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...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
In February 1963, Past Grand Master of Indiana Dwight L. Smith published an essay entitled Whither Are We Traveling? He begins by declaring there is no shortage of Masonic leaders complaining of lodge membership falling off or poor attendance at lodge meetings. He...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
I have spent a considerable amount of time, money and effort over the last 12 years to provide education and direction to leaders of the Masonic Fraternity. There is not a day goes by that I don’t think about some topic about effective leadership and...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
When the average Mason hears the term “lodge education,” he immediately thinks about the short presentation his lodge education officer makes at a stated meeting. This is lodge education, but only a very small piece of what should be included in overall...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
These things aren’t really hard, cost anything or require specialized training or education. Click on the image on the left, download and start becoming a better leader. 1. Listen more intently to others Leaders can learn so much by listening to members of their team...