Achieving Success in the Competent Leadership

Manual - Sujit Sukumaran DTM

CL Manual - An Overview

Self Mastery

Strategic Planning

Team Management

P1 – Listening and LeadershipP2 – Critical ThinkingP3 – Giving FeedbackP4 – 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 4th 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 BuildingRequirements: 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

Questions

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