PETS 2015 Leadership Stress that the president is a leader, and therefore requires leadership skills. The leader cannot get the job done by themselves, they have to involve the club members – hopefully all of the membership over the term. You need the energy, the various skills which members bring to the club (remember everyone has a contribution) and need to get commitment from members to get the job done. There are many jobs which need to get done over your term. Some are really simple and others complex. Question audience on what simple tasks they will have to do and what complex tasks they intend to do. The leader must know as much as possible about the task…what’s involved how many are needed, what are the skills and capacity of the volunteers for the task and how much time and money (budget) it will take. A skillful leader will delegate to the board or members to find out as much information as possible surrounding the task

PETS 2015 Leadership A club president is a leader for the club. A Rotary leader has the skills to get the job/task done through utilising the energy , skills and commitment of those in the club. Stress that the president is a leader, and therefore requires leadership skills. The leader cannot get the job done by themselves, they have to involve the club members – hopefully all of the membership over the term. You need the energy, the various skills which members bring to the club (remember everyone has a contribution) and need to get commitment from members to get the job done. There are many jobs which need to get done over your term. Some are really simple and others complex. Question audience on what simple tasks they will have to do and what complex tasks they intend to do. The leader must know as much as possible about the task…what’s involved how many are needed, what are the skills and capacity of the volunteers for the task and how much time and money (budget) it will take. A skillful leader will delegate to the board or members to find out as much information as possible surrounding the task

PETS 2015 Leadership The leadership tasks could be as simple as conducting a weekly meeting to very complex such as leading a group working on an overseas project. Stress that the president is a leader, and therefore requires leadership skills. The leader cannot get the job done by themselves, they have to involve the club members – hopefully all of the membership over the term. You need the energy, the various skills which members bring to the club (remember everyone has a contribution) and need to get commitment from members to get the job done. There are many jobs which need to get done over your term. Some are really simple and others complex. Question audience on what simple tasks they will have to do and what complex tasks they intend to do. The leader must know as much as possible about the task…what’s involved how many are needed, what are the skills and capacity of the volunteers for the task and how much time and money (budget) it will take. A skillful leader will delegate to the board or members to find out as much information as possible surrounding the task

PETS 2015 Leadership The leader must know the parameters of the task, the character and capacity of individuals within the club and the capability and resources of the club; as well as how to get it done. Stress that the president is a leader, and therefore requires leadership skills. The leader cannot get the job done by themselves, they have to involve the club members – hopefully all of the membership over the term. You need the energy, the various skills which members bring to the club (remember everyone has a contribution) and need to get commitment from members to get the job done. There are many jobs which need to get done over your term. Some are really simple and others complex. Question audience on what simple tasks they will have to do and what complex tasks they intend to do. The leader must know as much as possible about the task…what’s involved how many are needed, what are the skills and capacity of the volunteers for the task and how much time and money (budget) it will take. A skillful leader will delegate to the board or members to find out as much information as possible surrounding the task

task What needs to be done PETS 2015 A leadership strategy The task is usually the focus for most members in the club. It is how they measure their contribution to Rotary. What needs to be done

task members Who is going to do it PETS 2015 A leadership strategy You are going to have fluctuating numbers, different levels of skill, different levels of motivation and availability of your members. members Who is going to do it

task members club Objectives and vision PETS 2015 A leadership strategy task You will have competing objectives and vision. From local needs and demands through to projects and procedures dictated by Rotary International. You have to have to balance the tasks coming in to the needs of your members and the broader club/district/RI objectives and vision. The ideal area to lead is where the circles are interlocked – a balance between the task, members and club. Treat the circles as dynamic. Sometimes one area might take priority over others, altering the balance. This is ok. It is important that you are aware of how these areas work together and what can happen if one gets way out of balance to the detriment of the others. members club Objectives and vision

PETS 2015 task members club Work through the example stressing how the emphasis within the circles (and balance) will change according to different situations. The effective leader will change with them. Example – due to a really heavy commitment of local work Individuals are not volunteering for a task (the task area is out of balance with the others).

PETS 2015 task members club Work through the example stressing how the emphasis within the circles (and balance) will change according to different situations. The effective leader will change with them. The leader may have to prioritise tasks/activities to look after the members.

PETS 2015 task members club Work through the example stressing how the emphasis within the circles (and balance) will change according to different situations. The effective leader will change with them. This may involve improving the morale of the members by holding a social function to bring people together or only undertaking simple tasks.

PETS 2015 task members club Work through the example stressing how the emphasis within the circles (and balance) will change according to different situations. The effective leader will change with them. The leader may also have to hold sessions on reinforcing the club/rotary objectives and ideals.

Some of the responsibilities you have to juggle as a leader PETS 2015 Some of the responsibilities you have to juggle as a leader Task Prioritising Assigning members Resourcing (money and people) Scheduling Promoting Go through the responsibilities of the leader within each of the circles of the leadership model. Add some yourself. Stress that this list is not complete and leaders should add to it. It is a start only to explore the scope of teh Rotary leader.

Some of the responsibilities you have to juggle as a leader PETS 2015 Some of the responsibilities you have to juggle as a leader Club Vision and objectives Communication Meetings Reporting Promoting Relationships between members Go through the responsibilities of the leader within each of the circles of the leadership model. Add some yourself. Stress that this list is not complete and leaders should add to it. It is a start only to explore the scope of teh Rotary leader.

Some of the responsibilities you have to juggle as a leader PETS 2015 Some of the responsibilities you have to juggle as a leader Members Welfare Motivation Activity levels Expectations from their club Go through the responsibilities of the leader within each of the circles of the leadership model. Add some yourself. Stress that this list is not complete and leaders should add to it. It is a start only to explore the scope of teh Rotary leader.

Task Club Members PETS 2015 Prioritising Assigning members Some of the responsibilities you have to juggle as a leader Task Club Members Prioritising Assigning members Resourcing (money and people) Scheduling Promoting Vision and objectives Communication Meetings Reporting Relationships between members Welfare Motivation Activity levels Expectations from their club Go through the responsibilities of the leader within each of the circles of the leadership model. Add some yourself. Stress that this list is not complete and leaders should add to it. It is a start only to explore the scope of teh Rotary leader.