The Power of Asking: Setting the Rotary Network In Motion
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How do we move a good idea from dream to reality? How can we motivate ourselves and others to be people of action? It starts with the courage to ask. By actively inviting others to join us, we can amplify our voice and our impact. In this session, you will develop your personal action plan to motivate others, transform their thinking, and bring their ideas to life.
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The Power of Asking: Setting the Rotary Network In Motion
- 1. The Power of Asking: Setting the Rotary Network in Motion Linda Morrow & Mary Jean Gallagher Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland
- 8. Objectives • Understand the hesitancy “to ask” and transform our thinking • Learn strategies to move from “good idea” to action • Learn from others’ stories
- 9. Objectives • Goal: improve your ability to lead people to accomplish great things • Your personal action plan!
- 10. Why are we hesitant to ask for help, to ask people to join Rotary or to ask for support of fundraisers and projects?
- 11. Common Responses • Afraid of rejection • Will make other people uncomfortable • Not sure what to say or why you are asking
- 12. Dr. Francis Flynn – Organizational Behavior, Stanford University • People grossly underestimate (by 50%) how likely others will say yes to requests for help • Our view – “the cost of saying yes” • We often inflate the “social cost of rejection” • Change the conversation – “It’s not about me.” • Cost/benefit analysis Research Says
- 13. Simon Sinek “Start With Why” “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” Research Says Your WHY must be crystal clear to you, before you can explain it to others
- 14. Q2. (New slide) Bob renumber questions forward Why are you a Rotarian? (Your 30 second elevator speech) Why are you a Rotarian? (Your 30 second elevator speech)
- 15. What should your club do to make a difference in your club, community or internationally? Why? What difference would it make?
- 16. How do you lead for success?
- 18. Where do you usually fall along the task–people continuum?
- 19. Balancing a Team
- 20. Making a Change Everett M. Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations
- 21. Who would you include in your initial team?
- 22. ht you use the etwork to move a to action?
- 23. Rotary Resources District Governors Presidents and past presidents Rotary staff Otherclubs Friends and community leaders Rotary.org Videos PamphletsPartner Clubs Grants People who know the world
- 24. www.rotary.org
- 25. Why Ask?
- 27. • Look around, there are people looking for meaningful ways to change the world – Ask Them • Know WHY you are doing what you are doing • It takes fewer people than you think to get started – choose wisely • The Rotary Network is there to help you – take action In Summary
Editor's Notes
- Hello – we are so excited to be here to talk to a room full of Rotarians who share such energy and passion for their communities and the world. Mary Jean and I are pleased to talk to you today about the power of asking, what it can accomplish for you, your clubs, and setting the Rotary network in motion. First I would like to share a story with you about an aha moment that I had back a few years ago that really brought to light what happens when you ask for help from Rotarians
- Our department secretary, Christine has a young 26 year old daughter Jessica (Jessie) who is a world traveler. She travels and gets work and volunteers as she can just so she can see the world. Much to the anxiety of her mother. One Friday afternoon I was working at my desk. I had asked our IT department to repair a computer in our department about 3 weeks earlier and I was looking for the online ticket that was issued since it still hadn’t been repaired. Christine mentioned to me that her daughter who was in Peru had been texting her that she hadn’t been feeling very well the last few days and rather than going on the trips she planned she was just staying in the room at the hostels. I could tell Christine was getting worried so I said as most would say – if there is anything I can do, please let me know. So, early Monday morning I saw an email that was sent very late Sunday night from Christine saying that she hadn’t heard from Jessie despite texting her for most of the day and she had just received a text from the manager of the hostel saying that they had brought Jessie to the hospital. Then she got a poorly connected face time pic of her daughter holding up a sign with the name of the hospital she was in Huarez, Peru. She was starting to get frantic.
