Upcoming VOLT Events

The VOLT Academy offers a variety of leadership training and orientation events for ASME volunteers throughout the year, including  general leadership development workshops on topics relevant to ASME’s volunteer leaders for all interested volunteers as well as specialized training for various ASME units and volunteers in leadership roles throughout the Society. To find out what trainings we have coming up or to discuss training options for your ASME unit, please contact Clare Bruff, Director, Volunteer Engagement and Diversity at bruffc@asme.org.

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Upcoming Leadership Training and Orientation Events

VOLT Leadership Workshop: Setting up for Success Through Succession Planning
As a leader, not only do you need to lead effectively in the present, you must also ensure the continuation of strong leadership beyond your own term of service. This workshop will help you prepare for the transition of leadership, using a fair and inclusive approach to succession planning.  

In this workshop, we will cover: 1) writing quality position descriptions 2) drafting thorough succession plans, and 3) creating fair rubrics to assess candidates. During the workshop, you will engage with other ASME volunteers to address best strategies for how to develop ASME volunteers and how to create rubric definitions that are objective and inclusive. 

As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to: 

• Write a position description for an ASME role in your unit 

• Outline a succession plan for your current volunteer position  

• Identify key criteria to assess candidates fairly using a rubric  

• Utilize resources in ASME's DEI Toolkit 

Presenter: Emily Boyd is a Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, and she serves as Vice Chair for Programs on the VOLT Executive Committee. 

Date & Time: Thursday, March 21, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET 

To Register: Login and register here

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Past Leadership Training and Orientation Events

• Making it Easier to Talk about Race (December 2022)

• Balance – Carving Out Time for What’s Most Important to You (June 2022)

• Effective Mentoring for All Generations (February 2022)

• ​Performance Management: Using Positive Reinforcement and Other Techniques to Improve Team Results (October 2021)

• Leveraging Diversity to Make More Effective Teams (April 2021)

• Finding Opportunities in Times of Change (January 2021)

• Why You Need Resilience and How to Build It (June/July 2020)

• Succession Planning for ASME Units (March 2020)

• Communicating to Include (March 2020)

• Exploring Engineering Identity (March 2020)

• Communicating Effectively to Inspire Action (February 2020)

• Your Next Volunteer Position: Navigating Your ASME Volunteer Pathway (November 2019)