Club Succession Planning

Club Officers, Your terms do not end until April 1st: 

  • Submit reports to the district and international office upon request. While you may delegate this task to another officer, you must ensure that all reports are completed and sent. 
  • Coordinate officer elections. To ensure that elections run smoothly, Robert’s Rules of Order should be followed. These rules can be found on the CKI website. 
  • Ensure a smooth transition for incoming officers by keeping files and reports in order. 
  •  Assist in training incoming officers and ensure club officers do the same. Make sure that newly elected officers are trained (by the club and/or the district) and ready to run the club in the upcoming year. The CKI leadership guide is an excellent training resource.

Elections 

  • Host club elections by March 25th
  • The new term starts April 1st and they need time to ease into it
  • Each club needs at least a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer
  • Only dues paid members can be elected 

Once Elections have taken place:

Resources to Give Successors:

Ways You Can Be A Leader: Set your successors to succeed!

  • Hold at least one, one-on-one informative meeting with them
  • Help them fill any vacant positions
  • Guide them with planning their very first meeting
  • Ask them to prepare 3-5 personal goals they have for their year

Succession Planning: 

It’s YOUR JOB to leave your club better than you found it and to prepare your successor with all of the necessary tools they will need to be successful. Even if you didn’t do this stuff… that was your decision to make. Allow the new officers the full opportunity to be well-rounded CKI servant leaders. The main job of a leader is to create capable leaders. 

  • Show people the “game” and how they can win it
  • Help people believe they can do big things
  • Be the best example of constant personal growth

What Current Officers Need to DO:  

  1. Each officer needs to train their successor on their position incorporating what you do and what Circle K International states that each officer should do in the Club Officer Guide.  
  2. Assist your successor with creating five SMART goals (page 30 of the Club Officer Guide)  
  3. As a current board you need to cover the seven common sense topics I listed. I know they seem like common sense but there is no such thing as common sense. Common Sense Topics
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