Our Board Culture 2022

We will approach our work with optimism.

We will build trust through:

• Assuming that each of us is speaking from a place of good intent.
• Acknowledging and accepting our imperfection; individual and collective.
• Speaking from a place of a wise mind; validate feelings, speak from a place of fact.
• Being open in dialogue.
• Speak externally with a unified and positive voice.
• A collective and individual commitment to humility.
• A collective focus on our need and desire to serve all of our members and deliver on our strategic plan.
• Acknowledging the stress on each of us through the pandemic.

We will develop through:

• Allowing each of us to feel comfortable to speak to our knowledge gaps.
• Empowering each of us to offer and accept mentoring, individually and collectively.
• Delivering a place of critical solidarity – creating a safe place to grow through improved trust.
• Formal learning; individual and collective.

We will build the external reputation of our board through:

• Speaking to external leaders positively of the board.
• Inviting more leaders as guests to the board table.
• Bringing ourselves closer to our staff – bring staff to the board table, encourage staff to speak up with their knowledge and insight.
• Working more closely with the societies.