Minnesota Grand Lodge Presents:
Motivating our
Brothers
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MWB Neil Neddermeyer
www.Cinosam.net
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Preview of Approach
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What is motivation?
How do you motivate anyone?
What motivates you?
How do you motivate volunteers?
Real challenges and approaches.
Special Challenges
Understanding limits
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1. What is motivation?
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• What makes people strive for change?
• Reality about motives
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2. How do you motivate anyone?
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• Can a leader find the “hot buttons”?
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• Can you “motivate,” but not manipulate?
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3. What motivates you?
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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?
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• What is a “volunteer”?
• Recognize differences in members
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• If not pay or duty, which rewards work?
4. How do you motivate volunteers?
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• Differences between “command” and
supervision and leading volunteers?
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5. Real Challenges with Volunteers
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• Volunteers can “walk” 3 ways
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• How can you keep them?
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Six Special Challenges
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He’s willing, but is he able?
He’s able, but will he be available?
“We have always done it this way.”
“You can’t do that in this Lodge.”
“I didn’t ask for this, you asked me!”
“I changed my mind.”
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Challenge No. 1: Willing
Incompetents
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“He’s willing,
but is he able?
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Challenge No. 2: Overcommitted
Members
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He’s able, but will he be avail-able?
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• 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
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“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
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“You can’t do that in
this Lodge.”
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Challenge No.5: Conscripted
“Volunteers”
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“I didn’t ask for this,
you asked me!”
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Project
Assignments
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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
Greeters
At door
Jim W.
Program
MC and 20 min speech
Mark H.
Clean-up
Tables chairs garbage,
decorations etc.
Scott, Randy, Robert R.
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Night before event
1 hour before event
Set by October 10th
By noon the following day
Challenge No. 6: The quitter
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“I changed my mind.”
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Understanding Limits
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• 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
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Rule 1- Avoid arbitrary decisions
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Rule 2- The Master has to make decisions when
there is conflict.
Rule 3- Think it through
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Rule 4- Use the gavel with A light touch
Conclusion
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Understanding is the key
Keep demands reasonable.
Be sensitive
Praise publicly; correct in private.
“Please” and “Thanks
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