Leadership Tip Archive

 

Invest in your Teams

 

by Ed Luttrell
National Grange Director of Leadership and Membership


Teams get more done that individuals and they are more successful than people working on their own. If you want to develop teams that function well in your Grange, you need to invest in them. Investing means spending time and energy in working with them.
The most important investment you can make in your teams is in training. Teach team leaders and members how a team operates. Each member is needed to make suggestions and to give input on how the team will accomplish its goals. Everyone will contribute to achieving the goal.
Another critical investment is in the time spent getting to know your members. When you get to know someone, you learn what needs they are looking to meet and what skills they have. When you know what a member wants to do and what their abilities are, it becomes much easier to build effective teams that have a variety of skills on them.
Invest in your Grange teams and become a better leader in your Grange!