Leadership experts — including John Maxwell — agree that effective leadership begins with understanding yourself. This principle should serve as the foundation of your Club’s Leadership Training Program.
Section One of the GFWC Leadership Tool Kit offers interactive exercises designed to help members identify their leadership style and reflect on their strengths. Select one and share the handout before your next club meeting. Reserve 15 minutes on the agenda to review the answers together. This discussion will spark engagement and set the tone for the Program.
Next, add the essential modules: Effective Time Management and Goal Setting and Casting a Vision, to help members grow into confident leaders. Strengthening abilities like organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling benefit everyone, and writing goals that are attainable and measurable sets members up for success.
Section Two of the Tool Kit offers inspiration for additional modules. Build and Encourage New Leaders and Create a Plan of Succession can round out your first series. Providing members with clear job descriptions and leadership resources empowers them to step forward with confidence — and makes it easier for them to say “yes!”
With as few as five focused, fifteen‑minute modules, you can establish a strong foundation for a leadership training series. Commit to taking small, consistent steps using the resources already in place — and begin implementing your first module this month. When you take the initiative to start, you set the pace for your club. Move forward now, and you will accelerate your members’ growth, strengthen your leadership pipeline, and build a program that lasts.
