All You Need is Brotherly Love!

Leadership Blog

                      The following six human needs were part of a weekly email I received, and I copied it, not knowing how I might use it. What every human being wants and needs To be part of something larger...

Leading With Masonic Values – Truth

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Truth, the last of Masonry’s three great tenets, is described as a divine attribute and the foundation of every virtue. The first lesson we are taught in Masonry is to be good men and true. The ritual goes on to say, Hence, while influenced by this principle,...

Leading With Masonic Values – Relief

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The second great tenet of Masonry is relief. Typically, what immediately comes to mind is the practice of charity by giving monetary gifts. Certainly, Masonry and the allied organizations have a great history of raising funds to support worthwhile charitable...

Leading with Masonic Values – Brotherly Love

Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons

 I was thinking one day that during my years of service in Masonic organizations, I observed firsthand and heard about some behavior by leaders that made me feel at the time that they had forgotten some things they were taught in the Masonic degrees. I have always...

Ask – To Create a Great Lodge Experience

Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons

Lodge leaders can brainstorm ideas to make the lodge experience more interesting, but if you don’t ask as many brothers as possible what they might like, you may not accomplish what you set out to do. As part of our Lodge planning process, we passed out note cards at...

4 Barriers to Successful Planning & How to Overcome Them

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There are several keys to successful planning and one of the first is to be aware of some of the major barriers that will trip you up.   Fear of Change—Apprehension about stepping out into the unknown will limit your creativity and send you down the path of least...