Organizational Conflict Management Section General Election Procedures

The OCM Section is conducting its 2006 election of two Section Co-Chair positions (position description attached) and nominations for the position are now open.  We encourage you to review the position description below and to nominate yourself or anyone in the OCM Section whom you believe to be a qualified candidate.  Nominees must be willing to serve a two-year term if elected and must be members in good standing with ACR and the OCM Section.

Nomination Procedures

1.      Nominations may be submitted in writing.  Please submit a brief written nomination addressing the 3 questions below. 

• Question 1:  Why are you applying for the position of Co-Chair?
• Question 2:  What skills, competencies, experiences, and expertise do you bring to this position?
• Question 3:  What are your goals and objectives for the OCM section?

2.      Nominations and notices from nominees should include "OCM Section Elections" in the subject line and be sent to:

Deb Landen

OCM Section Nominations Committee

Deborah.A.Landen@irs.gov

3.      Nominations should include the nominee’s name, office phone number, and e-mail address of the nominator and the name, office phone number and email address of each nominee.

Voting Procedure and Election Timeline

      By August 28, all nominated candidates and their one-page submission should be submitted to Deb Landen at deb.landen@irs.gov.

      On September 22, a slate of nominees will be published on the ACR Web site.  A link to the site will be e-mailed to all members.  Print notifications, together with the link, will be mailed to members who do not have access to electronic communications. 

      Also on September 22, voting online begins and instructions for voting online will be e-mailed to members or mailed to those members who do not have e-mail.  Balloting will be by secure electronic means, with conventional mail augmentation as required.

      On October 10, balloting will close.  Please note that all ballots must be received by this date, including mailed, faxed and Web-votes. 

      On October 12, Section Leaders and the candidates will be notified of the results of the elections.

      At the Annual ACR Conference in October, the new leaders will be officially installed, and expected to attend the Leadership Council Meeting October 24th.  

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

OCM Section Co-Chairs (2-year term of office)

The responsibilities of the Section Co-Chairs are:

• Leadership of section
• Advisory member of OCM committees (liaison)
• Convene and work with the OCM leadership team to assess the needs of section members, to design and launch programs of value to members, and to ensure that programs are effectively implemented.
• Lead strategic action planning for OCM
• Represent OCM to ACR and others
• Liaise with other ACR sections
• Attend annual conference
• Convene and lead section meetings
• Manage section budget in conjunction with ACR
• Draft and submit annual report
• Coordinate the OCM nominations process
• Convene Advisory Committee and shape and clarify its structure 

Section Leadership Selection Process

To be considered as an applicant for one of the two co-chair positions, nominees must have served as an active member of the OCM Section and meet the relevant criteria below. This approach is intended to build in succession planning and corporate memory to the section.

If you do not meet this requirement, consider a future application to be an OCM Leadership Team Committee Chair. Minimum Qualifications for the OCM Leadership Team Chairs include:

1.              Membership in good standing in ACR and in the OCM Section.

2.              Given that these are functional positions, assurance that the candidate will fulfill and see through their responsibilities. This also includes attending the annual ACR conference and OCM section meetings to the extent possible.

3.              Demonstrated awareness and understanding of the inter-relationships between the Section, ACR, other Sections, and other external related organizations.

4.              Demonstrated positive leadership attributes. Examples of positive leadership attributes are one's: Understanding of the Section mission, vision, goals and objectives,

• Ability to effectively communicate the above to others,
• Ability to work well with others in an interest-based manner
• Ability to carry their own work through to completion in a timely manner,
• Ability to inspire other Section members to accomplish Section work in a timely manner,
• Understanding and appreciation for the diversity and range of the interests of Section members,
• Willingness to work with Section constituents to advance their individual and collective interests effectively,
• Ability to effectively represent the interests of the Section in external aspects such as ACR and other Sections.

5.              Relevant competence (defined as knowledge and experience) to the committee work candidates identify their interest in.

Carole Houk, OCM Section Co-Chair, Deb Landen, OCM Section Co-Chairs