•Start with a unifying purpose.
•Create, maintain, and update, simple and practical Mission and Vision statements.
•Set goals and objectives. Goals are where you want to go. Objectives are how you are going to get there.
•Believe in what you are doing and the people who are doing it.
•Leadership: "What you are thunders so loudly in my ears that I cannot hear what you say." Emerson
•Coordinate - Organize (Seating, Agenda, Committees, Leadership)
•Show Respect for People and Time. (Consistent meetings at a convenient time.)