MPI Minnesota Chapter
Leadership Development Team Status Report
Date: August, 2009
Position/Name/Email
Vice President Daphne Meyers dmeyers@redbarngroup.com
Director Rosealee Lee Rosealee.lee@dctc.edu
All-Team Meetings:
Co-Chairs - Sue Daly sue_daly@asg.aon.com; Ellie Madson
ellie.madson@rbc.com and Members - Diana Fuller dianna.fuller@sihope.com;
Kate Schuppe: zschup17@hotmail.com
Power of Two:
Chair – Tera Fox tfox@saintpaulhotel.com and Members Devie Hagen
devieh@comcast.net; Kathleen Haase Kathleen.haase@bsci.com; Maren
Obermeyer maren.obermeyer@rbc.com
Leader Among Us:
Co-Chairs – Lynnette Offen loffen@helmsbriscoe.com; Abbey Pieper
apieper@maddens.com and Members – Mike Lane Michael.lane@mchsi.com;
Tessa Pinkstaff tpinkstaff@mncpa.org
Communications and Emerging Leader: Chair – Julie Ann Schmidt jschmidt@lilogistics.com
Leadership Tools:
Chair – Tracey Smith tracey@garrettspeakers.com and Member – Nikki
Huckstadt nikki.huckstadt@honeywell.com
Strategic
Goal #1
Develop and provide the membership leadership skills
development.
Budget
Completion
Date
%
Complete
Responsible
$50.00
5/30/10
0%
Tera Fox
Action
Item
1.1.1
Power of Two: promote mentoring program to chapter
members. Revise and implement
marketing/promotional plan
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Revise Power of 2 name to include mentoring
so members can better identify us as a
mentoring program.

Re-position Power of 2 tab on the website so
members can better locate us.
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More recognition through the following
channels:
 Power of 2 ribbons
 Update website with testimonials
 Podium recognition
 Newsletter article

Recommend we get our “button” back on the
front page of website. Links to mentoring
articles
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Listed in 2 spots – make web tools very easy to
find noting what “Power of 2” is (mentoring).
Power of Two: Recruit and maintain mentor/mentee
pairs. Establish connections to recruit more
participants. Support pairings.
$200.00
5/30/10
0%
Tera Fox
4/1/10
10%
Rosealee
Lee
Measure by number of pairings.
Action
1.1.2
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Action
Item
1.2.1
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Goal of 20 pairings
Personal phone call to all new members to
recruit them as mentees
Re-evaluate mentor guidelines to include
parameters/suggestions on Mentor/Mentee
timeline for length of pairing and number of
meetings
Thank you notes at end of year
Continued review and development of webbased tools and application/worksheet/report
for mentee, and FAQs.
Leader of the Month Award
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Ribbons
8/10/09
$46.33 approved
($5 gift certificate
per pairing for
coffee card for first
meeting = $100)
Thank you cards
for pairs ($15)
Acknowledgement
at May Gala ($85)
$0
Secure a sponsor(s) for award (by Sept.
meeting).
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Solicit and determine Leader of the Month
nominee/winner (monthly – September,
October, January, February, March, April).
Communicate winner information to
Communications for newsletter & website and
external PR (monthly).
The Leaders Among Us - Our delivery of leadership
content to chapter – next generation of Mentor Next
Door

Define goals and objectives of this next
generation initiative
$0
10/1/09
0%
Action
Item
1.2.2
Lynnette
Offen/ Abbey
Pieper
$100
01/09
10%
Lynnette
Offen/ Abbey
Pieper
Action
Item
1.2.3
The Leaders Among Us - Our delivery of leadership
content to chapter – next generation of Mentor Next
Door
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Collaborate with Education Committee on
January meeting

