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Agenda. IntroductionsPreparing for your Year in the EastAuthority vs. LeadershipTraining your OfficersEight Step Planning ProcessWorkshop Topics. Introductions. Your Masonic Leadership Training TeamHonored GuestsAttendeesNameLodge
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1. Masonic Leadership Training
Becoming the Worshipful Master
2. Agenda Introductions
Preparing for your Year in the East
Authority vs. Leadership
Training your Officers
Eight Step Planning Process
Workshop Topics
3. Introductions Your Masonic Leadership Training Team
Honored Guests
Attendees
Name
Lodge & Location
Title and Position, if any
4. General Info Restrooms
Cell phones/PDA’s
Sign-In Sheets
5. Resources Florida Digest of Masonic Law
Lodge Officers Handbook
Masonic Leadership Training Manual
Lodge Secretary Administrative Guide (GL215)
Worshipful Master’s Program Notebook (GL218)
6. Preparing for your Year in the East Plan your year early and recheck frequently
Ask for advice and help early
Plan your meetings and follow your plan
Educate, train and meet with your Officers
Be worthy of the honor which your Brethren have conferred upon you
7. Prior to Installation Select Installation Team
Plan Installation Dinner
Officer & Committee Appointments
Calendar for Ensuing Year
Trestle Board Notification
Officers Meeting
Rehearsal
Select/Purchase Worshipful Master’s hat
8. Installation Open in MM Degree
Close Funeral Lodge
Dinner
Installation
Use Past Masters in Installing Seats
Thank Installing Officers & Past Masters in seats
Introduce Wife & Family
Worshipful Masters Message
Introduce Lodge Officers & their family/guests
9. After Installation Presentations
Closing Prayer
Refreshments & Excuse non-Masons
Close Lodge & Reopen Funeral Lodge
You’re Now the Worshipful Master!
10. Impressions Does your Lodge reflect the beauty our rituals dictate
Is every Brother and their family greeted in a manner that promotes brotherly love
Are you and your Lodge fulfilling the needs and aspirations of every member
11. Leading your Lodge One Worshipful Master per Lodge
A Lodge of volunteers willing to do everything they can to assist, even wield the unseen gavel
The buck stops with you!
Build your team
First string– installed Officers
Active reserves – capable Brothers on the sidelines
Inactive reserves – Brothers not in Lodge
12. Continued Leadership Delegation – you can’t do it all
Authority & responsibility
KISS – don’t micro-manage
Provide resources needed
Stay in touch
Praise & recognition
13. Training Suggestions Provide duties & descriptions to all your filled positions
Hold frequent Officer’s meetings
Each position is responsible to train their follower
Require each seat to explain their duties to you
Allow junior officers to perform the duties of the next higher seat
14. Training, cont Use Grand Lodge materials & training sessions
Plan a trip to Grand Lodge
Train your Officers to the next position
Communicate training opportunities to the craft
15. Time Management The Lodge is yours for 365 days, 8760 hours and 585,600 minutes
Master your own schedule or let it master you
Schedule a portion of each day for Lodge business
No phones, visitors, distractions (ask wife to watch kids)…
Pass schedule to your Officers so they know
Keep updated priority list of things to do each day
Keep any calls during this time short and to the point
Don’t procrastinate & follow your set times
16. Time Management, cont Waiting for perfection can cause missed timeframes, you may never have all the information
Learn to say No – you can’t accomplish everything everyone wants to do
Be decisive – delaying causes waste of valuable time, don’t revisit past decisions
Delegate, you can’t do everything
Make and keep appointments – your time is important and those you spend it with
Cross examine and re-evaluate your time management
17. Planning Your Year Four ways to help your Lodge
Enlist the commitment and participation of your Brothers and Officers
There are many activities outside that compete for the attention of today’s men, how many can you fulfill at your Lodge
Plan activities and events that are rewarding to your members
Involving your Officers ensures consistency over the years and leaves the Lodge in good shape when you leave the East
18. 8 Step planning process 1 - Worshipful Master’s direction
When I have completed serving as Worshipful Master, I want the year to be remembered for…
2 - Every member has something to offer and in return, they desire:
To meet new friends
To have fun
To feel proud
To be well led
A role for their family
A Lodge active in the community
19. 8 Step planning process, cont 3 - Identify key areas of work
Meet with your incoming Wardens and identify key areas
Each of the Senior Officers individually plans their year in the East
Ensues continuity
Promotes long term goals
Create a Planning Team
Effective Past Master
Businessman or Owner
Recently-joined, young Mason
Effective committee chairman
Skilled financial planner
Experienced planner
Good communicator
Interested member
20. 8 Step planning process, cont Brainstorming
Strengths & weaknesses
Meetings
Work
Fellowship
Membership
Community service
Communications with Members
Fundraising
Prioritize results & identify current and out years
21. 8 Step planning process, cont 4 - Refining the plan
This planning team consists of key members excited and committed to achieve their goals
The members of the planning team will make excellent members of committees to implement the plans
Involving your Wardens (especially the items marked for future years) ensures a long range plan for success of your Lodge
22. 8 Step planning process, cont 5 - Preparing the initial calendar
Have Wardens draft their own as guidelines for their term
Add top priority items from Planning Team
Add historical Lodge activities (meetings, dinners…)
Add Grand Lodge activities & events
Add Masonic charities (MMRL, Child ID, etc)
Additional items PRN (civic, military, etc)
23. 8 Step planning process, cont 6 – The final plan
Bring the three calendars into one document (Incoming WM & Wardens) to present to the craft
Enlist assistance to head or sit on committees in support of the calendar
7 – The big announcement
Present your plan to the craft
Make copies for the members
Print out a one page calendar on the back of the trestleboard
Hand it out at installation
Place it on the Lodge’s web site
Send in an e-mail to the members
24. 8 Step planning process, cont 8 – Launch the plan
Appoint committees to support the plan
Talent and abilities of the member
Interest in the committee
Responsibility
Willingness and ability to devote the time necessary
Ambition for leadership, teamwork
Only one event per night (no widow’s & PM night)
Allow sufficient lead time to organize the event
Plan event around purpose (widow’s lunch vs. dinner as many do not like to be out at night)
25. 8 Step planning process, cont Food – type and style (hint – work closely with your JW)
Location (how accessible for widow’s night)
Plan the theme for the event
Invitations & coordination for attendees
Entertainment
Call & remind guests a week (or less) in advance of the event
Logistics (supplies purchased, Bldg opened early, greeters placed)
Make the guests feel welcome
Send thank-you letters after the event
26. Publications Grand Lodge planning publications
GL-218 Worshipful Master’s program book
GL-215 Lodge Secretary’s administration guide
Masonic Renewal Committee of North America (MRC) www.masonic-renewal.org
Masonic Leaders planning guide
Getting set for success
101+ Ways to Improve Interest and Attendance in your Lodge
75 Ways to Attract and Retain New Members