Annual Report for 2017-2018

Leadership Training & Organizational Development

Rita Hettiararachchi, IPASD-LTOD

1. Specific Goals during my term/membership statistics and program goals

In our movement, Organization Development is a body of knowledge and practice that enhances organizational performance and individual development. This approaches to strategic planning, organization design, leadership development, change management, performance management, team building, and work/life balance. We need to be conscious about the values of our practice and focus on the achieving its results through our leadership

2. Achievement of Specific Objectives during this reporting period

Informed the news of the availability of leadership Training material to all leaders and Y’s men in the area.

Reminded to use RSDs’ job descriptions as guidelines.

Sent out mails to RSDs about the importance of regular reporting to their ASDs.

3. Activities undertaken during this reporting period

Australia Region :-
No report received.

Japan East Region:-
JER, held "DGEs and RSDs Training" on 28 October.
They also held the CPE & DSDE training at Tozanso on March 3rd - 4th.

Japan West Region:-

1. JWR had RSDs and DGs training on 21, 22 October 2017.
   About 50 members had gathered including 9 DGs and 9 DGEs, 5 RSDs and 5 RSDEs , some board members.
2. RDEs and DGEs had made the presentation about their projects or targets which they would like to do in their term.
3. A training session for CPs and DSDs was held on 10th & 11th of March, around 155 members had participated. Several lectures had been given. They even had a guest speaker to enlighten them.
   About 155 members got together.

Philippines Region:-

1. Except for a few clubs within RD’s reach, he has yet to launch a nationwide leadership training activities for the Region.
2. Plans for a trainng session. Expected to be held shortly.

Sri Lanka region:-
Training for RSDs, club Presidents and Secretaries were held on July 09 at the beginning of Y’s year 2017/18.
Interaction, question and answer sessions and feed back have been quite satisfactory.
RSDs were reminded to report to relevant ASD in time to include regional activities in ASDs’ reports.
Training material were forwarded to

1. RD & and RSD Youth activities to start ground work in order to form a youth club.
2. Training material for Y’s Menettes were forwarded to the DGs and RD as they had formed a Y’s Menettes’ club. Thus it had been held before the charter.
3. Guidelines on preparations for chartering a Y’s Youth club were given to RD and the team.

Taiwan Region:-
3 Districts had held District's Training for Club members in Aug., 2017.
Leadership Training for all CPs, DGs, RSDs have been scheduled to be held on 7-8 April 2018.

South East Asia Region:-
No updates on Training was reported during the year.

4. Challenges

1. One of my concerns was “coaching‟ the new and prospective members at club level.
   As I promised the RDEs and RDs, sent the following information to share with all club presidents.
   • “Peer coaching” will educate the new and prospective members to gain proper knowledge and understanding of our organization.
   • Coaching is about a way of leading and learning.
   • Coaching can be highly effective in supporting individuals and teams, a style to give awareness that is developmental.
   • A coach takes time to have focused conversations with the newcomers to help them maximize their capabilities.
   • Peer Coaching can be done using „one-to-one‟ method or with two or three prospective members.
   • Peer Coaching can be easily done on the days of your usual club meetings while having a drink, a meal, during a break, during fellowship, etc.
2. It was a great pleasure to work together with all ASDs and assist ISD LTOD in preparing all the Training modules which are on international website now. It was a challenge for all of us and we like one family, worked towards ISD’s goal and finally fulfilled the tasks undertaken within 2015-2018.

5. Additional Comments