Points of Power
Every month, Toastmasters District 24 leaders (folks who help Toastmasters clubs in mostly Nebraska) get together for an educational session. This month was a special session presented in person by our Region Advisor (someone who assists several Districts) Jamie Pickering. The session was about self-motivation and self-leadership, including discovering the power you may already have without realizing it. Though the session mostly covered things I had already considered, I thought it was worth drawing attention to the "five points of power" that Jamie discussed. As Jamie stated, we are unlikely to have large amounts of all five points of power, but we certainly have at least some degree of some of them. The five points of power are: Knowledge - what you know Personal - interpersonal skills and vision Relationship - connections to others in power Task - control over resources or tasks Position - title or authority to make decisions In my job, I feel I have a lot of knowledg...