2. APATHY:WHAT IS IT?
Lack of feeling or emotion
Lack of interest or concern
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
3. THE APATHY PROBLEM
Why are your brothers uninterested?
YOU are part of the apathy problem!
4. APATHY IS PROOF WE NEEDTO
CHANGE
You can NOT “fix” the apathy problem
You CAN initiate change
CHANGE can re-engage your brothers
CHANGE can reduce the impact of apathy on your chapter
5. PICK AN ISSUE FOR CHANGE
Why does this issue need to change… why is it a problem?
Why are you passionate about this issue?
What personal, leadership or followership values are connected to this issue?
Is there an ethical component?
How are you, your organization or people you care about impacted?
6. WHAT DO WETRYTO CHANGE?
Themes
T-Shirts
MeetingTimes
Points systems
Committees
7. WHAT SHOULD WE CHANGE?
Vision
Expectations
Goals
Rewards
Messages
10. LEADING CHANGE
1. Establish a Sense of Urgency
2. Form a Guiding Coalition
3. Create aVision
4. Communicate theVision
5. Empower Broad-based Action
6. Generate Short-term Wins
7. Never Let Up
8. Incorporate Changes into
Culture
Adapted from “Leading Change” by John Kotter
11. ESTABLISH A SENSE OF URGENCY
Top 5 Ridiculous Excuses NOT to Change:
1. “We can’t mess with tradition”
2. “We should take baby steps”
3. “The seniors won’t go for this”
4. “It’s really not that big a deal”
5. “We’ll never compete with other groups like this”
Never underestimate the value of a good crisis?
12. FORM A GUIDING COALITION
Relationships and Coalitions
Change is about people, not stuff
Who are your:
Stakeholders
Supporters
Change Agents
Challengers
Neutrals
14. EMPOWER BROAD-BASED ACTION
Change happens when people embrace an idea and make it their own
When people believe in something, they offer their best to the group
15. GENERATE SHORTTERM WINS
Vision-driven change is a long term process
Celebrate small victories along the way
Meeting/exceeding specific targets
Extra effort
Milestones
End of an era
17. INCORPORATE CHANGE
INTO CULTURE
Talk about it publicly
Act on it consistently
Reward it regularly
Teach it perpetually
Promote it shamelessly