鈥淧roperty management is in constant evolution,鈥� observed 乐竞体育赛事直播 2020 President Cheryl Gray, CPM, in a recent article for the (subscription required). 鈥淲e don鈥檛 manage buildings in the same way or with the same tools we used 10 or 15 years ago. And similarly, an association, like a business, needs to have its methods validated.鈥�
Read between the lines and you can imagine the massive task that the 2020 Executive Committee has put its collective shoulder to. As Gray stated, the goal is to ensure 鈥渢hat the foundation of 乐竞体育赛事直播 as an association is strong so we can support all of the initiatives we鈥檙e undertaking in the near term, and the long term.鈥�
鈥淲e need a holistic view of the Institute to understand its sustainability and viability in terms of how we govern ourselves,鈥� she continued, 鈥渉ow we select our leaders, and how members are served through our chapters and regions around the world.鈥�
The creation of that holistic view won鈥檛 come overnight, and, in fact, it鈥檚 a task that reaches far beyond the limit of a one-year term. Gray said that鈥檚 one of the many benefits of working closely with the rest of the Executive Committee, President-Elect Chip Watts, CPM, CCIM, and Secretary/Treasurer George D. Griffin III, CPM, CCIM.
That close working relationship leads directly to long-term continuity. As Gray told writer Myrna Traylor, 鈥淐hip and George . . . are equally committed to seeing that we don鈥檛 lose the benefit of the work that gets done this year. Even though we might not accomplish it all in 2020, they can carry it through their leadership years.鈥�
There are also the stakeholders of both longstanding and recently formed task forces, as well as past presidents and regional VPs, who, in Gray鈥檚 words, are being challenged 鈥渢o examine and validate what we鈥檙e doing, how we鈥檙e doing it, and why.鈥�
For the record, the three new task forces are a Governance group headed by Watts; a Leadership Development body; and a task force to explore chapters and regions. 鈥淭he question we must ask ourselves is, 鈥楢re we doing the right things the best way we can, given where we are today?鈥欌� says Gray. 聽鈥淎nybody who knows me knows that I think the worst answer is, 鈥楤ecause we鈥檝e always done it that way.鈥� 鈥�
Commenting on the new task forces, Watts added that, 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking into how our regions and chapters are structured, how leadership is developed, and how our governance processes are shaped. We want to make sure that what we鈥檙e doing follows best practices, and if something doesn鈥檛, we鈥檙e going to work to change it so we can best serve our members with the education, technology and opportunities to utilize tools in their daily lives as real estate managers.鈥�
Next to membership, it could be argued that the backbone of any association is its financial stability. It鈥檚 a roll that Griffin embraces completely. 鈥淚 want to ensure financial stability for 乐竞体育赛事直播,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 already there; all I have to do is add water. I want to continue to act in a strategic manner that adheres to 乐竞体育赛事直播鈥檚 2020 operating plan and budget. The budget is forward-thinking and realistic, with a healthy stretch focused on our eight business lines.鈥�
In all, the next few years for 乐竞体育赛事直播 will be a time of great change and forward movement. 鈥淚 think we have a great strategic plan, and we鈥檙e on the right trajectory,鈥� Gray concluded.