Insights and Brain Jogs
The challenges "How to make our journey or mission effective and relevant in our local community, empowering our members and brothers to do good works while enjoying the ride"' .A Five part input series in re-inventing ourselves as a organization by S.Holle GK 9262
Article 4- Knight 9262 renewal series Why are people not on our bus
Insights developed and adapted from Zig Ziglar
Clarence Francis, a businessman, said, "You can buy a man's time, you can buy his physical presence at a given place. You can even buy a measured number of his skilled muscular motions per hour. But you cannot buy enthusiasm, you cannot buy loyalty, you cannot buy devotion of hearts, minds or souls. You must earn these."
Question: How do you earn these things? The answer is to understand that according to the Department of Labor, 46 percent of the people who voluntarily leave their jobs do so because they do not feel respected and/or appreciated. When employers show employees respect and express appreciation on a regular basis, loyalty, commitment and enthusiasm all prevail in that person.
The late Cavett Robert said there are over three billion people who go to bed hungry every night, but there are over four billion people who go to bed hungry every night for a word of love, appreciation and respect. The message is clear: Nice people say complimentary things to producers who really do a good job (the compliment must be sincere). It has been said many times that people work for more than a raise -- they work for praise. The most effective and least expensive motivation going is recognition with a simple "thank you."
Insights developed and adapted from Zig Ziglar
Clarence Francis, a businessman, said, "You can buy a man's time, you can buy his physical presence at a given place. You can even buy a measured number of his skilled muscular motions per hour. But you cannot buy enthusiasm, you cannot buy loyalty, you cannot buy devotion of hearts, minds or souls. You must earn these."
Question: How do you earn these things? The answer is to understand that according to the Department of Labor, 46 percent of the people who voluntarily leave their jobs do so because they do not feel respected and/or appreciated. When employers show employees respect and express appreciation on a regular basis, loyalty, commitment and enthusiasm all prevail in that person.
The late Cavett Robert said there are over three billion people who go to bed hungry every night, but there are over four billion people who go to bed hungry every night for a word of love, appreciation and respect. The message is clear: Nice people say complimentary things to producers who really do a good job (the compliment must be sincere). It has been said many times that people work for more than a raise -- they work for praise. The most effective and least expensive motivation going is recognition with a simple "thank you."
Sieg Holle GK9262
Mind Jogs and ongoing challenges
Is our organization worthy of participation by the members?
Is our organization fun to participate in by the members?
Does our organization make a difference to our community?
Does our organization get its fair share of recognition in our community?
Does our organization meet its community service mandate?
Does our organization meet its church/ membership support service mandate?
What are the rewards of participating in our Order?
What are the rewards of participating in our council?
Mind Jogs and ongoing challenges
Is our organization worthy of participation by the members?
Is our organization fun to participate in by the members?
Does our organization make a difference to our community?
Does our organization get its fair share of recognition in our community?
Does our organization meet its community service mandate?
Does our organization meet its church/ membership support service mandate?
What are the rewards of participating in our Order?
What are the rewards of participating in our council?
How can we improve our impact or relevance :
- Community,
- Membership
2 comments:
people lose faith if they are not appreciated and misused in their circumstances a lose lose situation that can be fixed with positive acknolewdgement
lets be thoroughbred horse not donkeys please- for everyones best mutual gain
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."1
"On his radio broadcast Steve Brown explained that when a group of thoroughbred horses face attack from an outside enemy, they stand in a circle facing each other and with their back legs, kick out at the enemy. Donkeys, on the other hand, do just the opposite. They circle up, facing the enemy, and use their hind legs to kick each other! How often does the church [or families] do the identical thing—ignore the real enemy while attacking fellow believers."2
An old cliché, but worth repeating, says, "The church is the only army that shoots its wounded." This can be especially applicable to some divorced people in some church circles—even when the divorcee had absolutely no choice in the matter. Some churches have fought and split over their church music. Some denominations have split over insignificant doctrinal issues. I've seen bickering and backbiting destroy one church I know, and I know one pastor who was "crucified" through idle gossip started by a jealous, critical person. Most of those church members would never have dreamt of stealing this pastor's transportation, which they would have considered to be a terrible sin, but thought nothing about stealing his reputation—and which did the greater harm?
Stop the infighting and say thank you
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