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Building Your Team

Governor’s-Elect

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Team Purpose

Help Clubs Succeed!

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Build Foundation Now

Show You Care

Build Trust

Develop Loyalties

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Build Relationships with Volunteers

Use Names Shake hands Smile Send welcome

letter Write thank-you &

congratulations notes

Listen to them Compliment them Include them Show respect Take photos Give them

resources

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“People don’t care how much you know,

Until they know how much you care.”

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Who’s on Your Team?

Lieutenant Governors

Club Presidents

Committees

Members

JOOI

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Lieutenant Governors The Key to Your

Success

Your Executive Committee

The “Backbone” of Your District

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Getting the Best Lieutenant Governors

Encourage the best to seek office Seek candidates from Zones & call candidates

to encourage After election, Governor appoints Lieutenant

Governors

Welcome Elects & give calendar dates

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3rd Quarter Conference

Host 3rd Quarter Reception / CQ Briefing Meet, greet and take their photo Give them job description and expectations Review roster info, get e-mail addresses Welcome and appreciation

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Training Lieutenant Governors

Use “Faculty Guide” Retreats before District Convention

Rustic lodges? Pitch-ins? Prior to District Convention?

OI Convention Training

“Knowledge is powerful motivation”

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Nurturing Lieutenant Governors

Priority at District Events (Intros)

Respect, Support and Loyalty

Accountability and Recognition

“Give people what they want and they will give you what you want”

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When Others Succeed, You Succeed!

Building Your District Team

Governors-Elect – The End