FIELD NOTES
Finding the Time to Le
Jennifer Sch
I had no idea that our club would still be meeting
Scheduling Tools Help
online today when I was elected New Horizons’
We are all juggling schedules, yes, even in a
VP of Public Relations last June. When we stopped
pandemic. The adoption of Doodle or When-
in-person gatherings, I thought we would be
Is-Good polls for aligning leadership meetings
together again by the end of 2020. Now we might
with availability helps team members maintain
be the first leadership team in our club’s history
their schedules while participating on the team.
that never meets in person during our entire
Our Secretary, Jordan Burnett-Rainey, manages
term. But this transition has given us the chance
this process .Her work provides the opportunity
to lead in a world that is embracing technology. It
for the majority to attend and stay on the same
has also shown me how New Horizons leaders are
page with our leadership goals.
thriving during this challenging time when they are juggling multiple responsibilities.
Balancing Priorities is Possible Who isn’t balancing priorities
Having More Flexibility Joe Harper who is Sergeant at
and struggling to find the time to get it all done? Technology
Arms for the Club and Area 41
makes the coordination
Director is a perfect example
of projects easier
of someone who uses
when we adopt
technology to visit multiple
the tools that
clubs on a regular basis.
improve our
Joe is the Area Director for
collaboration and
clubs located near Salem.
communication.
He doesn’t worry about commuting, parking, or being late since he utilizes video conferencing.
Toastmasters like our President Maren Zieba and myself are currently balancing multiple projects for our club and the newly forming PR Masters
Visiting
Club. In addition to email and texting,
multiple
Slack has proven to be a helpful tool that
clubs in this way saves time. This allows Joe to provide more insight to the clubs he visits.
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ONE COMMUNITY
reduces the tracking required for email streams and the ultimate end of project movement. . . landing in junk mail!
