As Chair of a Sisters in the Brotherhood committee, you have an opportunity to showcase the kind of leadership skills that will benefit Sisters. Take advantage of those opportunities by showing meeting attendees and committee members how to be an effective leader. Below are a few critical leadership skills with examples of how you can demonstrate those skills: A. Communication Skills When making Presentations or giving Reports, follow these tips: Structure – Have a logical or

Being involved with your Sisters in the Brotherhood committee offers many opportunities to learn leadership skills. Some opportunities will require you to step in and help when asked. Others will require you to step in and offer your help without being asked. In either case, you will have a chance to assist your committee while developing the leadership skills you need. Consider the following examples: Always Arrive Early! This will allow you to assist where needed. Distribut

There are many things you can do outside of your Sisters in the Brotherhood committee to learn leadership skills. Some things will involve taking advantage of opportunities that exist. Others will involve creating your own opportunities. Sometimes this will mean moving “outside” of your comfort zone. At other times this will mean staying “within” your comfort zone. Accept all situations with the same amount of enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Consider the following exampl

If you are the Chair of a Sisters in the Brotherhood committee, there are many reasons why you should encourage Sisters to learn leadership skills. If you are a Sister who is involved with a committee, there are many reasons why you should want to learn leadership skills. To determine these reasons, answer some “What’s In It For Me” (WIIFM) questions: WIIFM Question 1: “What’s In It for the Committee?” if Sisters learn Leadership Skills Questions to help you Answer WIIFM Ques

Leadership Websites White Stag Leadership Development www.whitestag.org Emerge America – Women Leaders for a Democratic Future www.emergeamerica.org Leadership Training Programs for Union Women Cornell University – The Worker Institute https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/worker-institute/union-leadership-institute The 38th UALE Northeast Regional Summer School for Union Women, July 20-25, 2013, is a five-day residential program, hosted by Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and co