minnesota grand lodge presents: motivating our brothers mwb neil neddermeyer
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Minnesota Grand Lodge Presents:
Motivating our Brothers
MWB Neil Neddermeyerwww.Cinosam.net
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Preview of Approach
1. What is motivation?
2. How do you motivate anyone?
3. What motivates you?
4. How do you motivate volunteers?
5. Real challenges and approaches.
6. Special Challenges
7. Understanding limits
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1. What is motivation?
• What makes people strive for change?
• Reality about motives
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2. How do you motivate anyone?
• Can a leader find the “hot buttons”?
• Can you “motivate,” but not manipulate?
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3. What motivates you?
• Pride
• Enjoyment
• A sense of duty or obligation
• Recognition – applause and awards
• Acceptance
• Tangible reward
• Positive “K.I.T.A.”
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4. How do you motivate volunteers?
• What is a “volunteer”?
• Recognize differences in members
• If not pay or duty, which rewards work?
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4. How do you motivate volunteers?
• Differences between “command” and supervision and leading volunteers?
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5. Real Challenges with Volunteers
• Volunteers can “walk” 3 ways
• How can you keep them?
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Six Special Challenges
1. He’s willing, but is he able?
2. He’s able, but will he be available?
3. “We have always done it this way.”
4. “You can’t do that in this Lodge.”
5. “I didn’t ask for this, you asked me!”
6. “I changed my mind.”
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Challenge No. 1: Willing Incompetents
“He’s willing,
but is he able?
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Challenge No. 2: Overcommitted Members
He’s able, but will he be avail-able?
• Watch out for the man who can’t say “no.”
• Sometimes it’s better to go with a novice.
• As a leader you must choose
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Challenge No. 3: Status quo guardian
“We have always done it this way.”
• Listen to the “old timers”
• Don’t be intimidated; it’s your decision
• Don’t be manipulated to name someone to a committee just because he always did the task before.
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Challenge No. 4: The Traditionalists
“You can’t do that in
this Lodge.”
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Challenge No.5: Conscripted “Volunteers”
“I didn’t ask for this,
you asked me!”
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Project AssignmentsArrangements Set date, time, place, theme,
dress etcEntire committee Completed by Sept. 1st
Refreshments Dinner and snacks Jim S. Arranged by October 1st
Entertainment Local band, sound system, recorded music,
Clown for kids
Joe W. Arranged by October 10th
Publicity News articles, ads, posters, flyers, mail, trestle board stuffer
Earl Set by October 15th
Set up Tables Chairs decorations, Sound system
Dave Camp Night before event
Greeters At door Jim W. 1 hour before event
Program MC and 20 min speech Mark H. Set by October 10th
Clean-up Tables chairs garbage, decorations etc.
Scott, Randy, Robert R. By noon the following day
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Challenge No. 6: The quitter
“I changed my mind.”
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Understanding Limits
• Remember the EA charge
– Family and work come first– If within the length of my cable tow
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After all is said, you must decide
Rule 1- Avoid arbitrary decisions
Rule 2- The Master has to make decisions when there is conflict.
Rule 3- Think it through
Rule 4- Use the gavel with A light touch
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Conclusion
1. Understanding is the key
2. Keep demands reasonable.
3. Be sensitive
4. Praise publicly; correct in private.
5. “Please” and “Thanks