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PERSPECTIVES

Where Do You Want to Go?

by Shannon Milliman, CC

In the professional measurable objectives and present them
arena, all program effec- to your club during business sharing for
tiveness is measured. input. And once established evaluate your
If you can’t quantify or baseline and progress throughout the year.
qualify it, don’t expect to Surveymonkey or paper survey forms could
see it around next year. be distributed to club members to determine
We bring our professional their level of progress and satisfaction with
“A-Game” to Toastmasters your defined objectives. The intention will be
in hopes that modeling to see improvement throughout the year. If
excellence will transfer to you do not it can be an opportunity to adjust.
better work performance. Could it be possible that dwindling numbers
in your club could be because your club is no
In the beloved Lewis longer meeting the needs of its members?
Carroll story, Alice in Wonderland, Alice came to Do you know your member’s diverse needs?
a fork in the road. If you know not where you are going, there
is no perceivable way that you can take the
Which road do I take?” she asked. right road to get you there. Allow that club of
yours to revitalize the wonder of a new, eager
“Where do you want to go?” responded the member and explore the possibilities just like
Cheshire cat. Alice. But maybe, don’t drink the potion that
says “Drink Me.”
“I don’t know,” Alice answered.

“Then,” said the cat, “It doesn’t really matter.”

I’ve an uncanny hunch that your club might
be like my club: very unaware of where it is we
plan to go. As many clubs have recently elected
new officers consider starting your newly formed
leadership team with a brainstorming session
about where the club’s leadership believes the
club should be going. Come up with some specific

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