Gaining Leadership Skills Volunteering at a Professional Organization
Type
Blog Post
Published
Aug. 6, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
...laboratory work). Committee members have to work professionally with the other members on the team and keep ... according to the needs of my committee members. Some members would need much more guidance, direction...meeting. I first joined a committee as a volunteer member. The NPA runs its committees through Chairs and...and Vice-Chairs that lead them. As a committee member, I volunteered for various tasks as things came up...Directors and liaise with the Executive Director. As members changed, I had to learn how to develop new working...particular style and requirements of the new Board Members. In some instances I felt like I was going back... speaks in “one voice” whilst among individual members, many opinions may exist. I learnt to try and bring...