1 / GE Title or job number / 10/11/2014 Best Practices for Progress in the CL Manual James Nelson, CL February 12, 2011

2 / GE Title or job number / 10/11/2014 Kick Things Off My experiences Information sharing Audience Expectations

3 / GE Title or job number / 10/11/2014 My Background Current President of GE Speaks Other club offices held: VP Ed and SAA Corporate club coming up on 2 nd anniversary Meet weekly for 1 hour ~30 members, goal of >40 by end of June

4 / GE Title or job number / 10/11/2014 Executive Committee’s Responsibility Challenges New members associate improvement of communication skills with the TM experience more than leadership skills Requirements are more confusing than for CC Members’ goals are vague, non- existent, and/or undocumented Solutions Track and post progress Secretary collects books; extra books available; or copies of evaluation pages available. Give a speech on goals Others? Members forget to bring their CL books (focus is usually on CC) Visibility of progress Mtg Roles already filled by others Others? Solid new member orientation Assign mentor who makes a point of reviewing CL Work with every member to develop clear & specific goals. Document them. Develop a plan to achieve the goal. Friendly competition

5 / GE Title or job number / 10/11/2014 Individual’s Responsibility Know your goals, and make your goals known Understand the CL requirements Plan and organize (account for lead-time) Focus on skill development Sign-up in advance for meeting roles Line-up an evaluator in advance Ensure the evaluator documents their comments a.s.a.p. Tackle projects sequentially Others?

6 / GE Title or job number / 10/11/2014 Thanks!! Questions/Comments

7 / GE Title or job number / 10/11/2014 Postmortem Should do, but didn’t Show the new member orientation packet Setup room for face-to-face conversation Use a projector Include club CC v. CL stats Have TM link to CL tracker On an easel, capture audience expectations/parking lot items Prepare a closing thought Did do, but shouldn’t Ask for everyone’s expectations/challenges (instead, take volunteers and 2-3 add’l)