Minnesota Grand Lodge Presents:

Motivating our

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Brothers

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MWB Neil Neddermeyer

www.Cinosam.net
 Preview of Approach
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1. What is motivation?

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2. How do you motivate anyone?
3. What motivates you?
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4. How do you motivate volunteers?
5. Real challenges and approaches.
6. Special Challenges
7. Understanding limits
 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?
 3. What motivates you?
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• Pride

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• Enjoyment
• A sense of duty or obligation
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• Recognition – applause and awards
• Acceptance
• Tangible reward
• Positive “K.I.T.A.”
 4. How do you motivate volunteers?
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• What is a “volunteer”?

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• 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

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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?
 Six Special Challenges
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1. He’s willing, but is he able?

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2. He’s able, but will he be available?
3. “We have always done it this way.”
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4. “You can’t do that in this Lodge.”
5. “I didn’t ask for this, you asked me!”
6. “I changed my mind.”
 Challenge No. 1: Willing
Incompetents
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“He’s willing,
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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.”

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• Sometimes it’s better to go with a novice.
• As a leader you must choose
 Challenge No. 3: Status quo
guardian
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“We have always done it this way.”

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• Listen to the “old timers”

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• Don’t be intimidated; it’s your decision

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• Don’t be manipulated to name someone to
a committee just because he always did the
task before.
 Challenge No. 4: The Traditionalists
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“You can’t do that in
this Lodge.”
 Challenge No.5: Conscripted
“Volunteers”
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“I didn’t ask for this,

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you asked me!”
 Project Assignments
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Arrangements Set date, time, place, theme, Entire committee Completed by Sept. 1st
dress etc

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Refreshments Dinner and snacks Jim S. Arranged by October 1st

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Entertainment Local band, sound system, Joe W. Arranged by October 10th
recorded music,
Clown for kids

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Publicity News articles, ads, posters, Earl Set by October 15th
flyers, mail, trestle
board stuffer
Set up Tables Chairs decorations, Dave Camp Night before event
Sound system
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, Scott, Randy, Robert R. By noon the following day
decorations etc.
 Challenge No. 6: The quitter
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“I changed my mind.”
 Understanding Limits
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• Remember the EA charge

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– Family and work come first

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– If within the length of my cable tow
 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

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there is conflict.

Rule 3- Think it through

Rule 4- Use the gavel with A light touch

 Conclusion
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1. Understanding is the key

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2. Keep demands reasonable.

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3. Be sensitive
4. Praise publicly; correct in private.
5. “Please” and “Thanks