Tips for an effective transition
One of the most challenging times for an organization often arise when leadership is in transition. Too often, organization leaders dedicate themselves to successfully leading their groups for an academic year and at the end of their terms, leave the positions without time spent making sure the incoming officers have the opportunity to be trained. When that happens, all the information regarding the previous year鈥檚 lessons learned are not passed on to the incoming officers, thus slowing down their progress.
The following tips will help you effectively transition at the appropriate time:
听Elections
When planning the student organization鈥檚 yearly calendar, it is important to think about the election process of new officers and leaders of the organization.听It is recommended that organizations develop a standardized election process that it written in their constitution or bylaws (or both) and is agreed upon by the organization as a whole.听Once the election process is decided, choose a method to collect votes听such as听the 鈥淔orms鈥 tool within BuffConnect or other tech options that exist in the world.听听