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Session 2:
Working with Leadership
Learning Objectives:
Identify skills needed by Rotarians to serve as effective club leaders
Prepare club leaders for the coming year
Understand the role of the district in supporting the club |
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Leading Your Club
Effective leadership depends on management skills, team-building, enthusiasm, and integrity.
Under the Club Leadership Plan, club presidents should:
* Promote fellowship and collaboration among club members
* Foster continuity in decisions
* Build on past successes
* Promote direct and honest communication
* Ensure that every club member is involved |
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Resources
Resources for club committee members include: Other club committee members, District committees, and the Assistant governor.
The following are informational club resources:
- www.rotary.org
- Club Secretary's Manual
- Club Treasurer's Manual
- Club Administration Committee Manual
- Club Membership Committee Manual
- Club Public Relations Committee Manual
- Club Service Projects Committee Manual
- Club Rotary Foundation Committee Manual |
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After reading the material in this weeks eblast, click on the link below, review the documents for session 2 discussion questions, case study, and club committee structure. Once you have responded to the questions, submit your answers to Dr. Sylvia Whitlock at: rotarysylvia@gmail.com.
Quick Links
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Hi Presidents Elect, I hope you found the activities to be worth your while - many of you talked with me about them. They are designed to help both of us and Luanne and Chris have done their 'techie' stuff to enable you to respond more easily. It will get more exciting as it moves along and you begin to develop a
vision of what your year will be. Hope the Labor Day respite was relaxing!
Yours in rotary,
Sylvia Whitlock,
Governor Elect |
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| Club Leadership Team
The club leadership team includes: Club board of directors, Club secretary, Club treasurer, Club trainer, Sergeant-at-arms, Committee chairs, Vice president, Immediate past president, and the President-elect. To prepare the club leadership team, the President-Elect should:
- Ensure clear communication between club leaders, club members, and district leaders.
- Develop a comprehensive training plan that ensures club leaders attend district training meetings.
- Provide for continuity in leadership by making appointments for multiple years.
- Involve the leadership team in the goal-setting process.
A club's board of directors is its governing body. It is ultimately responsible for all committee and club decisions. The board of directors will work closely with the president to implement the club's annual and long-range goals. The board of directors is made up of the president, president-elect, and one or more vice presidents. The secretary, treasurer, sergeant-at-arms, and directors elected by the club may also be board members. |
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District Leadership
Rotary districts exist to support Rotary clubs. The Manual of Procedure (035) states that "the activities and organization of a Rotary district exist solely to help the individual Rotary club advance the Object of Rotary."
District 5300 provides training and guidance, connects clubs that have similar issues or projects, serves as an information resource, and conveys detailed Rotary and Rotary Foundation information to clubs.
The district governor acts as a resource, inspires and motivates members, and keeps clubs and their officers informed of district activities and opportunities.
The district leadership team consists of : District governor, Assistant governors, District committees, District trainer, District secretary, and Past district governors.
The assistant governor assists with implementing and reviewing the Club Leadership Plan, Identifies and reviews progress toward goals using the Planning Guide for Effective Rotary Clubs, Encourages the club to follow through with suggestions from the governor, Schedules and plans for the governor's visit to the club, and Identifies and encourages the development of future district leaders. |
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Club Committees
The Club Leadership Plan recommends appointing the following five committees to carry out the club's annual goals: Membership, Public relations, Club administration, Service projects, and The Rotary Foundation. Club presidents-elect should review their club's bylaws to determine whether the current club committee structure will meet the club's goals for the coming year.
- Club bylaws should be amended to accurately reflect the club's organization, if necessary.
- Give committee chairs a copy of their club committee manual.
- Share past records of the committee.
- Encourage new committee chairs to work with their predecessor.
- Conduct planning meetings with incoming committee chairs.
- Recognize Rotarians efforts. This will benefit the club by:
- Encouraging Rotarians to continue serving and contributing.
- Thanking club members for their work.
- Motivating others to serve and contribute.
- Providing positive feedback to Rotarians devoted to serving their community and communities around the world.
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