Transcript Nancy Green, FASAE, CAE

CEO Success: Build and
Maintain Your Personal
Strategic Leadership Plan
August 11, 2014
9:00 a.m.
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Content Leaders
Barbara Byrd Keenan, FASAE, CAE
CEO, The Endocrine Society
Paul Pomerantz, FASAE, CAE
CEO, American Society of Anesthesiologists
Scott Wiley, FASAE, CAE
President & CEO, Ohio Society of CPAs
Nancy Green, FASAE, CAE (Moderator)
Executive Director, National Association for Gifted Children
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Words of Wisdom and
Secrets of Success
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Advice from Barbara:
Be clear about the association's match to your interests and the temperament
of the members you will serve. The organization does not need to match your
passions in life but you have to have a genuine liking for the members and their
issues. Otherwise it is a job.
When considering opportunities, look beyond the role and project to what
success in it would position you for in the future. Does it lead you to where you
want to go?
Do consider how you make comprehensive life choices and not just evaluate a
position.
To the extent feasible, and recognizing the serendipity of events, develop an
intentional plan for your career.
When it doesn't work out and you don't get the job you want, focus positively
on the learning from the experience so it can guide you on the next round.
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Advice from Nancy:
Whether you’re in a job search or not, think about your
references. Develop a strong list with a variety of contacts, and keep it
up to date.
Make choices that build your reputation in areas you care about—
whether for you that means committee work, writing an article or a
blog, commenting through social media, building a circle of fellow
experts.
Don’t say yes to everything. Be selective.
Serve on other boards—get a variety of experiences.
Always take a recruiter’s call. Be helpful in making connections, even if
the job is not for you.
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Advice from Nancy:
Be purposeful about learning and staying current in your
role. Make consistent time for this.
Cultivate your “kitchen cabinet.” Keep communications open with
key people in your life—a variety of voices who won’t just feed
your own propaganda back to you. These are personal and
professional colleagues.
Understand what drives you—your mission and motivation--and
stay close to it. If you have sorted this through, you will know
when the time to move is right!
Don’t just tell search committees what they want to hear. The
interview process is a two-way street. If you’re not authentic until
you get into the job, it could be a rude awakening!
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Advice from Paul:
Develop and cultivate your professional network. Include a
diversity of folks from different types of organizations and
professional backgrounds.
Develop relationships with professional recruiters. Become
known as a reliable resource for industry knowledge and
candidate leads.
Know your weaknesses as much as your strengths and seek
strategies to mitigate.
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Advice from Scott:
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Know Your Role!
Were you hired to be a turn-around
artist, growth architect, to keep
something going or as a short-term
bridge to the future? Figuring that out
early is important. (Note: and
depending on how well you do at that
the role will likely change for you or
someone else).
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Move Quickly to Begin Influencing
& Establishing Culture
Absolutely, listening and learning are
important. But make no doubt about it, the
CEO is the single biggest influencer of
organizational culture for a
reason. Leverage your transition, onboarding and early days to influence and
establish the culture of the organization;
the board chose you to lead
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Honest & Realtime Feedback Drives
Talent Development & Organizational
Growth
People and organizations suffer when
ambiguity and avoidance get in the way of
timely and candid feedback--whether it is
positive, constructive or critical. Active
coaching empowers people to develop
new skills, achieve desired outcomes and
for CEOs to assess talent more frequently
than an annual review.
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Create A Sense of Urgency
In an ideal world, behavior should not
depend on deadlines. Behavior should
depend on our values, and a value of high
performing people and organizations is a
sense of urgency.
• Deadlines represent commitment
• Deadlines enforce accountability
• Deadlines create a sense of urgency
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It's Lonely for a Reason
• Duh! Being a CEO is at times
(sometimes often) a lonely gig. No
matter how many "networks" or "kitchen
cabinets" you can turn to or "CEO only"
list-serves you subscribe to, these jobs
require and demand a great deal of
introspection and time alone to make
decisions. If you don't like yourself or
would not follow your own lead...take
stock and make a change.
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Contact us
Barbara Byrd Keenan,
FASAE, CAE
CEO
The Endocrine Society
[email protected]
202.971.3636
Nancy Green, FASAE, CAE
Executive Director
National Association for
Gifted Children
[email protected]
202.785.4268
Paul Pomerantz, FASAE, CAE
CEO
American Society of
Anesthesiologists –
Headquarters Office
[email protected]
847.268.9235
Scott Wiley, CAE, FASAE
President & CEO
Ohio Society of CPAs
[email protected]
614.764.2727
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