The Competent Leadership Manual

A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Leader

• Listen 
• Plan
• Facilitate
• Think Critically
• Organize
• Motivate
• Give Feedback
• Manage Time
• Mentor
• Build a Team

How New Members Get Started:

• Get a mentor 
• Get assigned a meeting role 
• Learn the role 
• Participate in club meetings 

How Clubs Get Started:

• Mentor program, does your club have one? 
• Extra evaluators required at every meeting, evaluating
  how the member is performing their role. 
• Will your club give Competent Leadership oral evaluations,
  written evaluations only, or on a time available basis? 

Project One – Listening and Leadership

Objectives:

• Determine your current listening skills 
• Identify the seven steps to better listening 
• Practice listening skills in various club meeting roles. 

Complete 3 of 4 Meeting Roles:

• Speech Evaluator 
• Table Topics Speaker 
• Ah-Counter 
• Grammarian 

Project Two – Critical Thinking

Objectives:

• Determine your current thinking skills 
• Practice critical thinking skills in various club roles. 

Complete 2 of 3 Meeting Roles:

• Speech Evaluator 
• Grammarian 
• General Evaluator 

Project Three – Giving Feedback

Objectives:

• Determine your current skills in giving feedback 
• Identify the steps in giving feedback effectively. 
• Practice giving feedback as you serve in various meeting roles 

Complete 3 Meeting Roles:

• Speech Evaluator 
• Grammarian 
• General Evaluator 

Project Four – Time Management

Objectives:

• Determine your current time-management skills 
• Identify steps to effectively manage time 
• Practice time-management skills in various club roles 

Complete Timer and 1 additional Role:

• Timer 
• Toastmaster 
• Speaker 
• Grammarian 
• Topicmaster 

Project Five – Planning and Implementation

Objectives:

• Determine your current planning and implementation skills 
• Identify steps in planning and implementation process 
• Practice planning and implementation skills in various club roles 

Complete 3 of 4 Meeting Roles:

• Speaker 
• General Evaluator 
• Toastmaster 
• Topicmaster 

Project Six – Organizing and Delegating

Objectives:

• Determine your current skills in organizing and delegating 
• Identify steps in organizing and delegating process 
• Practice skills in organizing and delegating during various club roles 

Complete 1 Special Activity:

• Help Organize a Club Speech Contest 
• Help Organize a Club Special Event 
• Help Organize a Club Membership Campaign or Contest 
• Help Organize Club Public Relations Campaign 
• Help Produce the Club Newsletter 
• Assist the Club Webmaster 

Project Seven – Developing Your Facilitation Skills

Objectives:

• Determine your present facilitation abilities 
• Identify facilitation strategies 
• Practice facilitation skills in various meeting roles. 

Complete 2 of 4 Meeting Roles:

• Toastmaster 
• General Evaluator 
• Table Topic Master 
• Befriend a Guest at a Club Meeting 

Project Eight – Motivating People

Objectives:

• Determine your current motivation skills 
• Identify conditions that motivate people 
• Practice motivation skills while serving in club 

Complete 1 Special Activity:

• Club Membership Campaign or Contest Chairman 
• Club Public Relations Campaign Chairman 

Complete 2 of 3

• Speech Evaluator 
• General Evaluator 
• Toastmaster 

Project Nine – Mentoring

Objectives:

• Determine your current mentoring skills 
• Identify steps in being a good mentor 
• Practice mentoring skills in various club roles 

Complete 1 Special Activity:

• Mentor for a new Member 
• Mentor for an existing member 
• Guidance Committee Member for Someone Who is Working
  on a High Performance Leadership Program Project 

Project Ten – Team Building

Objectives:

• Determine your current team building skills 
• Identify the steps in building a team 
• Practice team-building skills while serving in various club roles 

Complete 2 Club Meeting Roles

• Toastmaster 
• General Evaluator 

Complete 1 Special Activity:

• Club Membership Campaign or Contest Chairman 
• Club Public Relations Campaign Chairman 
• Club Speech Contest Chairman 
• Club Special Event Chairman 
• Club Newsletter Editor or Webmaster 

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