- What could I do to help? When I got to work I emailed my Rotary club member, Aruna Koushik and asked her if she knew anyone in Peru? Within minutes she emailed back and told me to email Jennifer Jones and Mary Jean Gallagher who were at district conference in Seoul South Korea. So we sent an email. It was 9am Monday morning in Windsor and it was midnight in Seoul. Mary Jean replied within about 15 minutes and said she knew someone from numerous trips to Peru and forwarded the email to her connection in Peru. It was morning in Huarez, Peru.
- Within a half hour, this is the email we received. (read email) Following that email we received another one indicating that someone was standing right next to Jessie at the hospital and would be there as long as she was needed. Jessie was in the hospital suffering from a gastro-intestinal issue and needed medication and to be rehydrated. As I sat in front of my computer and watched the network of Rotary launch into action I thought – holy …… it worked! I know this isn’t a surprise to many of you, But it worked. I was astounded by the power of Rotary. It was an aha moment.
- This is a picture of Jessie later in the trip at Machu Pichu. I take absolutely no credit for helping this young lady, other than starting the process by asking for help. It was a group effort. And to add to the magic along the way – in typical Rotary fashion not one person said no. Not one person said – I don’t know we might have to check the policy about that… I recalled and reflected that the most successful moments in my life that had impact usually started because I, or someone else, took the first step by asking. Sometimes it took courage, sometimes we were just naïve or didn’t know better – we just started the journey by asking.
- There are so many stories like this that speak to the power of asking and the power of Rotary. Think about the circumstances that have led you here today. Someone asked you to a meeting, or an event, or even asked you for a favour. So this will be the focus of what we will discuss today. We will think about transforming our thinking when we are hesitant to ask. We will learn some strategies for moving a good idea to action and from the stories of others. And throughout this session we will ask you to complete your personal action plan so you can reflect on it and continue your journey after this session and the conference.
- There are so many stories like this that speak to the power of asking and the power of Rotary. Think about the circumstances that have led you here today. Someone asked you to a meeting, or an event, or even asked you for a favour. So this will be the focus of what we will discuss today. We will think about transforming our thinking when we are hesitant to ask. We will learn some strategies for moving a good idea to action and from the stories of others. And throughout this session we will ask you to complete your personal action plan so you can reflect on it and continue your journey after this session and the conference.
- When I talked to a few people about asking for what we want – sometimes they would reply – well it doesn’t hurt to ask…. Really? For those of you who have ever tried to ask someone you like for a date or asked your boss for a raise – it sometimes feels like it does hurt.
- Often we are afraid of being rejected and no one likes to feel rejected – we take it personally. If the other person is someone we know we might think we will make them feel uncomfortable or obligated. We wonder whether it will negatively impact a friendship or a business relationship. Sometimes we just aren’t sure what to say or how to present our idea – how to choose the right words or what would be the best way to explain the idea or why the other person should be interested
- Work done over several years by Dr. Francis Flynn a professor in organizational behaviour at Stanford University suggested a few explanations. He did some studies where he asked people to approach strangers to ask for assistance. Research shows that people grossly underestimate (by 50%) how likely others will say yes to requests for help. Despite all our experiences of asking people for things. Part of the reason is that we, as askers, think about all the reasons why they would want to say no. We think about the cost of saying yes, but that is often not what the people you ask are thinking. By the way, after repeating the studies they found we were not significantly better at estimating with people that we know – our friends and family. We also maximize the social cost of rejection – the social impact if we are rejected. So people will say yes far more often than we think they would. I often wonder about how that cost of social rejection would be lessened if we really thought about who we are advocating for? I am not asking for me, I am asking for others. Think about how different our conversations change when we are advocating for our children, our family, our close friends. It’s not my feelings, my ego, my self-esteem on the line any longer. As Rotarians we have made the decision to change the world; We have an incredibly powerful network to do this, but we can’t wait for people to read our minds – we need to be present and ask for what we want..
- (The work of Simon Sinek is summarized in his Ted talks and his book called Start with Why. Your why is your purpose, your cause, your belief that inspires you to do what you do. People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it. Your Why has to be crystal clear to you before you can make it clear to others. Sometimes we have to really sit down and think about our why and sometimes we need revisit it.