Achieving Success in the Competent Leadership Manual - Sujit Sukumaran DTM

CL Manual - An Overview Self Mastery Strategic Planning Team Management P1 – Listening and Leadership P2 – Critical Thinking P3 – Giving Feedback P4 – Time Management P5 – Planning and Implementation P6 – Organising and Delegating P7 - Developing your Facilitation Skills P8 - Motivating People P9 - Mentoring P10-Team Building

Project 1 – Listening and Leadership Requirements: Serve in any 3 of the 4 roles  Speech Evaluator  Table Topics Speaker  Ah-Counter  Grammarian Estimated time to complete: 3 meetings Ease of completion: Very easy

Project 2 – Critical Thinking Requirements: Serve in any 2 of the 3 roles  Speech Evaluator  Grammarian  General Evaluator Estimated time to complete: 3 to 5 meetings Ease of Completion: The GE role is the tough one. If roles 1 and 2 are taken, can be done faster

Project 3 – Giving Feedback Requirements: Serve in all 3 roles  Speech Evaluator  Grammarian  General Evaluator Estimated time to complete: 3 meetings Ease of Completion: Normal

Project 4 – Time Management Requirements: Serve as timer and in 1 of the other 3 roles  Timer  Toastmaster of the Day  Speaker  Grammarian  Table Topic Master Estimated time to complete: 2 meetings Ease of Completion: Normal; Grammarian + Speaker has better yield for CC

Project 5 – Planning and Implementation Requirements: Serve in any 3 of 4 roles  Speaker  General Evaluator  Toastmaster of the Day  Table Topic Master Estimated time to complete: 3 meetings Ease of Completion: Normal; TMOD + Speaker + GE has better yield for CC in terms of net stage time

Points to ponder…..  What ways might work to encourage members to progress through their CL manual?  The key hindrance is the lack of a visibility in the achievement of different projects on the agenda or awards.  Solution: Use the Competent Leader Achievement Chart – from the store and display it with member names in the club meetings. When the writing is on the wall, its hard to not “achieve”

Project 6 – Organizing and Delegating Requirements: Serve in any 1 of 6 roles  Help organise a club speech contest  Help organise a club special event  Help organise a club membership campaign or contest  Help organise a public relations campaign  Help produce the club newsletter  Assist the club’s Webmaster Estimated time to complete: No specific time Ease of Completion: Hard; since it is event-dependent

Project 7 – Developing your facilitation skills Requirements: Serve in any 2 of 4 roles  Toastmaster of the Day  General Evaluator  Table Topics Master  Befriend a guest at a club meeting Estimated time to complete: 2 meetings Ease of Completion: Easy; ensure you do the 4 th role always, it’s a great service

Points to ponder…..  Why is the CL manual neglected?  The VP Eds have no problem getting CCs but logging CL is a pain.  Solution: Bring the CL manual to every meeting. A good idea may be to leave it with the Club SAA so it is not forgotten. Also VPED to assign evaluators for each CL role and log immediately before the close of the meeting

Project 8 – Motivating People Requirements: Serve as a chairman for either role (1) or (2) and Serve in any 2 of roles (3) to (5)  Club membership campaign or contest chairman  Club public relations campaign chairman  Toastmaster  Speech Evaluator  General Evaluator Estimated time to complete: 2 meetings Ease of Completion: Easy if you choose task 1a. Otherwise longer periods needed

Project 9 – Mentoring Requirements: Serve in any 1 of the 3 roles  Mentor a new member  Mentor an existing member  Serve as a Guidance Committee Member (HPL) Estimated time to complete: Can be duration or project based Ease of Completion: Easy if you define period. Otherwise longer time is needed

Project 10 – Team Building Requirements: Serve in both role (1) and (2), or Serve in 1 of the roles (3) to (7)  Toastmaster  General Evaluator  Club membership Campaign or Contest Chairman  Club Public Relations Campaign Chairman  Club Speech Contest Chairman  Club Special Event Chairman  Club Newsletter Editor or Webmaster Estimated time to complete: First option – 2 meetings; others take longer Ease of Completion: Easy if you take first option. Otherwise longer time is needed

What’s next?  Bring your Competent Leadership manual to every meeting  Plan with the VPE to program your leadership project  Ask a member to evaluate you for the role completed during the meeting  Ask the VPE to sign off completed projects  Ask the VPE to apply for your CL award

What will you achieve?  You will be a better leader  You will learn by fulfilling club leadership roles  You will achieve your Competent Leader award  1 DCP point for your club

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