Association Leadership - January/February 2008 - (Page 7) president’s column And now for something different When you opened this magazine, Our board retreat this fall was also a bit you thought you were going to read another different. In stead of doing the usual strategic wonderful column by our chairman, Jim planning, we spent our time delving into issues Boon. I know most members enjoy the we feel will make a difference to the profession. chairman’s column because when we did our Issues such as diversity – we’ll be spending recent magazine survey, the majority of the time gathering data and writing some articles respondents said they read it and rated it very on understanding how diversity affects our good or excellent. You’d think we’d just keep associations. In addition, we want to raise the doing something that is successful. But no, we visibility of TSAE and our profession in Texas are doing something different. and are looking at opportunities to do that. When Jim Boon was elected as TSAE’s And, we are very focused on our younger chairman, one of the first suggestions he made professionals. We want to make sure they was that we share this are engaged in TSAE column. Therefore, we’ll be and the association trading off writing it every “Just because something profession and that other issue. Our intent is to they are given tools to is good shouldn’t give keep you engaged in what lead our associations is going on within TSAE and in the next few years. you reason to just to help you feel a part of Remember, about our community. 25 percent of our continue the same Just because something leadership will be retiring approach, although it is in the next five to 10 is good shouldn’t give you reason to just continue the certainly easier. Instead, years. same approach, although Can you tell TSAE we want to continually really depends on its it is certainly easier. Instead, we want to continually enhance, improve and volunteers to help drive enhance, improve and and make changes? grow.” grow. With that in mind, We have hundreds of the magazine committee, members serving on under the guidance of its committees, but in chairman, Bill McCausland, decided to do a looking at the future, we need more volunteers readership survey. We asked what you liked to help write for the magazine (see page 25 for about the magazine and how we can make it guidelines), help teach educational sessions and better. We’ve included highlights of the survey help mentor our young professionals. Give us a on page 8, but you can see the full results at call and let us know what you can contribute to www.tsae.org. your profession. In reviewing the results, we agreed we Share your knowledge and make a difference. should do something different with the P.S. – I’m sure you noticed the different design and layout. Nothing major, but some photo of me. This was taken during the Drum subtle tweaking. Starting with this issue, you Café experience that engaged us at the annual will see changes to the headlines and cover conference. It was truly a fun and energizing way photography, along with cleaner, clearer layouts. to start our meeting. Can you tell by the picture It is our hope that these changes will make it that I was a drummer in the high school band? easier for you to read our articles. Now that was a little different…. ◆ January/February 2008 | Association LEADERSHIP 7 Beth Brooks, CAE TSAE President http://www.tsae.org
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