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Assets, Challenges, Opportunities: An Academy Top Ten
To my colleagues in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: It has been an honor to serve as your president during 2013-2014. Over the past year, my focus has been on moving our profession forward by enhancing Collaborations with strategic partners; developing Leaders at every level of our organization; moving quickly to embrace Innovation and change; strengthening our internal core through Mentorship; and demonstrating our ability to lead while maintaining a Balanced life. In other words: to CLIMB.Members Who Have CLIMBed to the Top
In recent months, we have looked at aspects of the CLIMB (Collaboration, Leadership, Innovation, Mentorship, and Balance) template for achieving success in our profession and throughout society. While CLIMB will always be an aspirational goal, many members of our Academy have reached the pinnacle and show us what we can all accomplish.For National Nutrition Month: Take Risks That Yield Rewards
Every year, I look forward to March: National Nutrition Month! Since 1973, it has served as the Academy's annual celebration of the rewards of eating right. And as dietetics practitioners, our rewards are visible—this month and all year long—in the improved health of the clients, patients, and communities we serve. National Nutrition Month (NNM) represents to me all that is special about being an Academy member.“Disruptions” Hold Promise for Positive Change
In their generous introduction of me as the Academy's 2014-2015 President in the June 2013 Journal, Ethan A. Bergman, PhD, RDN, CD, FADA, and Margaret Tate, MS, RDN, quoted an expression I am fond of using to illustrate the perils of not adapting to changing circumstances: “Ham, rubber bands, and dinosaurs.” This means: Don't do something just because we've always done it that way (like reflexively cutting off both ends of a ham before cooking—a bygone practice from the days of small ovens); instead, be flexible and stretch ourselves (like a rubber band) to try new and different things, because the alternative is winding up like the dinosaurs (Where are they today?).Compensation and Benefits: Positive Trends
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has just published the 2013 Compensation & Benefits Survey of the Dietetics Profession, our sixth such survey since 2002. It shows that, supported by the many programs and activities of the Academy, our profession continues to make economic gains that make nutrition and dietetics a desirable, “destination” profession.Be a Professional Philanthropist
The Academy is our organization and nutrition and dietetics is our profession, but we didn’t get here alone. Over nearly a century, we continue to stand on the shoulders of giants—women and men who had a vision for a healthy nation and were willing to work hard, take action, fight for policy changes, contribute financially, and create a legacy. Our founders made an investment in their future—in us—by creating a profession to be proud of, and to benefit from.… And “B” Is for “Balance”
The fifth and final principle of our CLIMB template for moving the Academy forward is Balance.“M” Is for “Mentorship”
This month brings us to the fourth principle of the “CLIMB” (Collaborations, Leadership, Innovation, Mentorship, and Balance) template for moving the Academy forward: Mentorship. In June, I named some of the wonderful men and women who have given their time and talents to serve as mentors to me. Their influence is still evident in my life and I am forever grateful.“I” Is for “Innovation”
As an Academy, we are blessed with members and a Headquarters Team who are continually developing improved products and services, creating better practices, and coming up with new ideas. We are fortunate that the Academy is a source of Innovation—the third principle of the “CLIMB” (Collaborations, Leadership, Innovation, Mentorship, and Balance) template that is so valuable in advancing our profession.“L” Is for “Leadership”
As we continue exploring the the principles of “CLIMB” (Collaborations, Leadership, Innovation, Mentorship, and Balance), this month I would like to cover the second aspect of this template for moving the Academy forward—leadership.“C” Is for “Collaboration”
Last month, I wrote about my belief that we can best move our organization and profession forward by following the principles of “CLIMB”: Collaborations, Leadership, Innovation, Mentorship, and Balance. For this month, I would like to elaborate on the first of these principles: Collaboration.“CLIMB” to the Top
To my Colleagues in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: I look forward to working together with you as the Academy's 2013-2014 President, as we fully embrace the mission of our Academy to empower members to become food and nutrition leaders. We can move our profession forward by enhancing Collaborations with strategic partners; developing Leaders at every level of our organization; moving quickly to embrace Innovation and change; strengthening our internal core through Mentorship; and demonstrating our ability to lead while maintaining a Balanced life.
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