{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 342: What It\u2019s Like to Serve on the Leadership Development Committee","description":"\u201cThe Leadership Development Committee (LDC) is one of the most important member volunteer positions in the organization, and here\u2019s why: The main purpose of the LDC is to recruit, vet, and select ONS Board of Directors. As some of you may know, it has been three years since we moved away from members voting for directors,\u201d ONS member Nancy Houlihan, MA, RN, AOCN\u00ae, 2020\u20132022 ONS president and former director of nursing practice at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS\u00ae, manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS, during a conversation about what it\u2019s like to serve on the Leadership Development Committee.  The advertising messages in this podcast episode are paid for by Ipsen.    Music Credit: \u201cFireflies and Stardust\u201d by Kevin MacLeod\u202f  Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0\u202f  Episode Notes\u202f  This episode is not eligible for NCPD.  Oncology Nursing Podcast\u2122 episodes:  Episode 340: What It\u2019s Like to Plan an ONS Conference  Episode 337: Meet the ONS Board of Directors: Haynes, Wilson, and Yackzan  Episode 270: Meet the ONS Board of Directors: Brown, MacIntyre, and Woods  Episode 239: Meet the ONS Board of Directors: Allen, Mathey, and Robison  Episode 224: Meet the ONS Board of Directors: Nevidjon, Geddie, and Garner  Episode 213: Meet the ONS Board of Directors: Brant, Burger, and Knoop  Episode 200: Meet the ONS Board of Directors: Houlihan, Ferguson, and Polovich  ONS Voice articles:  Find Your Voice With ONS\u2019s Leadership Development Committee  Nursing Leadership Unlocked  Nurses Empower Change Through Leadership and Advocacy Roles  Think Tank Will Explore Nurse Leadership Development Initiatives  ONS course: Board Leadership: Nurses in Governance  ONS Volunteer Opportunities\u202f  ONS Leadership Learning Library  Contact the LDC  To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.   To find resources for creating an Oncology Nursing Podcast\u2122 Club in your chapter or nursing community, visit the ONS Podcast Library.  To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email pubONSVoice@ons.org.  Highlights From This Episode \u201cI feel like I have come full circle, developing my knowledge and leadership skills over 25 years, both at ONS and in my professional career, applying them to ONS leadership as a director and an officer, and then transferring that knowledge to work with a diverse team of ONS members on the LDC to build the best slate of directors.\u201d TS 3:52  \u201cThere\u2019s an annual review and editing of processes based on experience and discussion with board\u202fleadership and a review of the [notification of intent] and full applications of candidates for the board of directors.\u202fAs you can imagine, reviewing the notifications of intent packages and the full applications,\u202freferences, and interviews is very time consuming and requires significant at home and meeting time to complete.\u202fThe application process is rigorous. The LDC members are the stewards of that work, ensuring fairness and ending with the\u202fbest possible board of directors.\u201d TS 6:22  Each member of the LDC recognizes the importance of their role in identifying future leaders. They regularly interact with chapter members and leaders and others to relay the opportunities and processes for leadership roles, as I mentioned already, the LDC annually offers Round Table sessions at Congress and bridge. They are advertised to appeal to nurses with an interest in leadership in general, as well as at ONS.\u201d TS 8:28  \u201cAn important component to this role is meeting the diversity needs on the board, and every effort is made to ensure that our net is cast wide and is inclusive, while the skill set for board service is at a higher level, we uphold ONS principles relative to belonging and look for an inclusive compliment of directors.\u201d TS 9:33  \u201cFrequently, the LDC works with qualified candidates who opt to wait to move forward because of work commitments, graduate school demands, or family concerns and come back when their lives are more settled, enough to take on the commitments of ONS. Support of employers is a required part of the application for the LDC and the board of directors, since time away from work can be challenging. However, many employees see ONS affiliation as a positive for their organization and are willing to engage in discussions with you about how to make a leadership role possible with your work responsibilities.\u201d  TS 10:28  \u201cHistorically, there has been a misconception that you can\u2019t \u2018break into ONS leadership.\u2019 I have served the last four years, and my experience has been that we are always looking for new qualified thought leaders from every possible group that ONS serves. For example, we track what worksites our leaders come from so that we have every subspecialty\u2019s voice over time.\u201d TS 16:27   \u201cBottom line is, ONS needs you. Don't be shy to try. The door is open to discuss, and the right opportunity could be available.\u201d TS 17:00  \u201cI am constantly reminded about how smart and influential nurses are and how much they have to contribute. Working with an organization like ONS that unites you with others around a common purpose is very powerful.\u201d TS 17:15   \u201cYou know, ONS needs leaders; we\u2019re always looking to talk with people about what their interests and strengths are and how they can develop some of those strengths through various volunteer activities.\u201d TS 18:39  ","author_name":"The ONS Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/onsvoice.libsyn.com\/website","html":"