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Creating a Positive Team Culture

You want a leadership team that's effective, efficient, and happy! Here's how to encourage people to work hard and play hard. 

Principles and Actions

Be flexible but structured…

• Reflect on how previous events went.

• Set a tentative schedule at the beginning of each semester with events and drives.

• Communicate with members consistently by email or another platform.

• Change plans to embrace opportunities as they arise.

Be engaged and passionate…

• Share SODA’s work with peers, professors, and family.

• Pay attention and participate during all SODA events.

• Actively communicate with SODA National throughout the semester.

Be resourceful and bold…

• Use funding resources appropriately.

• Plan events based on which topics will be of most interest to students.

• Seek relationships with professors and other mentors.

Be fast-paced but respectful…

• Complete action items on time.

• Respond to each other in a timely manner.

• Send thank you notes to speakers and advisors.

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Communication Tips

• All meetings with OPOs and other organizations should begin with a stated goal, which may follow the structure: “Our goal is to discuss X and decide upon Y.”

• All Leadership Team meetings should have an agenda that begins with follow-up on action items from the last meeting and that concludes with action items for the next meeting.

• All meetings should start on time and end either on time or early.

• Emails sent to speakers, key leaders on campus, or other important stakeholders should be reviewed by the Chapter President or another designated Leadership Team member.