Philadelphia, PA • April 14 –17, 2011

The American Occupational Therapy Association

Centennial Commission

• VP Ginny Stoffel assumed role as chairperson in July 2009.

• Centennial Commissioners serving in 2010-present:– Francie Baxter, Vice Speaker, RA– Janice Burke, OT Program Directors– Florence Clark, President– Meena Iyer, Multiculturalism, Diversity & Inclusion Network– Linda Orr, OTA Program Directors– Yvonne Randall, Speaker, RA– Carol Siebert, State Affiliate Presidents– Jaclyn Tarloff, Student Delegate Chair

Centennial Vision Priorities

We envision that occupational therapy

is a powerful, widely recognized,

science-driven and evidence-based

profession with a globally connected and

diverse workforce that meets society’s

occupational needs.

Build stronger linkages between research, education, and practice

Centennial Vision

Centennial Vision Timeline

2003Board Approves

Plan

2004ScenariosDeveloped

2005Extensive

National Dialogue

2006Strategic Visioning

Retreat

2006-2007Planning &

Communication

2006-2017Strategic

Implementation

We are here!

Leadership: Inviting and Building Capacity for Leadership in Self and Others

• The Centennial Vision requires us to be powerful!

• Student members are a large and powerful cohort

• You can make a difference!

Leadership defined

“Leadership is a process of influence toward the achievement of a goal.”

--Nancy Stanford-Blair

A bold leadership idea

• Create a plan to increase membership in the AOTA:– All members who are currently students will

take the “Centennial Commitment” to remain members from 2011 to 2017

– Currently 4,800 student members do not renew their membership/year upon graduation

– This would allow membership to grow from its current 43,000 to almost 80,000 by 2017

The Centennial Commitment

• AOTA’s newest practitioners would be a powerful cohort– Could influence employers to support their

membership and voice in AOTA– Could influence their supervisors and

colleagues to join them in being AOTA activists– Could create a different paradigm of “every

member a leader”

Servant leadership supporting the Centennial Commitment

• What is servant leadership?

• How can I develop my leadership capacity to embrace the “Centennial Commitment”?

• How will I influence others and build community towards the Centennial Vision?

Building capacity for leadership

• Servant leadership- Robert Greenleaf, 1970– Teamwork and community– Involve others in decision-making– Strongly grounded in ethical & caring behavior– Works to enhance the personal growth of

people while improving the caring and quality of institutions (like AOTA)

Characteristics of Servant Leaders

• Listening• Empathy• Healing• Awareness• Persuasion• Conceptualization• Foresight• Stewardship• Commitment to the growth of people• Building Community

Characteristics of Servant Leaders

• Listening• Empathy• Healing• Awareness• Persuasion• Conceptualization• Foresight• Stewardship• Commitment to the growth of people• Building Community

The future is in your hands-

• Be bold

• Invite others to join with you

• Have a clear target

• Celebrate your successes

• Find new ways of meeting society’s occupational needs

• Be a servant leader!