Empowering Club Leaders

The North American Membership Initiative (NAMI) has four main parts. Three have a direct tie to membership. The fourth part is more subtle. For NAMI to succeed at the district level, each club must reach their goals. A way to ensure club success is by empowering their leaders.

FVDG/DGE Andy Kalinowski
What is empowerment? It’s education. Education or training brings confidence. Confidence leads to good practical experience. That’s why District 30-M made training a priority. Here are some examples.

A few weeks ago, the District Global Leadership Team used three separate Zoom meetings to train incoming club officers. There was a session for presidents. Another zoom meeting taught the club secretary the ins and outs of that job. The club treasurer had a dedicated session. Each of the three sessions lasted about 90 minutes. Each session contained two parts.

The first part reviewed standard Lions Club International (LCI) material about each office. The second half had a guided tour of the Lions web site. It included the sign-in process and where to go after that.

One important part is the Lions Learning Center (LLC). There are dozens of courses in the LLC. Some concern a specific club office, such as president, secretary or treasurer. The LLC does not stop there. The LLC is a tremendous resource to any Lion.

The LLC reminds Lions about life skills. Think about the value these topics bring outside of Lions. The LLC has courses on building a team, committee assignments, conflict resolution, goal setting, effective speaking, effective listening, and many more skills.

Each LLC course is free for any dues paying Lion. Within a course are three or four modules. It takes about 10-15 minutes to complete a module. That means in less than an hour most will complete that course. The LLC is available on demand 24x7.

In the coming weeks watch for announcements about additional District projects to help empower club level Lions. Watch this blog for the details.

Empowering club leaders is perhaps the main reason District 30-M will reach and exceed their NAMI goals. NAMI is not a sprint. It’s a marathon. That’s why continual training is necessary.

We Serve because Kindness Matters 

Lion Andy Kalinowski (Andy K)
First Vice District Governor / District Governor Elect
662.549.3421
http://www.mississippilions.org/ 

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