Communication is the Key

To be a leader, you must be able to communicate. The members need to know your opinion, thoughts, plans, and deals. Whether you are a President, Deputy Governor, Governor or National President, you MUST be in constant communication with the members, who look to you for guidance.

When I joined Kin, the only communication we had were letters that came though the post office. This was always very limited and after the fact. That is the one source of communication that is not very effective in these days of the 21st century. Now we have instant communication with tools like Facebook and Twitter. We have a rare leader of the Association, National President Lee Burry, he uses many forms of communicating with the members. I will use him as an example, below are the links to the National President, if you follow these you will become one of the informed;

Website - http://www.kincanada.ca/
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/#!/lee.burry
Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kin-Canada/108172575878053
Facebook Group - Lee still could fill this void.
Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/leeburry
Blog - http://believekin.ca/blog/
Youtube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/believekin
Linkedin - http://www.linkedin.com/Lee

This is very impressive, we have a Kin National President that is aware of the potential of communication. Good job Lee....

There is also a huge communication tool that most members have, a cellphone. With your phone, you can text, Blackberry message, email, and of course, call. I used all these tools as Governor, I found that this is the most important thing that the members need, information. These days we hunger for up to the second information and a constant connection.

As a leader, or just Joe Member, please use these tools. The Association needs communication, and it should be two way communication. Members need to know and have input. Let us move into the future and stay connected.