Implementing change can be easy or hard.
Executive board members for the chapter (especially the president) can convince chapter
members to "buy in" before any change is proposed. Remember that good
presidents know the result of every vote before that vote takes place. To get
members to back a proposal, the exec board needs to discuss it with individual members. They need to introduce the idea and get
feedback from the membership. The purpose of these conversations is NOT to tell
the member what is going to happen. The purpose is to get his or her opinion on
the idea and solicit suggestions for making it better. If you can do this, members will feel like they
are part of the new idea. They will feel this way because it is true. Your
members will now have" ownership" of the change, and will feel that
it is partly their idea. People fight much harder when the idea is theirs.
by Patrick Daley
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