Approving a Level 5 High Performance Leadership Project
The purpose of the High Performance Leadership projects is to showcase each Toastmasters leadership skills. Rather than managing a project, it is about leading a project. The following checklist was developed by Fluor Communicators to assist their VPs Education in knowing when a member’s undertakings truly demonstrated leadership when completing this Pathways Project.
Leadership Project Overview
- Build a team
- Lead the team to successful completion of a project o Develop a comprehensive plan with well defined goals
- Delegate tasks to team members
- Motivate each individual
Tasks Overview
- Team consists of at least 3 other members
- Guidance Committee consists of at least 2 other members and meets at least 5 times through the duration of the project
- Speech 1 – introduce the plan and vision
- Speech 2–share experience developing and completing the plan
Were the following or similar resources used
| □ Yes | □No | Guidance Committee Introduction |
| □ Yes | □No | Meeting Agenda |
| □ Yes | □No | Project Plan Overview |
| □ Yes | □No | Project Plan |
| □ Yes | □No | Vision Plan |
| □ Yes | □No | Event Planning Worksheet |
| □ Yes | □No | 360 Evaluation |
In this project was the candidate more of a:
- Manager (planning, organizing, facilitating specific tasks)
- Leader (build camaraderie, empower others to learn and develop)
Did the candidate display the 6 areas of Altruistic Leadership:
| □ Yes | □No | Vision & Values |
| □ Yes | □No | Direction |
| □ Yes | □No | Persuasion |
| □ Yes | □No | Support |
| □ Yes | □No | Development |
| □ Yes | □No | Appreciation |
Guidance Committee
Meet a minimum of 5 times. □ Yes □ No
- Before you select your project
- After you create a vision
- After you form a team and build a full project plan
- At midpoint of project plan
- When project is complete
Creating a Strategy
- Project Plan
- At a minimum every project plan needs to include name of project, list of primary stakeholders and stakeholder groups, list of team members, record of assigned tasks, milestones, deadlines
- Delegate responsibilities
- What were the team members’ goals?
- Milestones
- Timeline
- Share a copy of the plan with each person on team
- Hold review meeting
Mid Point Evaluation
Did the candidate perform a progress review or use the 360 Evaluation and facilitate a discussion with Guidance Committee during the midpoint meeting? □ Yes □ No
Progress Review includes these 3 areas:
- Team performance
- Team effectiveness
- Personal assessment
Completing the Project
Was there a debrief meeting with the team? □ Yes □ No
Was there a debrief meeting with the Guidance Committee? □ Yes □ No Final documents needed:
- 360 Evaluation from at least 1 team member
- 360 Evaluation from at least 1 Guidance Committee member
- Personal 360 Evaluation
Developed by Lisa Branch, DTM | Fluor Communicators
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