Every January, myself along with a tremendous committee of caring leaders gets to organize and host the Southern Regional Utah FIRST Lego League Regional Qualifier at Sunrise Ridge Intermediate in Saint George, Utah.
I had such an amazing experience watching these remarkable youth program and build autonomous robots, complete missions on the field tables, give presentations on their innovative inventions, and exhibit teamwork, gracious professionalism, and cooperation.
It was National 4-H Week October 7-13th and my program in Washington County, Utah really represented! I'm very proud of what we were able to accomplish together so I'm going to brag about it for a moment.
First, I was in Washington D.C with one of my teen leader's accepting an award for his 4-H project he did on technology education. Read about it
HERE.
Then I flew home and the very next event on my agenda was Farm Field Days. We had nearly 2000 4th graders come out to a local farm to learn about where their food comes from. Read about it
HERE.
Here's the situation:
You need people to volunteer, to take initiative, to lead. You have responsibilities to be filled.
You call a meeting, you announce what you need and ask for volunteers...I bet your response goes something like this:
How do I know this? I just experienced it! This kind of impersonal invite does not work.
Here's a situation that does work:
Observe the people who you would like to serve in the various capacities you need filed. Who's the best match? Make notes, figure out who your first choice would be along with alternatives.
Call or meet with each person individually. Compliment them on their skills. Tell them why they would do well in the role you need them in. They will respond positively and the likelihood of them accepting your personal invitation is much greater. It takes longer, but you'll get what you want.
I learned you've go to "Prime the Pump."
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