Creating a Positive Team Culture

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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

Flexibility with Structure:

Stay flexible while setting expectations for communication and timeliness.
Create a tentative semester schedule of chapter meetings, education events, and registration drives.
Review what went well and what didn't after events. Make changes for future activities to improve your outcomes.

Consistent Communication:

Keep in touch with chapter members via email, text, or another platform.
Communicate with SODA National and your Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) at least twice every semester.

Engagement and Passion:

Spread awareness of SODA’s work among peers, professors, and family.
Participate in SODA National's nationwide events, including the Campus Challenge, Semester Kick-Off Party, and more.

Resourcefulness and Boldness:

Use funding and supply resources responsibly.
Organize events based on student interests.
Form relationships with professors and mentors.

Efficiency with Respect:

Complete tasks efficiently.
Respond to each other's messages in a timely manner.
Show appreciation by sending thank-you notes to speakers and advisors.

Communication Tips

Clear Meeting Goals: Start all meetings with a stated goal, like "Our goal is to discuss X and decide upon Y" to maintain focus and direction.
Structured Leadership Team Meetings: Leadership Team meetings should always have an agenda. Begin with follow-up on previous action items and end with setting action items for the next meeting.
Punctuality: Meetings must start on time and end either on time or early to respect everyone's schedule.
Reviewing Emails: Important emails to speakers, campus leaders, or stakeholders should be reviewed by the Chapter President or another designated team member. This ensures professionalism and consistency in communication.

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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

Flexibility with Structure:

Stay flexible while setting expectations for communication and timeliness.

Create a tentative semester schedule of chapter meetings, education events, and registration drives.

Review what went well and what didn't after events. Make changes for future activities to improve your outcomes.

Consistent Communication:

Keep in touch with chapter members via email, text, or another platform.

Communicate with SODA National and your Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) at least twice every semester.

Engagement and Passion:

Spread awareness of SODA’s work among peers, professors, and family.

Participate in SODA National's nationwide events, including the Campus Challenge, Semester Kick-Off Party, and more.

Resourcefulness and Boldness:

Use funding and supply resources responsibly.

Organize events based on student interests.

Form relationships with professors and mentors.

Efficiency with Respect:

Complete tasks efficiently.

Respond to each other's messages in a timely manner.

Show appreciation by sending thank-you notes to speakers and advisors.

Communication Tips

Clear Meeting Goals: Start all meetings with a stated goal, like "Our goal is to discuss X and decide upon Y" to maintain focus and direction.

Structured Leadership Team Meetings: Leadership Team meetings should always have an agenda. Begin with follow-up on previous action items and end with setting action items for the next meeting.

Punctuality: Meetings must start on time and end either on time or early to respect everyone's schedule.

Reviewing Emails: Important emails to speakers, campus leaders, or stakeholders should be reviewed by the Chapter President or another designated team member. This ensures professionalism and consistency in communication.

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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

Flexibility with Structure:

Stay flexible while setting expectations for communication and timeliness.

Create a tentative semester schedule of chapter meetings, education events, and registration drives.

Review what went well and what didn't after events. Make changes for future activities to improve your outcomes.

​

Consistent Communication:

Keep in touch with chapter members via email, text, or another platform.

Communicate with SODA National and your Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) at least twice every semester.

​

Engagement and Passion:

Spread awareness of SODA’s work among peers, professors, and family.

Participate in SODA National's nationwide events, including the Campus Challenge, Semester Kick-Off Party, and more.

​

Resourcefulness and Boldness:

Use funding and supply resources responsibly.

Organize events based on student interests.

Form relationships with professors and mentors.

​

Efficiency with Respect:

Complete tasks efficiently.

Respond to each other's messages in a timely manner.

Show appreciation by sending thank-you notes to speakers and advisors.

​

Communication Tips

Clear Meeting Goals: Start all meetings with a stated goal, like "Our goal is to discuss X and decide upon Y" to maintain focus and direction.

Structured Leadership Team Meetings: Leadership Team meetings should always have an agenda. Begin with follow-up on previous action items and end with setting action items for the next meeting.

Punctuality: Meetings must start on time and end either on time or early to respect everyone's schedule.

Reviewing Emails: Important emails to speakers, campus leaders, or stakeholders should be reviewed by the Chapter President or another designated team member. This ensures professionalism and consistency in communication.