Reflecting on Rotary International, and its organizational makeup, the majority of the organization operates strongly. However, there are notable weaknesses. Staffing and detail of leadership duties works well, but there are downfalls in transparency, finance, and planning. Rotary’s staffing operates more than effectively. Paid staff is low in number, keeping costs down, and efficiency high. Vetting and recruitment comes naturally because many staff members were Volunteers or Rotary club members to start with. If no candidates are found, Rotary recruits through job boards, keeping costs down. They must have solid credentials, because Rotary paid staff works at high standards. This assists in the success of paid staff projects. When it comes to Volunteers, their recruitment process is a special dedicated program. Much like Paid staff that Volunteers must have strong credentials, once again, providing excellent help to projects. Rotary Clubs run their own projects, the primary chunk of Rotary International projects to …show more content…
They operate well together. Power is separated several ways. Leaders are held accountable to their counterparts, and to the greater organization. There are multiple boards specializing in certain facets of Rotary business, and evaluator organs to make sure things are running smoothly.
While the duties of the Leadership operate well together, there is one problem. The year-to-year switch of the Presidential office provides some difficulty in planning. Each year the new President creates a new theme. This can become an issue if the theme is vague, hard to meet the requirements for, or it may take focus from bigger and more ongoing projects. Within the Clubs, the intent of the presidential theme is to be adhered to, and create projects supporting the theme. It is rare that this happens. There are precautions in place to make smooth transitions, because frequent leadership switching sparks