Are you not sure about how to start real team building in your own Grange? Changing the attitudes of your fellow members can be difficult and sometimes seems impossible. However, it always starts with you and your actions as a leader. Start building a team by giving up something you’re good at.
Find something in your Grange that you like doing and that everyone recognizes you are good at getting done. It may be something you’ve done for years. Find a member who would be willing to take on the task you are used to doing. Ask them who they want to have on their team, maybe even include a new member or nonmember. Then step back and only help if they ask for it.
This is one of the most difficult things you can do as a leader. After all, they may not do it the way you’ve always done it. They may even foul it up in some way. If you show your team that you have truly given them authority and that you have confidence in them, you are on the way to building a team.
Give up something you’re good at and become a better leader in your Grange!