Competent Leader Update

Here’s an updated and corrected Competent Leader chart.

Paul Cook – Area Governor – noticed a mistake on Project 10. Thank you Paul.

Competent Leader Requirements

In a recent speech, Barb Sapienza encouraged all Toastmasters to work on the Competent Leader manual while still working on the Competent Communicator manual.

Below is part of her speech about the topic .

Click here for a link to the Competent Leader document she created.

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“The Communications and the Leaderships manuals both focus on many of the same skills, such as listening, giving feedback and time management. When I looked at the tasks for the projects in the Leadership Manual, I realized I had already completed many of them. As a Toastmaster, I had already served as a table topics speaker, a timer, an evaluator and a grammarian. I realized it was possible to work on both the Competent Communicator and the Competent Leader manuals at the same time.

To keep track of the projects for the Leadership manual, I created a spreadsheet listing the various tasks for each project. There should be a copy of the spreadsheet on the table in front of you. I’ve also asked our webmaster to post this spreadsheet on our website so you can print a copy if you choose to use this tool to track your progress.

Let’s look at the spreadsheet. You’ll see that I’ve listed the various roles and tasks on the left side of the page. There is a column for each of the ten projects. I’ve shaded the box indicating the roles or tasks required for each project by number. As you can see, for the first project, which focuses on Listening and Leadership, members are required to complete 3 of the following 4 roles: Speech Evaluator, Table Topics Speaker, Ah-Counter and Grammarian. I wrote in the date when I completed each of these roles to help me track my progress. On the second project, you will see that the roles, Speech Evaluator, Grammarian and General Evaluator are shaded to focus on Critical Thinking skills. Even though all three roles are shaded, you only need to complete two of the three tasks as indicated on the bottom line of the worksheet.

One of MY mistakes was not asking a fellow Toastmaster to evaluate my abilities each time I fulfilled a meeting role that was one of the assignments required on the Leadership track. I don’t want you to make the same mistake.“

I encourage you to take a few minutes to review the Leadership Manual and remember to bring BOTH manuals to every meeting. If you are asked to fulfill a role at a meeting, take out your manual and ask a fellow Toastmaster to evaluate your progress.