run a quick check of their own organizations to ensure that we don\u2019t forget to check one of the items.<\/p>\n

Individual officers have specific focused duties but, all need to understand what the overall committee direction, objectives and officer duties to help move the organization in a common direction.\u00a0 So, this document is addressed to all the leadership roles of the organization.<\/p>\n

Committee Charter:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The committee Charter is the grant of authority from the Section, in which the Section affirms the purpose of the Committee and provides the primary goals and objectives. In most cases, the Charter is expanded by the Committee itself to include operating principles and guidelines.<\/p>\n

Goals & Objective:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As stated earlier, it is in the best interests of the Committee as a whole to have all the officers intimately familiar with overall goals and objectives in order to ensure that everyone is working toward the same ends.\u00a0 Thus it is necessary to both state the goals and objectives, and also have them presented on a regular basis for all committee members to see.<\/p>\n

Build a team:<\/strong><\/p>\n

First and foremost, the committee must work together as a team.\u00a0 Without that team focus and effort, much energy will be wasted in wrangling stray members who wander away from the team objectives into areas of interest only to them.<\/p>\n

(If you need help understanding how to build a team, there are a number of books and videos that can assist you to develop those skills, and they should not be duplicated here.\u00a0 But, if you are unsure how to accomplish building your team, do your research now!\u00a0 It will pay big dividends in the long run.)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Schedule face-to-face meetings:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your first team meetings need to be face-to-face in order to establish the \u2018human\u2019 linkage among the team members.\u00a0 The experts tell us that over 80% of communications is non-verbal.\u00a0 This means that the \u2018signals\u2019 of body language, voice tone, facial expression, etc. count far more than what is said.\u00a0 The first one or two team meetings held face-to-face will ensure that you establish strong linkages between the team members so that later, \u2018virtual\u2019 meetings will have a greater likelihood of successful communications.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Schedule regular teleconference meetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

With everyone\u2019s schedule and the problems of travel time to a common location, face-to-face meetings, while preferable, are not practical for consistent, regular meetings.\u00a0 Find a common day & time combination that will work for all of your team members, and lock that down for a regular \u2018virtual\u2019 meeting schedule, such as teleconference.\u00a0 If a method of including \u2018live\u2019 pictures of the participants in the electronic communications is possible, that would enhance the meeting communications capability.\u00a0 Further enhancements accrue with communication means that allow display of documents.<\/p>\n

Meeting Arrangements:<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is important to realize that meeting plans and arrangements need to be \u2018set\u2019 as far in advance as possible in order to ensure that all members have the opportunity to become fully aware of the meeting particulars, and can make their own arrangements to be \u2018available\u2019 at the correct time and place.\u00a0 The meeting agenda needs to be delivered to the members as soon as it becomes available and it should include the precise meeting arrangements, so it they are easily associated with the meeting.\u00a0 It is also vital that the meeting particulars be communicated as early as possible to the members, and that occasional \u2018reminders\u2019 be sent a few days, and a few hours before the meeting.\u00a0 When circumstances intervene and prevent some members from attending, they should be afforded sufficient time to send their own project \u2018updates\u2019 to keep the Committee informed as to their progress, needs, requests for help, etc..<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Do not expect to have all team members at all team meetings.\u00a0 Life happens to all of us and we need to make adjustments.\u00a0 However, do not cancel or try to \u2018adjust\u2019 meeting times and days to accommodate the moving schedule of one or two members.\u00a0 That way lays schedule confusion, and eventual abandonment of the entire team by those members who can, and will, ensure that they do make it to as many meetings as possible.<\/p>\n

Develop a meaningful list of actions and activities.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Team agreement with the Committee goals and objectives, and an awareness of the current status of the Section operations relevant to the Committee focus, will allow the members to develop a list of appropriate activities designed to achieve the Committee aims.\u00a0 Note: Be aware of the differences between actions that have specific, one time, goals, those with repeating requirements and those with continuous requirements.\u00a0 Careful assignment of Committee resources (manpower and funding) must accompany any action item proposal in order to ensure a modicum of success.<\/p>\n

Develop a meeting agenda format that focuses on actions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fundamental structure of a meeting agenda has long been accepted as the most efficient means of organizing a meeting to ensure covering all relevant topics.\u00a0 However the basic agenda has lots of room for Committee specific topics, and it should be the intention of the leadership to include all significant action items in the regular agenda to ensure that nothing is overlooked, once it has been assigned.<\/p>\n

Assign tasks to members:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Committee action items must be assigned to specific Committee members in order to ensure both leadership and accountability.\u00a0 Once a member has been assigned a task, if complex or lengthy with multiple steps to completion, require a detailed plan of action, with time estimates, milestones and estimates of required assistance at critical phases.\u00a0 The plan is not to be used as a goad to action but, rather as a tracking tool and a method of assessing whether more or less time or resources are needed in order to accomplish the intention of the mission.<\/p>\n

Follow up on assigned tasks with offers of assistance, where needed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once one of the Committee volunteers has accepted a specific task, give them some time to assess the level of difficulty and quantity of work that will be necessary to accomplish the assignment then work with them to determine if they will need extra assistance, time or funding in order to effectively complete the work.\u00a0 If necessary, revisit the assignment with the rest of the committee to recruit more help.<\/p>\n

