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Servant based Lodge Leadership Building a Foundation for the Future. How to Achieve Followship. Fulfill new each member’s expectations. 2. Encourage members to contribute ideas. 3. Hold regular Officers meetings Greet all the members at the door. How to Achieve Followship.
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Servant based Lodge LeadershipBuilding a Foundation for the Future
How to Achieve Followship • Fulfill new each member’s expectations. • 2. Encourage members to contribute ideas. • 3. Hold regular Officers meetings • Greet all the members at the door
How to Achieve Followship • 9. Personal notes • Include Member’s names in Lodge • Communications. • 11. Give out Awards • 12. Have a plan for Masonic Funerals
How Are You Using Time? • Are your Meetings Boring? • How much Time is spend on each Item? • The Business Vs. The Experience
Steps To Save Time- • Summarize Minutes. • Begin meetings on time! • Increase overall pace. • Post minutes and Treasurer’s report.
Steps To Save Time- • Presenters need to be prepared. • Introductions should be short. • Limit remarks. • Share the agenda with officers.
Plan for a Perfect Evening • Make your evening an event! • Cater to their interests • 2. Focus on quality. • 3. Delight your customers. • 4. Balance fellowship, food, ritual, and entertainment. • 5. Involve your members in planning • 6. Get out the word, promptly. • 7. Ask for Feedback.
Steps you can Take- • Force yourself to plan. • Make something special happen 6 times a year. • Show videotapes of interest. • 4. Don’t forget Masonic enlightenment. • 5. Invite an outside speaker
Examples of outside Speakers • School Officials Police • Financial Planners Firefighters • Travel Agents Politicians • Insurance Agents Farmers • Career Counselors Our Wives • Real Estate Brokers • Health Care Specialists
Get the Ladies on your Side! 1. Get information to the wives 2. First Visit to Petitioner’s home?-meet the family. 3. wives are important. 4. Cater a Ladies Night.
Get the Ladies on your Side! 5. Share your calendar with your wife. 6. Thank the ladies when they help. 7. Ask for feedback.
Communicate with Your Members • Dress-up publications. • 2. Computerize member information • 3. Make a list of newly raised Masons • 4. Get Lodge information in the local papers. • 5. Start an email communication list • 6. Set up a web site
Buddy Up and Connect • Assign every new Mason to a Mentor. • 2. Introduce new Masons to others. • 3. Learn the interests of your new Masons and share that info. • .
Buddy Up and Connect 4. Invite new Masons to events. 5. Photograph new Members and post on bulletin board. 6. Ask for feedback from new Masons. 7. Watch for loss of interest and react.
Make Involvement Pay Off • Ten Ways to increase membership • Identify member’s skills, talents and interests. • Remember their names • 3. Ask new members how they wish to get involved and follow through. • 4. Provide members with the plans and goals of the Lodge. • 5. Listen to what they are saying!
Make Involvement Pay Off Ten Ways to increase membership 6. Invite new members to decision making meetings. 7. Contact the sick & shut-Ins. 8. Look for personal ways to support a brother outside of the Lodge 9. Reward real performance. 10. Give every Mason: SOMETHING TO DO AND SOMETHING TO LEARN.
Creating Followship 1. Fix the Products first. 2. Recognize the Importance of Change. 3. Make Something Happen right away. 4. Focus on Quality.
There are two kinds of leaders: “Those who are interested in the flock, and those who are interested in the fleece.” which one are you?