a presentation for zone and region chairpersons on the skills of goal setting and action planning, (based on the slideshow designed by lions clubs international.)

1. Setting
and
Action Planning
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Session Objectives
1. Describe importance of goal
setting and action planning
2. Identify characteristics and
components of effective
goals and action plans
3. Write effective goals
4. Develop action plans

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Activity
1. Lift your hand up
2. Stretch it further up
3. Let it go still further up
4. Reach as far up as it can go

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Goals
What
is a goal?
A desired, time-bound, measurable
outcome toward achieving which
your efforts are directed.

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Goals
Why
should we have goals?
Better performance, higher efficiency,
decreased stress, greater motivation,
increased confidence.

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Goals
How
to set goals?

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Reflect
Recall one
incident when
you realized
your goal.

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 To identify weak clubs
 To build zone membership
 To send reports
 To organize zone meetings

9.  To identify weak clubs
 To administer a survey to identify weak clubs
 To build zone membership
 To increase zone membership by inducting new
members
 To send reports
 To send club visitation reports to LCI, DG & RC
 To organize zone meetings
 To invite the GLT Coordinator to speak at the
first zone meeting
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10.  To administer a survey to identify weak clubs
 To administer a survey in all four clubs in the
zone to identify any weak clubs
 To increase zone membership by inducting new members
 To increase zone membership by ensuring that
each club grows by 10%
 To send club visitation reports to LCI, DG & RC
 To submit four club visitation reports – one for
each club
 To invite lion leaders to speak at all the zone meetings
 To invite the two VDGs to speak at the second
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 To let clubs strengthen themselves
 To increase zone membership by adding
ten school and college students
 To personally hand over the club
visitation reports to Mumbai office
 To invite the PM to the zone meeting as
chief speaker

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 To make the four clubs in my zone
the best in the world
 To increase zone membership by
300%
 To submit club visitation reports
everyday
 To invite ten eminent public
speakers to the first zone meeting

13.  To administer a survey to identify weak clubs in the zone
 To administer a survey in all 4 clubs in the zone
to identify any weak clubs by November 2014
 To increase membership by ensuring that clubs grow by 10%
 To increase zone membership by ensuring that
clubs grow by 5% by December 2014 and by
another 5% by June 2015
 To submit four club visitation reports – one for each club
 To submit four club visitation reports – one for
each club – during each quarter
 To invite an eminent lion leader to address a zone meeting
 To invite the FVDG to address the first zone
meeting in September 2014
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Effective Goals
Specific
Measurable
Actionable
Realistic
Time bound

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Goals
How
to achieve goals?

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What is Success?
Success
is living up to
YOUR
POTENTIAL.

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Action Plan
• WHAT? Goal
• HOW? Action steps
• WHEN? Deadline for completion
• WHO? Person responsible for action
• HOW WILL WE KNOW?
Indicator that the step/goal has been
accomplished

18. What is an Action Plan?
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• What do I want to achieve as
Club President?
• How will I achieve them?
• What sequence of activities
do I have to perform to
achieve my goals?

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Sample Action Plan
What?
(action steps)
Who?
(person responsible)
Resources?
(what is needed)
When?
(what is the
deadline)
Results?
(how do we know
it’s complete)
Add 5 new
members
Collect 500
units of
blood
All Club
Members &
Membership
Committee
Committer
Chairperson
s and Club
members
Brochures
and posters
to hand out
Pamphlets
& Support
of Blood
Bank and
Institution
s
March 15,
2014
February
28, 2014
When 5
people turn
in an
application
When 500
units are
collected
Losers make excuses.
Winners make explanations.

20. How does my success
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Session Objectives
1. Describe importance of goal
setting and action planning
2. Identify characteristics and
components of effective
goals and action plans
3. Write effective goals
4. Develop action plans

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Activity
Write three goals that relate to your term and responsibilities
as zone chairperson. Be sure each goal contains the five
characteristics of effective goals.
1.Zone Meetings
2.Strengthening Weak Clubs
3.Sending reports
4.Promoting CEP
5.Promoting attendance at
Conventions

23. Example Goal Statement
I will communicate with
every club in my zone once
a month to stay informed
about current and future
service activities and fund
raisers.
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