United Leadership

When a spider web unite, it can tie up a lion

Clarification of governance structure of AIESEC Norway

Where to go?

United Leadership

”The MC and LCPs are working together for achieving our common ambition”

Session objectives

•For us to have a clear understanding of the formal governance structure of AIESEC Norway •For us to have a clear understanding of the informal leadership and management structure of AIESEC Norway

Taking the steps needed to unite our leadership

What is an MCP in AIESEC Norway

MCP is the CEO of AIESEC Norway

Main role

Lead his enterprise

What is an LCP in AIESEC Norway

LCP is the CEO of their LCs

Main role

Lead their enterprise

Governance structure of AIESEC Norway as of today

Formal governance Structure National

Executive Board

Board of Directors

Member Committee

Local Comittees

Role

National Executive Board

Board of Directors Member Committee

LCPs

Legislative Legal responsible Top Management Middle Management

Advisory MCP: CEO of AIESEC Norway

CEO of their LCs

Top management of their LC

Accountable towards

National Executive Board

Board of Directors Member Committee

LCPs

Members NEB NEB through BoD MC

Legitimacy

National Executive Board

Board of Directors Member Committee

LCPs

LCPs forms NEB Elected by NEB MCP Elected by NEB

Elected by members

Roles and responsibilites

National Executive Board

Board of Directors Member Committee

LCPs

Legislation Oversee AIESEC Norway processes

Direction of AIESEC Norway

Member of National Executive Board

Elect Board of Directors

Ensure compliance in LCs

Strategy CEO of their LCs

Elect/select MC Quarterly meetings with MC

Services to LCs Meet membership criteria

Not a strategic role Management of operations

Elect/select/fire

National Executive Board

Board of Directors Member Committee

LCPs

Elect (select)/fire MC

Give recommendations to NEB and MC

MCP select/fire MCVPs

Select/fire LC VPs

Liability

National Executive Board

Board of Directors Member Committee

LCPs

- Financial and legal Financial and legal Performance and compliance criteria

Notes on roles: NEB

• ”Coincidence” that he LCPs are also the National Executive Board

Notes on roles: BoD

• Idividual and financially liable if a third party is injuried

• Member Committee doesnt report to Board, Board ensure that it is updated due to its formal liability and purpose.

• Board does not report to LCPs , but to NEB

Notes on roles: MC

• In AIESEC Norway: Organization is dependent on expertise of MC VPs

• MC ensure finance and legal management and risk prevention of the organization as a whole

Notes on roles:LCPs

• Based on strategy, reality and business logic, LCPs can also take part in management and leadership constellations chaired by MC

• LCPs are free to lead their LCs in any directions not depending on MC

Member Committee

• In AIESEC Norway: Organization is dependent on expertise of MC VPs

• MC ensure finance and legal management and risk prevention of the organization as a whole

Lack of clarity in reporting line of this organization

Who reports to whom by when?

Reporting line of AIESEC Norway

• MC reports to NEB through Board of Directors

• Board of Directors reports to NEB

• MC VPs reports to MCP

• LCP reports to MC

• LCVPs reports to LCP

Informal reporting line of AIESEC Norway [based on agreements]

• LCVPs reports to MCVPs

• LCPs reports to LC coach

• Any other reporting line that were to be agreed upon

Potential Informal “entities” as part of strategic decision of CEO

Leaders of AIESEC Norway

Board of Advisors [Not excisting]

Functional Subcommittees

Internal Auditor [Not excisting]

“Leaders of AIESEC Norway”(often mistaken as NEB)

• Informal per definition, leadership and management ”team” of AIESEC Norway

• In order for efficient executive impact, should consist of MC and LCPs (expertise, knowledge, perspective and legitimacy)

• Can decide on direction of AIESEC Norway

• Can decide on strategy of AIESEC Norway

• Can recommend motions and mandates to NEB

• MCP chair ”Leaders of AIESEC Norway”

Politics comparison: Parlamentarism NEB-MC-LC

• Regjeringen [Government]: Executive body led by prime minister chosen by the people.

• Prime minister choses his ministers

• Stortinget [Parliament] is the legislative body led by the king

• The executive body is accountable towards the parliament

• The parliament however has transferred rights and power for politics to the government

• In this comparison NEB equals Parliament and MC equals Government.

• For efficient politics, Government has majority of votes in Parliament, which in our example represents alignment and cooperation [Leaders of AIESEC Norway]

Corporation comparison: Eksportfinans

• Top Management: CEO and the Executive Vice Presidents

• Middle Management: Managers of the departments

• Top management reports directly to Board of Directors

• Board of Directors represents the organization as a whole

• Top management and middle management [which are closest to the employees] are in strategy implementation question forming an informal group of leaders to ensure efficient and fast decision making and effective communication.

• In this comparison, MC equals the Top Management, LCPs equals the Middle Management, Board of Diretors of Eksportfinans equals NEB and Top Management+Middle Management equals ”Leaders of AIESEC Norway”

Comparison to AIESEC Denmark

• Board of Directors [LCPs +MCP] has a legislative role

• National Presidents Meeting [LCPs + MC] who has a informal strategic role [e.g development of AIESEC Denmark 2015 strategy]. Initiated by MCP, James, CEO of AIESEC in Denmark.

• MC team is top management and is reponsible for: – Direction of organization

– Management of operations

– Services to LCs

For more information: james.pearson@aiesec.dk

It is about finding something that..

Makes organizational sense and is efficient

How it is lived today

”First rule in leadership, it is all your fault”

What is up?

”Who the fuck is CEO of this organization?”

United Leadership is about learning from our mistakes and make our

leadership and management efficient

”So how are you going to make it work”?

United Leadership is about learning from our mistakes and make our

leadership and management efficient

”By clarifying role now so that we can be on the

same page for this year and for the next LCP and

MC team to come”?

United Leadership in this context?

• If we are to understand our formal and informal roles and responsibilites

• Then we can decide on how we will perform them and capitilize on them in practice

• A performing AIESEC Norway. A successfull AIESEC Norway is based on a united leadership

Charlotte Eneroth

” A strong cooperation between LC´s and the MC at both member and EB level. “

“I hope that through a strong cooperation, we will not only learn from our own mistakes but

also of others. “

Sophie Bergaust

“I hope to see a larger, stronger and more united organization working towards the same

national goal, with better cooperation LC-to-LC and LC-to-MC. I hope that all members of

AIESEC Norway feels a part of the organization and that they are committed to

succeeding. “

Charlotte Sørensen

“I see a great potential in the members we have here in Trondheim today and it would be a

great experience to be able to lead this amazing LC.”

Ida Dingsør

“All the LCs on UIO level working toward common goals. Working in our core areas,

but at the same time looking for new ways to improve and expand. The LCs are doing

good on their own with the MC only as a support.”

Andreas Sung Unstad

“LCPs holding other LCPs accountable for their goals”