Take It To Them

When you see the problem or have an answer, do you wonder why sometimes no one else sees it? The solution is to take it to them. Two-way communication is the best way to get others to see the need or the solution. To get your fellow members to buy into a solution or even to see the need for a solution, they must buy into you first. To buy in to a leader there must be open communication.

Talk with your members about the problem and how important it is to find a solution together. Let them see that you consider the problem important and urgent. Be positive and solicit ideas from your fellow members.  Share the benefits of finding a solution with them.

When you have a possible solution, ask others to evaluate it and think of ways of making the solution better. Give them the opportunity to make the idea theirs. View the idea as the Grange’s not yours. Let others share the pride of ownership in the possible solution.

Build a stronger Grange by taking problems and potential solutions to the membership.