By Donna Young DTM Provisional Policy Chair
Have you ever noticed that one size does not fit all?
Have you ever got hooked on a streaming series like Ted Lasso, or Breaking Bad, or Shogun, or Bridgerton? Which one fits you?
This happens to me all the time. I like the first season of a show, and I want more and more and more. But sometimes the script or main character or director changes. How do they provide continuity and excellence season after season after season? What happens when a new person is brought on board? The new person may introduce different tools, different methods, and different scripts, but still, they produce an outstanding production.
It all works because people are qualified to do their job or are darn good at learning on the job.
The same thing happens at District 25 every year. We have annual events, like the TLI or the Annual Conference, but the event is new and different every year. We have new leaders every year, and most of them are new in their role each year.
Do they just repeat the same old methods of their predecessors, or will they improve on what went on before?
That is where the Provisional Policy comes into play. Our goal is to provide new leaders with the best practices from prior years as a model for reference. The new leaders don’t have to start from scratch. We include the time-tested Toastmasters International Policy guidelines to keep us in compliance and to keep us safe. New leaders tailor, tune, and introduce new ideas, themes, and methods each year to bring something new and exciting to our members.
Just like we have Pathways to guide our members on the Toastmasters educational learning path, at District 25 we have introduced the provisional policy role to guide our leaders on the District 25 Leadership path to excellence in serving our members.
