Volunteer Leadership

Topics: Christopher Nolan, Meeting, Leadership Pages: 10 (1127 words) Published: March 9, 2013
GROUP INTRODUCTIONS

NAME NICKNAME

HOME TOWNCOUNTRY

# OF YEARS AS A LION LEADER

HIGHEST POSITION HELD

FAMILY

PROFESSION

I AM A RESOURCE FOR

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Learning objectives:

To identify characteristic differences between a business manager and a leader of volunteers

To use varied activities to involve members and discover members’ skills or interests

To evaluate effectiveness of meetings

To recognize why members join and why they volunteer for a project

To assess your leadership style

To relate Lions Clubs program activities to personal values

Compare the Business Manager & Leader of Volunteers

Some of the characteristics may be shared by both positions, however review the following is the list of characteristics. You must choose either the Business Manager or Volunteer Leader for each characteristic. Check ( the column that you would chose for each characteristic.

|Number |Business |Characteristics |Volunteer | | |Manager | |Leader | |1. | Example ( |Directs staff | | |2. | |Appointed | | |3. | |Recruits staff | | |4. | |Achievement goals | | |5. | |Elected | | |6. | |Relationship goals | | |7. | |Focus on process | | |8. | |Intellectual/logical | | |9. | |Focus on results | | |10. | |Emotional/caring | | |11. | |Power from people | | |12. | |Scientific | | |13. | |Creative | | |14. | |Power from position | | |15. | |Permanent appointment | | |16. | |Empathetic | | |17. | |Problem solving | | |18. | |Temporary/appointment changes | | | | | | |

Top 10 Motivators

|Relationships |social contacts, feel part of the group |...
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