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The Rubber Has Hit the Road.
This is an essay by Mike Ruede as part of the ongoing “President’s Message” series in SBCA Magazine.
SBCA members have begun the process of fleshing out the new strategic plan
120 people can get a lot accomplished when they are all fully engaged in an activity.
In my last message (March 2020) I shared how SBCA’s strategic plan was drafted based on the responses from twenty-three percent (105) of the member and eight percent (52) of the non-member component manufacturers (CMs) we surveyed. Based on that robust input, the SBCA executive committee and standing committee chairs and co-chairs developed four strategic goals for the trade association over the next five years (to learn more about the strategic plan go to sbcindustry.com/strategic-plan).
At the first SBCA Open Quarterly Meeting (OQM) of the year in Miami, Florida, the rubber hit the road and we began the process of parsing out the tasks necessary to meet those four strategic goals. We divided those in attendance into five “Strike Forces,” charged with identifying and articulating those initiatives and tasks, including completion dates (see below for the focus area of each strike force).
As I walked around the room and listened in on the conversations, I was encouraged by every-one’s commitment to the process. No one was taking the discussions lightly, and it was excit-ing to see everyone taking so much ownership of our association and focusing on what CMs responded they want from SBCA. It is hard to describe the positive buzz that filled the room as CMs and suppliers envisioned what our association can do for our industry going forward.
I want to thank the SBCA committee chairs and co-chairs; they really stepped up in leading the Strike Forces. They are all planning regular teleconferences over the coming months to keep the momentum going and add more detail to the initial tasks identified at the Miami meeting. We will all get together again at the May OQM in West Virginia and continue this process. It is only the first step, but I already think this experience may forever change the way we strategically organize our association planning at OQMs.
Please join us at the West Virginia OQM. There has never been a better time to get engaged in SBCA, and the Strike Forces will benefit from having your point of view. Beyond asso-ciation work, there is no better place to learn from experienced veterans operating across the country. SBCA is here to ensure CMs don’t have to figure out everything on their own. OQMs provide a place where you can ask a question and immediately get a hundred valuable perspectives that can make your business better.
I’d love to see 150 people in West Virginia focused on bettering themselves and this great industry.
Mike Ruede, SBCA President
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