Hilary Briggs DTM & Joe Coleman DTM District 71 “Inspire” Autumn Conference, Dublin, November 13 th 2010
The opportunities‌
The crucial skills: Vision
Imagine every detail Produce a written plan Have a start date!
The crucial skills: Build a team
Seek out people to fill all the committee roles What experiences do they have? What are their
motivations? Find sponsors (individuals and clubs) and mentors
The crucial skills: Delegate
Talk through and agree objectives Coach and mentor – nurturing not micromanaging! Regular reviews – with actions minuted and followed
up Tackle problems early! Remember CRC!
Remember…
Seek help and guidance from those with experience
Though remember… This is your opportunity!
Joe Coleman DTM
District 71 “Inspire” Autumn Conference, Dublin, November 13 th 2010
You must have ……
Vision
You must.....
ď‚—Embrace The Challenge
Conduct a SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Concentrate on...... Strengths and Weaknesses
Don’t Forget…… Opportunities
Threats
Are There..... ď‚—Divided Energies?
Don’t forget to Plan!!!!!!!
Don’t forget to Plan!!!!!! If you fail to plan……you plan to
fail
The Plan….. Objectives? Methods? Evaluation?
The Plan...... Objectives;
Where are we going?
Methods;
How will we get there?
Evaluation;
How will we know when we get there?
Set Up....... A Special Purpose Committee
(SPC),which should include Club Officers
Meet at least once a month
Assign Duties to the SPC.. In accordance with the qualities and abilities of each member ie; Advertising, PR, Radio Interviews
Make Sure You.... Join The Club and Demonstrate Leadership Skills as
Club Coach ie; Do Education Spots
Become the Coordinator and not a Dictator Work towards achieving the Distinguished Club
Award
Attend meetings regularly and take whatever
correction action necessary
GET SMART...... Specific........................... Measurable..................... Achievable...................... Realistic........................... Time Scaled.....................
Create a......... Sense of Urgency, otherwise it will
drag on and on…….
The SPC to meet at least once a
month
Always give praise, no negative
feedback
Show..... ď‚—Empathy and Understanding at all
times.
See...... ď‚—How you can contribute to
achieving the DCP
For the DCP to Succeed……. You must achieve 5 goals for the
Distinguished Club Award
Remember one important thing………
Remember one important thing‌ We are all volunteers, and
caretakers of our roles
Customers…… A Satisfied Customer Tells 4
People
A Disatisified Customer Tells 11
People
What’s in it for me? Ensure you get a benefit from your
role
You have to work hard for it to be
successful
And finally…
What’s your next step? What are you going to do in the next 48 hours?