It was a husband and wife duo on Dec. 15 with Baldev Arora as chairman and wife Bani presenting the Education portion of the meeting. Bani drew the members' attention to the Leadership Manual and highlighted the fact that developing leadership skills is an important aspect of the Toastmasters Program. To illustrate the leadership style the Toastmasters philosophy promotes Bani compared Authoritarian Leadership, which is focused on ego, to Team Leadership, such as Toastmasters, which is focused on Team Goals.
AUTHORITARIAN TEAM
controls everything encourages participation
makes all decisions facilitates problem solving
discourages comm. facilitates communication
tells people what to do persuades people to act
punishes mistakes tolerates mistakes
discourages growth helps members grow
The benefits of Team Leadership can apply to work situations as well as volunteer organizations. The efficiency and positive nature of Team Leadership increases productivity, and reduces costs. It also improves the quality of the produce or service, the work atmosphere and the company or community.
Members were encouraged to focus on meeting the goals in their Leadership Manuals and ere reminded that their responsibility as Toastmasters is to;
- attend meetings regularly
- take on roles at meetings
- bring a friend
- give a constructive evaluation
- help create a supportive environment
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