January 15 & 16 I attended a great CEO Symposium put on by ASAE. The program was for association chief staff officers and chief elected officers. The two day, interactive workshop created an opportunity for myself and the AADE CEO to learn about effective association management, our leadership style, and our strengths and weaknesses. We now know that we have some areas where we are similar and some that are different and that sometimes being different is the best thing as it creates a balance. We also reviewed how a high functioning Board of Directors performs, with a focus on visioning and strategic planning. In 2015, the Board of Directors of AADE will create the 2016-2018 strategic plan and this meeting spent a good deal of time reviewing this process and to get a head start into the planning process. I found it a great opportunity to delve into my ideas and vision of the future of diabetes education and diabetes educators and then to discuss those ideas with the CEO. We discussed the process of doing an environmental scan and the insights AADE needs to gather prior to the strategic planning process. One interesting thing we shared with each other was our thinking “body language” For example, I like to process things in my head first, before I speak. Other people process by taking out loud. It was great to clarify and say, “If my face indicates I am not in favor of a position, it could just be that I am thinking and formulating my response.” We also were able to spend time with the CEO and President of the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) since they were attending the same symposium. We are all looking forward to the year ahead and hope that the ACA will bring positive changes to the lives of people with diabetes. I can’t think of a better way to start my term as President-elect!
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