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Board
Director Training for State Soybean Associations
Serving
on a Board of Directors is an important responsibility.
The ASA State Board Director Training program is a
customized education program for State Board members that
develops essential skills needed to work productively as
they become more dynamic leaders and spokespeople for the
soybean industry. This training is essential to strengthen
and impact agricultural policy at the state and national
levels.
State
Board Training is broken into three parts:
Part
I
Board
Roles and Responsibilities
Primary
Functions of a Board
Governing
Documents/Board Tools
Board/Staff
Relationship
Standards
of Conduct
Good
Governance Practices
Committee
Roles
Membership
Risk
Management
Protecting
the Organization
Part
II
A
condensed review of Part I
Strategic
Planning - mission, vision, values, realistic goals,
action steps and accountability; a written plan
Part
III
The
following are possibilities that could be conducted as a
Part III in training. Some of these items may be combined
into one day.
1. Membership
2. Board Evaluation
3. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
4. Review of By-Laws
5. Motivating Techniques and Leadership Styles
The
ASA State Board Director Training Program is sponsored by
Monsanto and marks its 13th year as a board leadership
program. For more information, contact ASA Corporate
Relations Manager Kathy Grunz at 314-576-1770, ext. 1301
or kgrunz@soy.org. |
