LeadershipLeadershipUnderstanding how Understanding how

to apply true to apply true leadership from leadership from the mysteries of the mysteries of

our Order.our Order.

It's amazing how many cares It's amazing how many cares disappear when you decide disappear when you decide not to be something, but to not to be something, but to

be someone.be someone.

- Coco Chanel- Coco Chanel

Know what you want to Know what you want to do.do.

It is awfully hard to get It is awfully hard to get others to do what you others to do what you want if you don't know want if you don't know what you want. what you want.

Programs VS ValuesPrograms VS Values

ProgramsPrograms

►Speaks to a specific audienceSpeaks to a specific audience►Focus on a specific needFocus on a specific need►Last for a specific seasonLast for a specific season

I.e. Relay for life, for people touched I.e. Relay for life, for people touched by cancer (in one way or another), by cancer (in one way or another), for a two day event.for a two day event.

ValueValue

►Not to a specific audience, not focus Not to a specific audience, not focus on a specific need, not for a specific on a specific need, not for a specific season season

►Are aspects of truth that are always Are aspects of truth that are always true for everyonetrue for everyone

Value is equally true for men, Value is equally true for men, women, and kids.women, and kids.

Programs VS ValuePrograms VS Value

Do your homework.Do your homework.

►Before starting a new challenge, Before starting a new challenge, always try to find out what others have always try to find out what others have tried that had succeeded or failed. tried that had succeeded or failed. Research the obstacles and Research the obstacles and opponents. Try to give yourself the opponents. Try to give yourself the best chance of winning by learning as best chance of winning by learning as much as you can at the beginning. much as you can at the beginning.

►Never stop learning and thinking. Never stop learning and thinking.

PlanningPlanning

►Enrolling, Get input through eliciting Enrolling, Get input through eliciting and incorporating team input.and incorporating team input.

►Get the right people in the right place Get the right people in the right place for the right reason at the right time.for the right reason at the right time.

►CommunicationCommunication Time schedulesTime schedules Informative meetings (i.e. agendas)Informative meetings (i.e. agendas)

EnrollingEnrolling

►You may be a smart, well educated You may be a smart, well educated person, but their are always smarter person, but their are always smarter people than you. Encouraged people people than you. Encouraged people to think, to innovate, to be creative. to think, to innovate, to be creative. Don't blindly accept what they came Don't blindly accept what they came up with, but expected them to come up with, but expected them to come up with something appropriate. up with something appropriate.

Get the right people in the right Get the right people in the right place for the right reason at the place for the right reason at the

right time.right time.

The Right PersonThe Right Person

►Before the rollout, it might help to Before the rollout, it might help to break the project down into chunks, in break the project down into chunks, in order to make it more manageable. order to make it more manageable.

►So rather than just collecting a bunch So rather than just collecting a bunch of tasks that the performer should be of tasks that the performer should be able to do, think of who is best suited able to do, think of who is best suited for the task to complete the project. for the task to complete the project. This will increase the skill of your team This will increase the skill of your team to make effective performers. to make effective performers.

The Right Person The Right Person

►Having the right person in the right Having the right person in the right place for the right reason at the right place for the right reason at the right time.time.

Will be FaithfulWill be Faithful Will be FruitfulWill be Fruitful Will be FulfilledWill be Fulfilled Will make God FamousWill make God Famous

AbilitiesAbilities

►Abilities are the knowledge, skills, and Abilities are the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that the individuals presently attitudes that the individuals presently have that allow them to perform their have that allow them to perform their jobs. jobs.

AbilitiesAbilities► General Knowledge General Knowledge -- This can be thought of as intelligence, -- This can be thought of as intelligence,

which is linked experience, This is the intellectual ability that is which is linked experience, This is the intellectual ability that is learned or acquired over time.learned or acquired over time.

► Problem-Solving SkillsProblem-Solving Skills -- These are the performers' creative -- These are the performers' creative abilities to solve unusual and normally ill-defined abilities to solve unusual and normally ill-defined organizational problems.organizational problems.

► Professional Skills and KnowledgeProfessional Skills and Knowledge -- These are the -- These are the knowledge and skills that are critical for producing key knowledge and skills that are critical for producing key outputs. outputs.

► Motivation SkillsMotivation Skills -- This is the performer's willingness to -- This is the performer's willingness to tackle problems, exert their influence, and advance the overall tackle problems, exert their influence, and advance the overall human good and value of the organization. human good and value of the organization.

► Personality Skills Personality Skills -- These are any characteristics (traits?) -- These are any characteristics (traits?) that help the performers to cope with complex organizational that help the performers to cope with complex organizational situations. situations. Social Judgment SkillsSocial Judgment Skills -- This is the capacity to understand -- This is the capacity to understand

people and social systems. They enable the performers to work people and social systems. They enable the performers to work with each other. with each other.

