Re: Dealing with a common problem - your help please
Re: Dealing with a common problem - your help please
- Subject: Re: Dealing with a common problem - your help please
- From: David Krafchick <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:58:53 -0700
- Organization: nimbleland
We've got a number of people who'll sing the praises of how thankful
they are to have someone doing things again, and I've been handing
kudos to the group by giving thanks & letting them know that they're
the ones who makes things happen (last year we raised enough $$ for a
used projector). My focus & desire now is to change those
"cheerleaders" into active players. What I'm not sure of other than
outright asking them to do something is - HOW?
We don't have a lot of $$ flow - based only on membership ($18/yr), and
raffles at each meeting (averg $40). That means that rewarding active
members with "things" is tough. What other "carrots" can be used?
Thanks to all who've helped out so far, and please keep the ideas
coming. I don't want to end up being burnt out, and I don't want to
stop trying to do things (that's the easy out).
Cheers!
Chris Kiltz
Chris,
Carrots do not have to be cash. At Cascade, my first
experience was a newsletter party. People potlucked and we
folded and sorted a couple of thousand in three hours - very
well attended and everything got done in a fun atmosphere.
I suggest picking something that could be done in a small or
medium group activity tied to something that the group needs
or desires. I cannot give you the specific, but if you
e-mail me your number, I'd be willing to call you (or you
can call me). Keep it simple, fun and most important -
achievable goal.
If everyone goes away happy - we accomplished something and
it was a blast, that message gets out there. When I ran
meetings, people bent over backwards to contribute. In a
very short time, I had vendors calling, Apple calling and
kudos from Guy Kawasaki. It starts with one person, buy it
builds out from there. By building a crackerjack crew, we
also had community business groups donating with just a
call. Then when a group formed a Book Expo, we got the
call. It builds over time - and it works.
The comedy of this is that when I go up for jobs - even with
Apple - it has little impact. So now I am building my own
business, following my own advice and on May 29th, I will
see if it works for me.
Lastly I want acknowledge the burn out and say that without
grooming replacements, the sudden gap can be very
destructive. I think there should be terms for all
positions which build change and freshness into the mix.
Very few groups see this and the results are whatever the
person brings to the table. It can also mean that when that
person leaves, the gap widens by the number of years they
stayed in position. So yes, I think all groups should have
limits along with the internships.
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