1. NAWIC Builds Effective Leaders

2. Essential Skills to Succeed in Your Construction Career
Decision Making
Oral Communication
Problem Solving
Thinking Skills
Decision Making: Making a choice among options.
Oral Communication: Conveying or exchanging information verbally.
Problem Solving: Coming up with solutions to challenges.
Thinking Skills: Finding and evaluating information to make decisions, solve problems, and plan and organize job tasks.
Working with Others: Interacting with co-workers to get the job done.
Active Listening Skills: Communication technique that requires the listener to fully concentrate on what is being said rather than just passively “hearing” the message, understand, respond and then remember what is being said.
Writing: Conveying ideas by writing text.
Continuous Learning: Improving your skills and knowledge on a regular ongoing basis.
Working with Others
Active Listening Skills
Writing
Continuous Learning

3. NAWIC has the tools to develop your skills
Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Working with others
Thinking Skills
At each level of participation within your chapter you are continuously learning, utilizing and developing these skills.
Director on the Board
Working with others
Decision Making
Problem Solving

4. NAWIC has the tools to develop your skills
Chapter Officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, President-Elect)
Decision Making
Oral Communication
Problem Solving
Thinking Skills
Working with Others
Writing
Active Listening Skills

5. Being an Effective Leader
Communicate Clearly and Effectively
Delegate Tasks
Communicate clearly and effectively to others involved in the Chapter.
Evaluate progression and adherence to deadlines on a routine basis. When something changes, you may need to re-prioritize the Chapter’s planned activities and tasks.
Delegate tasks to those capable of completing them, or assign members to oversee areas.
Reassess the Chapter’s Status and Prioritize Activities

6. Being an Effective Leader
Advanced Problem Solving Skills
Develop problem solving skills by considering potential problems faced in the Chapter. Come up with solutions to problems that others have not considered.
Create an environment of teamwork and willingness to help each other.
Active listening play an important role in being
Understanding the Importance of Teamwork

7. Training to be an Effective Leader
Topic:
Date:
Presenter:
Session 1:
“Conducting an Audit/Review of Chapter Financial Records”
Tuesday
October 4, 2016
7PM ET
Anne Pfleger, CIT
NAWIC Treasurer
Session 2:
“Do’s & Don’ts of Meeting Minutes”
November 15, 2016
6PM CT
Diane Mike, CBT
NAWIC Secretary
Session 3:
“Treasurer Duties & Keeping Records”
Wednesday
November 30, 2016
Session 4:
“Chapter Vice President as Committee Chair Coordinator”
Thursday
December 8,
2016
Dove Sifers-Putman, CBT
NAWIC Vice President
Session 5:
“Active Listening – for Chapter Presidents”
January
2017
Catherine Schoenenberger
NAWIC President-Elect
Session 6:
“NAWIC Election Protocol – Chapter, Regional, National”
February
Deb Gregoire, CIT
NAWIC Parliamentarian
This year the National Board will be conducting 11 training sessions on a variety of topics to be an effective leader.​ ​
Conducting an Audit/Review of Chapter Financial Records was the first session held on Tuesday Oct. 4th 7PM ET. This session was geared towards Chapter Treasurers/Presidents and Audit Committee Members but any member is welcome to attend. It covered the why and how of conducting an audit and review of the Chapter financial records. The recording of this presentation can be found on the national website in the member center under Member Center – Toolbox –  Leadership Training - YouTube Channel.
Do’s & Don’ts of Meeting Minutes facilitated by Diane Mike, National Secretary will be held on Tuesday November 15th at 6PM CT. This session is geared towards Chapter Secretaries and Presidents. It will cover what to do and not do in regards to meeting minutes. The difference between board and general meeting minutes, what is included and what to do when they are complete.
Treasurer Duties & Keeping Records facilitated by Anne Pfleger will be held on Wednesday November 30th at 7PM ET. This session is geared towards Chapter Treasurers. It will cover the Chapter Treasurer’s duties, keeping records and tips for making the position easier.
Chapter Vice-President of Committee Chair Coordinator facilitated by Dove Sifers-Putnam, National Vice-President will be held on Thursday December 8th at 7PM ET. This session is geared towards Chapter Vice-Presidents. It will cover the duties and potential duties as Chapter Vice-President.

8. Training to be an Effective Leader
Topic:
Date:
Presenter:
Session 7:
“NAWIC Office: Information EVERY Chapter Needs to Know”
March
2017
Dede Hughes, IOM
NAWIC Executive
Vice-President
Session 8:
“Evaluating Chapter Effectiveness”
April
Riki Lovejoy, CBT, CIT
NAWIC Immediate Past President
Session 9:
“Relationship of NAWIC National & Chapter Charter”
May
Tentative
NAWIC
Legal Counsel
Session 10:
“Effective Mentoring of Future Chapter Leadership”
June
Connie Leipard, CIT
NAWIC President
Session 11:
“How to Prepare a Chapter Budget”
July
Anne Pfleger, CIT
NAWIC Treasurer

9. Training to be an Effective Leader
Date, time and call in information for each sessions will be communicated via:
Professional Development  & Education Committee monthly newsletter
Training sessions will be communicated via Professional Development & Education Committee monthly newsletter, The Connection newsletter, Regional Newsletters and national
website calendar.
The Connection newsletter
National website calendar
Regional Newsletters

10. NAWIC Builds Effective Leaders