[Chapter-delegates] Fwd: Summary from Sphere Labels call (2) on revising the ISOC Chapter 'Policies and Procedures' - UTC 11.00/UTC 20.00 - 25 Nov 2009

[Anne Lord]

Dear Colleagues,

I am forwarding the call summary from last week Sphere Labels call as  
part of the ongoing work to revise the ISOC Chapter Policies and  
Procedures.  Our next call will be on December 9th. I will forward a  
separate invitation to that call.

Best wishes,

Anne
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> From: Anne Lord <lord at isoc.org>
> Date: 2 December 2009 4:16:51 PM
> To: sphere-labels at elists.isoc.org
> Subject: Summary from Sphere Labels call - UTC 11.00/UTC 20.00 - 25  
> Nov 2009
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Thank you to all those who participated in the Sphere Labels call  
> last week which covered "Alignment of Values and Vision".   We again  
> had a great turnout with 17 participants, so thank you for your  
> continued support and participation in these discussions.  Attached  
> below are the summary notes from Peter Houstle from Mariner  
> Management.  I have also put these notes as a PDF up on the chapter  
> wiki at:
>
> http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=105 and  
> linked from:
> http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=Titles+Labels+Images&bl=n&saved_msg=y
>
> Summary:
>
> Chapter representatives were asked to indicate the extent to which  
> they felt their Chapter’s core values and vision aligned with those  
> of ISOC Global. For the most part, all indicated strong alignment at  
> the broad, strategic level. Differences begin to emerge at the  
> detail level, however, due to the diversity of political, social,  
> economic and cultural attributes across Chapters.
>
> There also appeared to be a fair amount of uncertainty regarding the  
> extent to which differences of opinion are allowed, and the  
> mechanism by which they are managed.
>
> This conversation also begged the question, “to what extent do the  
> core values and vision of the chapter leaders reflect those of the  
> Chapter membership at the strategic and tactical level?”  This  
> question, in turn, suggests the need to define the basic Operating  
> Principles that should guide chapters’ behavior. Some areas to  
> address include:
>
> * Alignment (Chapter to Global; chapter leadership to membership)
> * Representation (Are leaders elected, (s)elected, self-appointed?)
> * Involvement (Are members engaged, apathetic, blocked out?)
> * Responsiveness (To Global; to members)
> * Civility/Openness (Are discussions respectful and open to  
> alternate views?)
> * Flexibility (Does the Chapter resist or respond positively to  
> change?)
> * Financial Soundness
> * Overall Effectiveness
>
> These will eventually become an integral part of the Affiliation  
> agreement which will cover:
>
> * Alignment of Values & Vision
> * Establishment of  Meaningful, Measureable Goals
> * Adherence to Fundamental Operating Principles
> * Appropriate Level of Support from ISOC Global
>
>
>

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