Once upon a time there were two sorority chapter presidents whose organizations were right next door to each other. And each was dealing with a similar challenge. Within each sorority, a handful of members had stopped attending meetings and other functions.
At the first chapter, the president stressed about this issue privately, trying to develop ways to re-engage these lost members. The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became about these members’ lack of commitment. She pulled every leadership book she had and every binder from every leadership event. She studied and thought and decided that she needed to take this issue head-on. It's important for leaders to inspire action, right?
The next chapter meeting came and the president closed it with a speech about commitment and motivation. She stood up and raised her voice, trying to use passion to deliver the message clearly: this apathy would not be tolerated any longer! Most of the members in the room nodded their head. The missing members were…still…missing.
As such, things did not improve. The disengaged members still did not show up to meetings and other events.
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Powerful blog. I agree. Well done, John!
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