Inspire Your shared visionInspire Your shared vision

►Next, share your vision in words that Next, share your vision in words that can be understood by your followers. can be understood by your followers.

►Let them know what you want to Let them know what you want to accomplish.accomplish.

►Have written goals and task for Have written goals and task for everyone involved. everyone involved.

Leader = EquipperLeader = Equipper

►Enable others to actEnable others to act - Give them the - Give them the tools and methods to solve the tools and methods to solve the problem. problem.

►Model the wayModel the way - When the process - When the process gets tough, get your hands dirty. A gets tough, get your hands dirty. A boss tells others what to do, a leader boss tells others what to do, a leader shows that it can be done. shows that it can be done.

►Encourage the heartEncourage the heart - Share the - Share the glory with your followers' hearts, while glory with your followers' hearts, while keeping the pains within your own. keeping the pains within your own.

CommunicationCommunication

►Time schedulesTime schedules – Have attainable – Have attainable goals written downgoals written down At the beginning, quarter way, half way, At the beginning, quarter way, half way,

three quarter way, and final planning. three quarter way, and final planning. Don’t let something bite you in the end.Don’t let something bite you in the end.

CommunicationCommunication

►Informative meetings (i.e. agendas)Informative meetings (i.e. agendas) – Make the use of yours and your peoples – Make the use of yours and your peoples time. time.

Unless commitment is made, there are Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no only promises and hopes... but no

plans. plans.

- Peter Drucker- Peter Drucker

Demanded excellenceDemanded excellence

►Demanded excellenceDemanded excellence, not , not perfection. Expect people to work hard perfection. Expect people to work hard and to be as committed to the goal as and to be as committed to the goal as you. Don't expect people to do as you. Don't expect people to do as much or as well as you, but insisted, much or as well as you, but insisted, however, that people do as much and however, that people do as much and as well as you can. as well as you can.

ExecuteExecute

HAVE FUNHAVE FUN

What's the sense of doing anything What's the sense of doing anything if you can’t find something if you can’t find something

enjoyable about it.enjoyable about it.

When what you are doing When what you are doing isn't working, you tend to do isn't working, you tend to do more of the same and with more of the same and with

greater intensity. greater intensity.

- Dr. Bill Maynard & Tom - Dr. Bill Maynard & Tom Champoux Champoux Heart, Soul and Heart, Soul and

SpiritSpirit

Where there is no vision, Where there is no vision, the people perish. the people perish.

- Proverbs 29:18- Proverbs 29:18

BreakBreak

Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers

I’m in a place of personal I’m in a place of personal frustration…what should I do to frustration…what should I do to

sort it out?sort it out?

Why have we stopped growing? Why have we stopped growing?

How do we stay a step ahead How do we stay a step ahead of the growth we are of the growth we are

experiencing?experiencing?

Where do we find the right Where do we find the right people to join our organization?people to join our organization?

What should my role be with the What should my role be with the Lodge as our organization Lodge as our organization

grows?grows?

How do we get more people How do we get more people serving in the Order?serving in the Order?

What can we do to improve our What can we do to improve our effectiveness in maturing those effectiveness in maturing those

we’ve reached?we’ve reached?

Do we have the right strategy Do we have the right strategy for our vision?for our vision?

How do we get our people to How do we get our people to understand, embrace, and act understand, embrace, and act

upon our vision?upon our vision?

Is our organization structured to Is our organization structured to effectively accomplish our effectively accomplish our

mission?mission?

Do we have the right leaders in Do we have the right leaders in place to help us get to the next place to help us get to the next

level of development?level of development?

Where do we find more leaders Where do we find more leaders and how do we develop the and how do we develop the

ones we have?ones we have?

What can we do to increase the What can we do to increase the effectiveness of our Lodgeeffectiveness of our Lodge

What can we do to increase the What can we do to increase the effectiveness of our Grand effectiveness of our Grand

LodgeLodge

How do we strengthen the How do we strengthen the relationship between our Lodgesrelationship between our Lodges

What’s next for us? What’s next for us?

How do I get back to what I How do I get back to what I really want to do?really want to do?

Is this still the right role for Is this still the right role for me?me?

Why am I losing my Why am I losing my motivation?motivation?

Who should I surround myself Who should I surround myself with in order to increase my with in order to increase my

effectiveness?effectiveness?

How do I negotiate my role How do I negotiate my role changes as our organization changes as our organization

grows?grows?

How do I make a necessary How do I make a necessary transition in the best interest of transition in the best interest of

our organization?our organization?

What’s next for me, or is this What’s next for me, or is this it?it?

Thanks for your time.Thanks for your time.