Engage MPI student members in delivery of
this meeting
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Determine goals and objectives of January
meeting
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Define and determine program, to include
format
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Arrange meeting logistics
All–Team Committee Meetings
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Set dates and secure locations for three AllTeam meetings. Evaluate and determine the
best months for all team meetings to take
place. Secure sponsorship for these three
meetings. (9/9/09 and 2/3/10 are confirmed.)
12/2/09 is not yet confirmed for the second
All-Team Meeting.
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Implement training topics and determine the
proper length of time for meetings and
trainings to optimize the number of committee
members who attend and participate.
$100
8/19/09
50%
Sue Daly /
Ellie Madson
All–Team Committee Meetings
Evaluate and implement the best way for volunteers to
be recognized at end of year.
$750
5/19/10
50%
Sue Daly /
Ellie Madson
Action
Item
1.3.1
Action
Item
1.3.2
Evaluation outcome: Volunteer recognition will occur at
the May Gala when all other others are recognized,
rather than at the All-Team Committee Meeting
Communications: primary point of contact for all
outgoing communications from the Leadership
Development Committee to the chapter
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Action
Item
1.4.1
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Actual spent:
$750 from LD
budget + $625 from
Admin budget for
Chair gifts.
$0
Evaluation
complete
5/30/10
10%
Maintain calendar to track all chapter
communications due dates
Remind LDC of pending due dates
Provide submissions to Communications
Committee
Periodically review our web presence for
accuracy and updates
Continue to infuse “The Leaders Among Us”
message through all mediums
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Julie Ann
Schmidt
MPI Minnesota Chapter
Emerging Leaders Group
Action
Item
1.5.1
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$100
10/09
15%
Julie Ann
Schmidt
$100
1/1/10
0%
Julie Ann
Schmidt
Tracey
Smith, Nikki
Huckstadt
Explore membership interest in the creation of
an Emerging Leaders Group for members new
to the industry.
Design what this group would look like and
present to committee and board in October.
Emerging Leaders Group
Action
Item
1.5.2
If interest warrants, launch the new group in January.
Other action items to be determined.
Leadership Tools:
Develop tools for members to elevate their own
leadership skills.

Write and publish six articles throughout the
year re: leadership
$0
05/30/10
20%
Action
Item
1.6.1
Strategic
Goal #2
Provide leadership succession development to support
the advancement of the Minnesota Chapter.
Budget
Completion
Date
%
Complete
All–Team Committee Meetings
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The training provided at the all team meetings
should directly enhance the MPI MN
membership, and promote leadership with MPI
International and local.
$75
2/3/10
100%
Sue Daly /
Ellie Madson
The Leaders Among Us - Ongoing succession messages

Power of 2 Testimonials/articles on ROI for
publication
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Board testimonials (including their employers)

Hand-outs for Board 101 type content at ATM

“Thoughts on Leadership” – ongoing article
series
$25
5/30/10
0%
Tracey Smith
/ Julie Ann
Schmidt
Succession Strategy:
$0
5/30/10
0%
Daphne
Meyers and
Rosealee
Lee
Action
Item
2.1.1
Outcome: For this year training topics will pertain to MN
MPI and MPI International. We feel that building leaders
among our committees should start within MPI.
Action
Item
2.2.1
Action
Item
2.3.1
VP and Director:
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recruit interested volunteers to apply for
Director position
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document tasks of each role to allow for
smooth transition for new Director and VP
Committee/Committee Chairs
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continually invite interested members to join
committee
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through TSR’s and other communication
devices, keep roles transparent to allow others
to evaluate whether they want to be involved
in our committee

invite interested members to committee
meetings, ATM’s, etc. to see our committee in
“action”
Leadership Development Team activity this month (since last update):
- VP attended Chapter Leadership Conference, Chapter Leadership Forum, and WEC
- Committee Meeting on July 30
- Determined plan for recruiting at August Monthly Meeting
- Director developed master calendar and task list to track projects and deadlines
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Committee members working closely with Education Committee on January monthly for
content and student involvement
VP and Director will reach out to adopt-a-members
Action taken by Leadership Development Team that specifically supports chapter strategic plan:
- ATM committee working closely executive team and membership committee to make sure dates
are favorable to maximize volunteer participation (WI event, new member luncheon, etc.)
- Have a creative plan to recruit volunteers at August meeting
- Finalized budget and reduced expenses to account for loss of MND revenue
Leadership Team requests the following board motion/action:
Please confirm that the following dates will work for All Team Meetings:
December date for ATM (will have final proposed date by board meeting)
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Ask board members to ask committees to recruit volunteers for committees by including
“value” of ATM’s as educational/networking opportunities. September 9 is first one!
Reminder – you and your committees need to register for this event, but registration is free!
Topic is navigating chapter and international websites and how to use these tools.
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