TLI - Training on HPL (High Performance Leadership) By Eastside Leaders Toastmasters Agenda • HPL Overview - 15 min – Kent Breidenstein ACS, CL / George Barnes CC • Panel Discussion on HPL – 20 min – Jaclynn Hiranaka CC – Panelists • Helen Carothers DTM • Kumar Kannadiapalayam DTM • Nancy Walsh CC • Closing – 5 min – Kent Breidenstein ACS, CL / George Barnes CC 2 Why HPL? • • • • • Developing Leadership Skills Improving Project Management Skills Developing Strategies and Team Building Providing Community Service Fulfilling Toastmasters’ ALS Requirements 3 What Is An HPL Project? Community or Toastmasters Projects Requiring • Specific Goals and Timeframe • Advance Planning, Tracking, Execution • Leading/Organizing a Team • Producing Lessons Learned 4 7 Steps To An HPL 1. 2. 3. 4. Select a Project Recruit a Guidance Committee Select Action Team Finalize and Present Goals, Success Criteria, Timeframe and Action Plan 5. Work the Plan and Complete Project 6. Present Results/Lessons Learned to TM 7. Submit Evaluation to TI 5 Examples of HPL Project • Organize Community Fair on May 1st Goal: 20 sponsors, 50 vendors, 1000 attendees • Form a Teen CERT in March 2013 Goal: Train 20 teens on Disaster/Emergency Preparedness • Conduct a Blood Drive in Feb 2013 Goal: 200 donors in 2 days • Conduct District Conference Goal: 200 attendees, 8 training sessions, Breakeven • Coach a Toastmasters Club Goal: Add 6 new members, 5 DCP goals by June 2013 6 NOT a Candidate for HPL • Bike from Seattle to New York some day – Time is not specific • Achieve Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) in 6 months – Does not involve coordinating a team 7 Committees/Teams • Guidance Committee – 1 or More Members – One Active Toastmaster Member (preferably, who has completed an HPL) • Action Team – 1 or More Members – People on Your Team – Interested in the Project 8 Status Checks • Meet with Action Team and Guidance Committee (together or separately), Periodically • Review Progress, Issues/Risks, Dependencies • Define next steps to achieve goals 9 Resources • • • • HPL Manual - http://www.toastmasters.org/262 Guidance Committee Handbook - http://www.toastmasters.org/263 HPL Project Ideas - http://eltm.toastmastersclubs.org/HPL_Project_Ideas.doc HPL Questions – ELTM - VP Education (kumark.d2tm@Hotmail.com) 10 TLI - Training on HPL (High Performance Leadership) By Eastside Leaders Toastmasters