Last year
  President Jim focused on big picture leadership training. For example the Head Bands training were we learned about group dynamics and how people behave in relation to how they are treated. Or when we did the famous Yes/No game and learned strategies for working through adversarial relationships - aka work politics 101 ;-)

This year
  I'm focusing on basics. Don't get me wrong, I loved last year's training. But with so many new members I want to make sure we're mastering the basic stuff so we can prepare another new generation of leaders.

  At the January meeting we had a thorough review of parliamentary procedure. Our Trainer Mark Holden expertly guided us through about two hours of content in under twenty minutes! He gave us strategies we could use at controversial city council meetings as well as small board settings. He even wrote a booklet on the subject with a cheat sheet in it so we didn't have to take notes!

  At our March meeting we'll have another expert in to get even more in depth about how to run good meetings.

Basic stuff you say? Yes, but even with professional experience and years of community experience, it's the basics that make the difference between good & great.

 

 

Tuesday Mar. 9th  8 pm - 9 pm at the Fire House 722 Long Hill Avenue in Shelton.

This will be another meeting you won't want to miss. In addition to our project reports and planning activities, this month will feature a meetings expert to train us on the 4 keys to effective meetings.

We'll see how our club measures up and hopefully we'll learn a few things to we can use both in and out of the Jaycees.

Let's make our March meeting our largest meeting yet! Invite a friend!

(After the meeting you can join the Mad Mad Membership Team and help plan the promotion of our upcoming Best Pizza in Shelton Open House Sunday April 25th 5:30 pm)