Executive Essentials

Toronto Metropolitan University is Canada's leader for career-focused university education.

1.Institutional Acumen: An orientation to important TMU-specific information

In order to be effective, society and union leaders must be familiar with how the university works. This includes how the institution is structured organizationally, but also how decisions are made. Strong and respectful relationships with institutional partners is essential for any student leader to achieve their advocacy and organizational goals. 1.1 Institutional Structures at TMU

2.Organizational Management: Good practices for a society or union Student societies and student unions are complex and multifaceted organizations, with large budgets and sophisticated operational responsibilities. The students leading these organizations must have a familiarity with how to manage the day-to-day operations while adhering to good management practices, as well as fiscal and fiduciary responsibilities. 2.1 Financial Leadership, Management, and Contracting 2.2 Organizational Management and Strategic Planning 2.3 Privacy and Student Information 2.4 Communications & Brand Management

3.Governance Essentials: How to work together and make decisions The ways in which student societies and student unions operate are distinct when compared to other types of student organizations. Given that these groups are representative in nature, and have formal structures of how to make decisions, leaders of these organizations must possess some ability to successfully navigate these structures. 3.1 Governance In Student Organizations 3.2 Ethics and Conflicts of Interest

4.Community Wellbeing: Caring for yourself and your constituents Being a leader of a student union or student society is a huge responsibility, and one of the greatest areas of responsibility is accountability to constituents. Working diligently to include and involve all members in a safe and supportive community asks a lot of student leaders, and so the ability to look after one's own needs is also important. 4.1 Cultivating Cultures of Consent 4.2 Championing Equity in Student Organizations 4.3 Student Leaders are Students First