The Association Leaders Symposium is where the association Executive Directors and their Chairs / Presidents define annual priorities and establish how to work better together.
The one-and-a-half-day online programme provides best practices for: making decisions together and responsibilities for the various leadership roles, as well as informed policy and strategy as primary leadership team tools. The result is a shared understanding and commitment to the critical components of successful governance, strategy, and organisation - all resulting in faster and better leadership and results.
With unparalleled expertise and a proven track record presenting and facilitating these sessions and content internationally for over 25 years in Europe, the United States and Canada, association specialists from Tecker International LLC will deliver valuable advice for immediate application to the realities of your association.
Establish working styles, leadership strengths, and clear roles for shared success.
Establish successful leadership and governance models for effective relationships between the board and staff.
Learn how to leverage research for informed decisions and apply effective models to strategic planning.
Address critical questions, trends, and future challenges for contemporary associations.
The Association Leaders Symposium is explicitly designed for leadership teams from business, trade, professional and credentialing associations, societies and federations, including:
I’ve worked with 8 different Board chairs. By far and away, the greatest variable in our association performance has come from the relationship that exists between me and my Board chair. When we are aligned and aware of our respective roles, we are able to fight battles well beyond our weight limit. When we are not aligned, we flounder along from one crisis to the next. I attended the Leadership Symposium with our board chair and it will really help to maximise our performance over the coming years, and has already helped us align our vision for the association.
Kevan Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Southern African Communications Industries Association
Fantastic event and format! I would definitely recommend this to others in the role of chief staff officer/chief executive officer.
Janine Harker, Senior Vice President
Canadian Society of Customs Brokers
This symposium gave me and our new president a better idea of each other's roles and asked some essential questions for the preparation of our next strategic plan.
Klara Ferdova, Secretary General
European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)
I will definitely bring our next President to the Symposium.
Jean-Luc Eiselé, Chief Executive Officer
World Heart Federation
Strengthened the collaboration with my Chair and an opportunity to mutually discuss the current situation and options for improvement.
Jayr Bass, Executive Director
AOSpine
The Symposium gave us the space and focus to discuss & decide what the President and I need to do together to move the association forward.
Tanja Munro, Director
European Consortium for Political Research
Thousands of attendees have discovered the significant role the content delivered through the Association Leaders Symposium plays in creating mutual success and return yearly with their current or incoming leaders. All attest to the uniqueness of each session, the constantly updated content, and the unparalleled value of the experience.
Enrollment for the program is limited to ensure a comfortable learning community.