NMA

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NMA

• The Leadership Development Organization

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Nebraska State Government Chapter
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NMA History

• National Organization founded in 1919 and 1920s
  by new managers to share ideas and experiences.
• Leadership organization of choice for aero-space
  engineering corporations and other national and
  local organizations.
• Nebraska in 1984 chose this management
  organization for its total emphasis on learning
  and sharing.
• NSGC is the first State-sponsored NMA chapter

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Value to State Agencies

• Networking
• Breaking down silos
• Developing leadership potential
• Supplying support and training for managers
• Providing a neutral field for practicing
  leadership skills

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Value to State Employees

• Networking with peers and people with similar
  interests in other agencies
• Learning and developing leadership skills
• Sharing management experience and ideas
• Trying out leadership roles in a neutral,
  supportive environment
• Gaining leadership experience and adding to the
  resume

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Value to Members 1

• Monthly meetingAn economical meal, usually lunch
  or breakfast, in a congenial setting with an
  educational program or speaker and interaction
  with other members.
• Yearly ExpoA half-day or day of training for
  State employees on the first Thursday in
  October.
• Leadership Development ConferencesSpeakers,
  workshops, and CEU credit courses at the Council,
  Regional, and National levels.

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Value to Members 2

• Sharing and acquiring leadership knowledge by
  actively participating on a committee.
• Developing and practicing leadership skills with
  local and national direction and support by
  serving as an officer or committee chair.
• Taking responsibility for allocating and
  accounting for funds and directing
  organization-level activities by serving as a
  board member.

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Value to Members 3

• National and local publications with
  informational articles and chapter and national
  organizational news.
• Manuals and guidance for every type and level of
  chapter and organizational leadership.
• Training courses online and in person with
  national and local presenters.
• The Certified Manager program and materials.

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Who Can Belong?

• Any permanent employee of the State of Nebraska
  who has, or aspires to have, leadership or
  decision-making responsibilities on behalf of a
  State agency, board, or commission.

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Why Join Now?

• We are having a membership drive in March where
  the usual 25 initiation fee is waived.
• Only the regular dues of 90 a year, payable by
  payroll deduction or pro-rated through June, will
  be charged.

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For more NMA Information

• Check out http//www.nma1.org
• Ask me, Janis Heim, Member Relations Chair, at
  402.471.4463 or janis.heim_at_nebraska.gov
• Talk to any member of NMAThe Leadership
  Development Organization. We are cultivating a
  community of leaders in 2008.