Motivating our Masonic Brothers

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• Motivating our Masonic Brothers

MWB Neil Neddermeyer www.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. Hes willing, but is he able?
2. Hes able, but will he be available?
3. We have always done it this way.
4. You cant do that in this Lodge.
5. I didnt ask for this, you asked me!
6. I changed my mind.

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Challenge No. 1 Willing Incompetents

• Hes willing,
• but is he able?

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Challenge No. 2 Overcommitted Members

• Hes able, but will he be avail-able?
• Watch out for the man who cant say no.
• Sometimes its 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
• Dont be intimidated its your decision
• Dont 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 cant do that in
• this Lodge.

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Challenge No.5 Conscripted Volunteers

• I didnt ask for this,
• you asked me!

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Project Assignments
Example
Arrangements Set date, time, place, theme, dress etc Entire 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