Identify Skills

by Ed Luttrell
National Grange Director of
Leadership and Membership

Do you seem to have a shortage of workers in your Grange? Ever get frustrated because others don’t seem to get the task done right or on time? Then it’s time to focus on your team building skills as a Grange leader.
The first thing to change is the process of assigning committees. Begin by looking at the task and identifying what skills would be useful in getting it done. Organizational skills, knowledge of publicity, task specific skills (i.e. cooking talents for a dinner), enthusiasm, or even the skill of being able to relate to others may all be skills that would assist in getting the task done. The more possible skills that could be used, the more diverse team you can build.
Then look at your members and identify the skills that they have. Maybe someone has a skill that has never been utilized in your project. Then take a look at your inactive members. What skills do they have? Maybe they just need to know that they are important to the success of this project in order to help out. Take a look outside your membership for skills your members don’t have. A non-member may just be willing to help.
Take the first step in team building and become a better leader in your Grange!