Vol. 9 No. 3 - 29 July 2009

* VP Robert:

- warmly welcomed the Members and Visitors.

- received apologies from Rtns. Dr. Claus, Cathryn, Robin, Robert E., PP Sarita, Peter L., Agnes, Alex, PP Mark, Pak Ketut, Helmut, and Pak Yudana.

- THANKED the following members for inviting some Guests to our 22 July meeting:

Rtn. Gareth for inviting Antoine Deckers and Kirsty Marchant..
Rtn. Helen for inviting Mieke Newman.
Rtn. Robyn for inviting Aurel Cox..
Rtn. Robert E for inviting Shelley Epstone & Laurent Duhus.

- THANKED :

VP Handy for CHAIRING the 1 July meeting in her absence.

IPP Urs for HOSTING the wonderful Handover Dinner on 15 July at the Discovery Kartika Plaza.

Rtn. Robert E. for going to Sumba to visit the Club's MG Water Wells Project .  An oral  Report to the members to follow soon.

Rtn. Barb and her Committee for their GREAT EFFORT in ORGANIZING the Quiz Night.
Shelley Epstone for SELLING tickets and ENCOURAGING Club members and friends to attend the Quiz Night.

Rtn. Ivan for generously offering to HOST the Club's FIRST Fellowship evening at the Anantara Resort.

- reported that Past VP Silvie will soon be able to immerse herself in the Club's Activities once again.

- announced a NEW "TRIAL" WEEKLY PROGRAM schedule (1.5 hr meetings) for the months of August & September. These CHANGES are being made so that the member may have more time to ask Questions about Rotary in general, hear from the Club Committees and give the Guest Speakers more time to talk and then have enough time for a Q & A session at the conclusion of their presentations. At the end of September, these changes will be discussed and a decision will be made whether to continue or make some modifications.

5-Aug-09                        NO MEETING (Pagerwesi - Holiday)
12-Aug-09       12:30 - 14:00    Speaker                                
19-Aug-09       12:30 - 14:00    Speaker                        
26-Aug-09 12:30 - 14:00    Fellowship Meeting

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2-Sep-09                12:30 - 14:00 Club Assembly (Rotary Information & Committee Reports / Discussion)
9-Sep-09                12:30 - 14:00    Speaker                        
16-Sep-09       12:30 - 14:00    Speaker                                        
23-Sep-09 NO MEETING  (Idul Fitri - Holiday) 30-Sep-09 12:30 - 14:00    Fellowship Meeting

* Rtn. Detlev has again raised  Rp. 1,300,000 and Rp. 800,000 from his now famous lunches (start at 14:00) for the Club's Cleft Lip / Palate Program - many thanks. For members and friends who would like to come along for a most relaxing & enjoyable Lunch, please see the attached MAP to the very HIDDEN Istana Batu.

* CP Patrick:

- presented Rtn. Rosmarie with a bouquet of flowers and THANKED her for her GREAT WORK she did last year as the Guest Speaker Coordinator ... ....

- told the members that he would be bringing some samples (sizes/colors) of the NEW Rotary Polo Shirt to the next meeting and taking ORDERS.  He said he would ONLY be doing this during the month of July .....  Sooooooo, get them while they're HOT !!!

- informed the members that before the meeting, President Patricia, Treasurer Peter and he had met at the Seminyak Elementary School (SD #1) and presented a Computer to the School Principal and Librarian which had been donated by the RC of Rosanna, Melbourne, Australia.   During the Club's 28 May meeting visiting Rtns. Dr. Peter and Ruth Little presented the Club with Rp. 8,000,000 in order to purchase a NEW Computer for the school's library.

When the meeting finished, Treasurer Peter approached CP Patrick and offered to sell the Club his NEWLY purchased Office Computer (February - Rp. 12,750,000) for Rp. 8,000,000 !!! Treasurer Peter explained he had changed his mine and now wanted to purchase a LAPTOP for his business.

THANK YOU AGAIN Treasurer Peter for your very UNEXPECTED, wonderful OFFER ............ 

L to R  CP Patrick , Librarian Ibu Desak , School Principal Ni Luh Kompiang Sudani , Treasurer Peter and President Patricia.

Born in May 1971, Rtn. Xavier CAPPELUT started his career with Accor in Indonesia in December 1996 after working for different hotel companies in Europe and the USA.

Following several positions as F&B and Resident Manager in Indonesia and Vietnam, his first General Manager's position was the opening of the historical colonial Grand Mercure Yogyakarta.   With lots of work and effort, he along with his outstanding TEAM, established the hotel as a 5 star property.

Totally committed to his passion in the hospitality industry and the challenge of managing hotels in Asia, Xavier is now the General Manager of Sofitel Seminyak Bali.   He is happily married to his wife Nani and they have been blessed with a beautiful daughter.

Carla Schnitker , from Bolder, Colorado, USA spoke to the Club about "High Impact Teams: Their Secrets."   Carla has specialized in leadership and management development and has worked in this field for almost twenty years, both as an executive and as a consultant. She has worked with individuals and firms in both the USA and Europe whereby her work has directly led to dramatically stronger organizations with more effective employees.

Carla started her interesting talk by posing the QUESTION: What is Most Crucial for Any Team?

During the next 10 minutes, she carefully explained the following points and then discussed how these components make for an effective Team:

Trust Leads to:
Being vulnerable
Taking risks
Speaking up
Dare to disagree

Constructive Conflict Leads to:
Fast Problem Solving
Openness
Reduction of Politics, Coalitions
Greater Input of All Members

Good Communication Leads to:
Respect
Openness
Greater Knowledge
Better and Faster Decision Making

Challenges Teams:
Different Commitment
Difficult Team Members

She then posed a very IMPORTANT Question to all of the members: Why are You a Rotarian? Following this, she elaborated on the various positive aspects of working on a successful WINNING TEAM.

TEAM - Components / The 4 Way Test

YOU - Allergies / Leadership

MEMBER - Boundaries /Exit

Finally as she was summing up her major points, she remarked that Rotary's 4 Way Test is and enduring symbol of RESPECT that Rotary International has regarding the humanitarian work it has completed around the world to date.

Rotary 4 Way Test

Of the things we think, say or do

1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIP?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

For further information about Carla and her professional work, please visit her website at: www.leadershipbeyond.com

TOTAL: Rp. 1,000,000 (Raffle: 820,000   Fines: Rp. 180,000  Misc. Rp. 0)

The Raffle Prize,  a Bvilla Spa Treatment , was won by Treasurer Peter and donated by SAA Mari.