With the member assigned to the task, develop a planned schedule of intermediate bench marks that will assess progress against a time line, or other criteria.\u00a0 Monitor the progress against the bench marks that have been established to determine if the project is on track, or if it will need more time or resources.<\/p>\n

Remove members from tasks when it becomes obvious they do not have sufficient time, experience or ability to accomplish that function.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not all assignments will be successful.\u00a0 Outside circumstances, often beyond the control of the volunteers will occasionally completely derail an otherwise promising project.\u00a0 When this happens, do not hesitate to relieve your volunteer of the task and assign it to another for action.\u00a0 If you wait, in hopes that the situation may change or the original volunteer will overcome a personal difficulty that is preventing progress, it is more likely that you will just delay the program indefinitely.\u00a0 It is better to acknowledge that the project will fare better in other hands, and find something that will better suit the current skill set of the original volunteer.<\/p>\n

Reassign to a less demanding task.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before you relieve a volunteer of a specific task, have a plan to assign another task, perhaps with less demanding requirements to that volunteer.\u00a0 It is not good to leave a volunteer without specific directions or assignments.\u00a0 When that is done, the volunteer begins to believe that their talents are not needed or wanted, and they will seek the satisfaction of accomplishment with another organization better able to find tasks suitable to their abilities.\u00a0 Once a volunteer is lost, it is unlikely that they will return to the organization as a willing set of hands seeking something to do.<\/p>\n

Report monthly to the Section leadership on progress and status of projects.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite our best efforts, no one in the IEEE that I have met has the psionic ability to read minds.\u00a0 The efforts of your Committee are designed to operate \u2018in concert\u2019 with the actions and requirements of your partner Committees in the larger Section Executive Committee.\u00a0 Your regular reports on the status of your Committee and its goals and objectives will provide valuable information to the Section Leadership so that they may adjust their overall planning for Section activities where multiple Committee goals align and combine to complete a specific objective.\u00a0 Without your regular reports the overall plan remains incomplete.<\/p>\n

Ask for help or funding when it becomes obvious that you need it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

None of us has been given a crystal ball that will allow us to predict the future with 100% accuracy.\u00a0 This implies that any plans we make must be adjusted as events transpire in order to either change the overall timing of our projects, or bring more or less resources to bear when it becomes obvious that our original estimates were not as accurate as we had hoped.\u00a0 As soon as you are able to communicate any changes, good or bad, to the Section leadership, you should do so, and also indicate whether any changes in funding, time or manpower are implied with this change in planning.<\/p>\n

Have fun!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have always felt that any task, work, or play should ultimately be enjoyable.\u00a0 If you are not having fun with your life, then something is seriously wrong, and you need to find out what that is, and fix it.\u00a0 This is especially true of volunteer efforts.\u00a0 Most of us spend entirely too much time working on IEEE projects for it not to be a fun activity.\u00a0 Life if too short to spend doing something you do not enjoy!<\/p>\n

Celebrate our successes!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

While we all believe that the tasks we are about have significance, and to some degree or another, are important to IEEE, the Section and our Committee team, nothing in what we do should become an obsession.\u00a0 We all have, or should have, lives beyond, and in addition to, IEEE.<\/p>\n

Remember, this is the real thing, not a dress rehearsal. \u00a0\u00a0You will only have one chance to do it right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Some confusion seems to exist with respect to several terms we often see used to refer to both the governance documents used to guide and control an organization and the functional positions of a manager, an administrator and a leader.\u00a0 This paper will discuss the relevance of the terms, and their place in creating an effective and flexible organization<\/span><\/p>\n

Governance: <\/b><\/p>\n

Over time, the evolution of methods tp ensure that large, diverse organizations function smoothly and toward a common purpose has resulted in two interlocking structures.\u00a0 One is procedural, the other is communal.<\/p>\n

Procedural Systems: <\/b><\/p>\n

The procedural system is most often captured in the organizations guiding documents which fall into four categories, Global, Strategic, Tactical and Functional.\u00a0 These are designed to guide the most common activities.\u00a0 Let\u2019s look at each in a bit of detail.<\/p>\n

Policy: (Global Vision):\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n

The guiding principle of the organization is usually captured in a vision or mission statement.\u00a0 This is the fundamental reference when any questions arise as to whether a present course or action is aligned with the overall intention of the group.<\/p>\n

It is not unusual for individual teams within a large organization that develop their own vision and mission statements.\u00a0 These provide a unique focus which aligns with the overall \u2018global\u2019 vision of the organization.<\/p>\n

(The descriptions below for Strategic, Tactical and Functional procedures apply at all levels of the organization.)<\/p>\n

Strategic: <\/b>The overall direction intended to achieve the organizations vision is usually expressed as a goal, or more often, a set of goals<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Tactical: <\/b><\/p>\n

Objectives<\/span> sub-divide goals into more manageable tasks which allow focused activity, the development of specific plans, establishment of milestones, etc..\u00a0 We often see the goals and objectives combined into a single, compact document that includes a mission statement.<\/p>\n

Functional Procedures: <\/b><\/p>\n

Procedures<\/span> evolve as the means of capturing an organization\u2019s operational methods.\u00a0 In contemporary organizations these usually take the form of a \u2018standard\u2019 set of documents:<\/p>\n