July 27, 2020
I From the Desk of the President
 
I am a leader that puts together great Teams, in fact I consider my Teambuilding to be one of my greatest assets. So when I get to be part of a new Team and want to create a healthy dynamic there are a few things I get to immediately and one of them is letting the new Team know what I enjoy as a Team Member and what I believe needs to be improved upon where Team Work is considered. I have a top 5 list of each of those 2 topics. They change with the dynamic involved, but I thought I would be honest with you and share my list of 10 over the next 10 Quick Bytes.
 
Let us begin with what can be improved upon. As my Motto states: Change is Beautiful, imagine what a little change towards improvement can do for your Team.
 
Tell me, when you hear someone ask you to Stay in Your Lane, what is it that comes to mind? It is near impossible to hear another driver tell you that if you are behind the wheel and even a pedestrian would have a hard time relating that to you without the help of hand signals. All kidding aside, as a Leader, what does Stay in Your Lane mean?
 
As a former Supervisor, Theatrical Producer, Director & Choreographer, a Manager, Someone in Charge of Organizing, as a Leader of a Team, as a Member of a Team, no matter the job, I have a lane and I stay in my lane and I don’t get out of it or into someone else’s lane. This is a hard concept, but one that serves me well. Stay in Your Lane means simply to do your job and only your job, unless otherwise directed or asked by the one in charge.
 
Staying in Your Lane means you do not tell anyone else how to do their job unless they ask for help. Now, there is the rub, unless they ask for help . People generally do not like staying in their lane because they believe they have the right, or just know how to do your job better than you do. More than a bit frustrating, but that is their truth just the same.
 
I only mention this concept because as a Leader of this Team, as your Leader of GFWC California Federation of Women’s Clubs, I have asked our entire State Membership to Stay in their Lane. When we venture over the line into another lane, people are hurt. So, new idea: Stay in Your Lane. We are all better off this way and isn’t it best to trust the people we put into a job to do it without interference?
Being on a Team means we trust the other members of that Team. This is a concept we need to be comfortable with, it may or may not need improvement in the dynamic of your Team. Give it try though because Change is Beautiful.
 
So, now you have heard one of my shares to our newest Team in CFWC, there are a few more headed your way in the weeks to come. Next week we will tackle the concept of not Replying All to an email…
 
Luv, Pam


CFWC 2020-2021 Yearbook Orders
Gina Radocchio, CFWC Corresponding Secretary 
 
This is a reminder to our District Presidents to contact your Club Presidents to place your orders for the 2020-2021 CFWC Yearbook. If you need an order form please contact me at spiritedbootsie@yahoo.com or call me: 310-379-8315 and I will be happy to send you the form. District Presidents, District Deans, and Club Presidents receive a free USB Drive and any other club member wanting one will be charged $5.00.
All paper copies are $15.00.
The procedure for distribution of the Yearbooks will be announced in the next week.
Take care and please stay safe and healthy. 
To all of you who have been asked to submit an article for the upcoming California Clubwoman Magazine - have you sent that article? Deadline is July 31, 2020 to Sandra Lucas, caclubwoman@yahoo.com Thanks!
Leadership Minute
 
How Do You Measure Up?
Each Women’s Club officer at all levels should work toward the following personal leadership goals:
·         I know the duties and responsibilities of my office and am willingly to accept responsibilities assigned to me in the bylaws & by the club members.
·         I am willing to improve myself to be a better officer.
·         I am friendly to all members of the club and include everyone in club meetings and activities.
·         I enjoy doing more than just what is required of me.
·         I give credit to others for work well done.
·         I am prompt in arriving at meetings.
·         My appearance inspires confidence and respect.
·         I am kind, tactful & courteous. It cannot be said enough be kind to everyone in the club!
·         I ask for suggestions and cooperation. I do what is suggested.
·         I show appreciation to leaders and members for their time, effort, and devotion to the club. I reward members for what they do.
 
Dori Kelsey,
CFWC Leadership Chair

We thank Mickie Reed, CFWC Resolutions Chair for sending us the following about the committee meeting at the recent CFWC ZOOM meeting of her committee.

July 11, 20202 Resolutions Committee Meeting Report
 
In attendance: Mickie Reed – Chair, Cary Carver-Farruggia – Area A Committee Member, Bobbie Woods – Area B Committee Member, Pat Settles-Miller – Area C Committee Member and Robbie Kennedy – Area D Committee Member
 
Our new committee enjoyed introducing ourselves and we got acquainted with each other. We then went over the Bylaws relating to Resolutions and went over the Resolution Procedures. We briefly scanned the previously adopted resolutions and the recommended changes from last term’s committee. We agreed to look at these resolutions in depth, independently and fully address them, jointly, at our next meeting. We discussed a pending new resolution from Area D and that resolution was assigned to committee member Bobbie Woods for verification of documentation. We adjourned to our next meeting set for September 17 th, 2020 at 6:00 pm.
In case you missed the last GFWC News & Notes
Hertz Discounts for GFWC Members  
Hertz locations around the world are open and available to serve GFWC members with every day savings of up to 25% . You and your club can expect the same high level of service and reliability, including new initiatives such as “Hertz Gold Standard Clean” sanitization protocols to provide additional safety in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All operations, vouchers, reservations, promotional offers, and customer and loyalty programs are also continuing as usual. For more information, please visit www.hertz.com/drivingforward .

The GFWC Club Manual is now available at the GFWC Website. Until August 1, 2020 it will be available at https://www.gfwc.org/news-publications/club-manual/ After August 1, it will be necessary to access it through the Membersip Portal.
LEADS
 
Leadership Education and Development Seminar, or LEADS has had a new announcement this month. The LEADS State Representatives from 2020 will be invited to attend the 2021 GFWC International Convention in Toronto, Canada, June 25 – 28, 2021.
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if you don't do something different
from what you have been doing.
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