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Leadership Planning in YOUR Club Role

Follow me!Follow me!

De-mystifyingDe-mystifying

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Learning Objectives• To get some understanding and consensus and about

the Leadership approach in Rotary• To understand how to create YOUR Club Leadership

Plan• To get your views as to whether this approach would

lead your Rotary club to greater success• To create awareness of two NEW supporting tools –

Rotary Club Central and Club Visioning• To provide information about the District 1010

Leadership Assembly and get your input on it

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What’s the point of the Leadership Approach in Rotary?

• It’s not Managerialism – Managers get things done with the support of others and ensures order and continuity.....Rotary examples?

• Leaders – bring innovation, inspire people and see opportunities to ‘make a difference’

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Why Is the Leadership Approach Needed?Why Is the Leadership Approach Needed?

• Tradition of annual cycles has not been effective

• Establishes a multi-year coordinated plan• Need for greater Continuity, Consistency,

and Consensus• Ability of ALL club members to voice the

focus of the club ....and for your

Club?....and for your

Club?

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5 Planning Questions5 Planning Questions

• Who are we?• Where are we?• Where do we want to be? (Vision)• How will we get there? (Action plan)• How will we know when we’ve arrived?

....and for your Club?

....and for your Club?

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•Goals for 3 years ahead•SMART Goals•Presented at the Club Assembly• Input and consensus from members

(think about a Club Questionnaire OR a Club Visioning Event)

•Continuity in Leadership for your Committees with the 3-year cycle

•Goals in put to Rotary Club Central and progress updated

What is a Club What is a Club Leadership PlanLeadership Plan

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What is Rotary Club Central?

An online tool to help clubs set and track their goals and achievements

• Your Club– Membership retention– Rotary engagement– Club communications/PR

• Service– Projects and activities– Youth

• Foundation

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District-level Features

One-stop shop Eliminates paper formsFosters continuity in leadership Enable clubs to track their progress Creates transparency Showcases the important work of Rotary

What’s in it for clubs?

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Log on to ‘My Rotary’ on RIBI or RI websiteLog on to ‘My Rotary’ on RIBI or RI website

Enter and update your Club Goals and

Achievements

Enter and update your Club Goals and

Achievements

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District: 0000 | Club: Your Club

John Q. Rotarian

Provides Graphs of your Trends

e.g. Membership

Provides Graphs of your Trends

e.g. Membership

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Membership Retention

Rotarian Engagement

Club Communication

Public Relations

Your Club

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CLUB LEVEL

PresidentSecretaryTreasurer

Foundation ChairMembership Chair

Who can enter goals?

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What is Club Visioning?What is Club Visioning?It’s a tool where the club members meet together

with a trained Rotarian facilitator to:• Provide a consensus of where the club would

like to be in 3 years time• Engages a shared commitment to specific goals

towards that vision• 3-hour session with a proven methodology that

has worked effectively for clubs in other Districts

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District 1010 Leadership Assembly• Sunday 19th April 2015, Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen• An event that your Club Committee Chairs should

attend – breakout groups in morning• Exhibition with stands for Rotary Avenues of Service

and support functions• New format will be interesting and inspiring• Plenary in the afternoon with 3 ‘elevator’ talks on

Rotary Themes and Round-table discussion and feedback

• Keynote speech from an international sportsperson

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Activity: Case Study of Club Leadership Plan

....and for your Club?

....and for your Club?

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Questions and Discussion