1. Harmony in the Pride Adapted from the work of Nesim Levi, Past International Director Leading Diverse Generations of Lions Leading Diverse Generations of Lions

2. Harmony in the Pride Webinar Facilitators 2 Dave Stoufer Past International Director Iowa, USA Connie LeCleir-Meyer Council Chairperson Wisconsin, USA

3. Harmony in the Pride Agenda 1.Why “Harmony in the Pride?” 2.LCI Tradition of Harmony 3.Profile of Four Generations 4.Generational Scenarios Discussion 5.The Role of the Leader in Club Harmony

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5. Why is it important for Lions to think about harmony among the generations in Lions clubs?

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7. “To be careful with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy.”– LCI Code of Ethics “A responsibility of the District Governor is to “promote harmony among the chartered Lions Clubs.” – District Governor Manual. “The Council Chairperson is to support efforts…to promote harmony, good fellowship, and enthusiasm in the meetings.” – Council Chairperson Manual

8. Agenda 1.Why “Harmony in the Pride?” 2.LCI Tradition of Harmony 3.Profile of Four Generations 4.Generational Scenarios Discussion 5.The Role of the Leader in Club Harmony

9. Harmony in the Pride Lion Baby! Gen. Z 2000 -... Lion William Traditionalist: 1922-1945 Lion Mitchell Millennial: 1980 - 2000 Lion Janet Generation X: 1965 - 1980 Lion Harvey Baby Boomer: 1945 - 1965

10. Harmony in the Pride Defining events WWII and Great Depression Faith in institutions, patriotic Believes in chain of command Information passed out on “need to know.” Motivated by recognition; wants experience valued Spent most/all of life without technology Lion William Traditionalist: 1922 - 1945

11. Harmony in the Pride Lion William Traditionalist: 1922 - 1945 Do you personally know anyone of this generation? Based on who you know, does this description of a Traditionalist seem accurate? Does your club have any members of this generation? Why or why not?

12. Harmony in the Pride Lion Harvey Baby Boomer: 1945-1965 Defining events Civil Rights, Vietnam War Believes in change of command Optimistic, idealistic, ambitious Motivated by competition and accomplishment Most of life without technology; competent now

13. Harmony in the Pride Do you personally know anyone of this generation? Based on who you know, does this description of a Baby Boomer seem accurate? Does your club have any members of this generation? Why or why not? Lion Harvey Baby Boomer: 1945-1965

14. Harmony in the Pride Fall of Communism, rise of technology Believes in self command Resourceful, independent Motivated by work-life balance Adapted quickly to rising technology Lion Janet Generation X: 1965-1980

15. Harmony in the Pride Do you personally know anyone of this generation? Based on who you know, does this description of a Gen Xer seem accurate? Does your club have any members of this generation? Why or why not? Lion Janet Generation X: 1965-1980

16. Harmony in the Pride Defining event 911, technology Social liberal, believes in diversity Believes in equality of command Motivated by relationship Engaged by meaningful work Lion Mitchell Millennial: 1980-2000

17. Harmony in the Pride Do you personally know anyone of this generation? Based on who you know, does this description of a Millennial seem accurate? Does your club have any members of this generation? Why or why not? Lion Mitchell Millennial: 1980-2000

18. Harmony in the Pride Lion William Traditionalist: 1922-1945 Lion Janet Generation X: 1965 - 1980 Lion Mitchell Millennial: 1980 - 2000 Lion Harvey Baby Boomer: 1945 - 1965

19. Harmony in the Pride What are some positive ways that a Traditionalist Lion could contribute to a club? Traditionalists 1922-1945 WWII and Great Depression Faith in institutions, patriotic Believe in chain of command Motivated by recognition Wants experience recognized

20. Harmony in the Pride What are some positive ways that a Baby Boomer Lion could contribute to a club? Civil Rights, Vietnam War Change of command Optimistic, idealistic Competitive, hard working, ambitious Baby Boomers: 1945 - 1965

21. Harmony in the Pride What are some positive ways that a Generation X Lion could contribute to a club? Generation X 1965 - 1980 Believes in self command Resourceful, independent Motivated by work-life balance Adapted quickly to rising technology

22. Harmony in the Pride What are some positive ways that a Millennial Lion could contribute to a club? Millenials 1980 - 2000 Social liberal, believes in diversity Believes in equality of command Motivated by relationship Engaged by meaningful work

23. Harmony in the Pride Traditionalists …-1945 Gen. X 1965 - 1980 Millenials 1980 - 2000 Baby Boomer 1945 - 1965

24. Harmony in the Pride Agenda 1.Why “Harmony in the Pride?” 2.LCI Tradition of Harmony 3.Profile of Four Generations 4.Generational Scenarios Discussion 5.The Role of the Leader in Club Harmony

25. Harmony in the Pride Generation Xer versus Boomer “As the president of our club, I communicated that our club would be a partner in an environmental project. The public signing was before our board meeting, and club members attended. During our club meeting, Lion Harvey informed me I had no authority to sign the agreement before the board approved. Time was short and the result positive, so I thought it would be fine to get the approval at the next meeting. 25 Source of this conflict? How to solve?

26. Harmony in the Pride Boomer versus Traditionalist Lion William, our Club President at the time, would not directly explain the club’s dues structure. I really wanted to know. He just said, “this is the way its always been done.” That was not a satisfactory response to me, plus he did not even present written agendas for the meeting. I don’t think that is proper.” 26 Source of this conflict? How to solve?

27. Harmony in the Pride Millennial versus Generation Xer “Lion Janet seems to get kind of loud and animated in meetings. I do not understand why she gets so worked up when she is making a point. It causes other Lions in the club to start arguing with her and the entire situation makes me uncomfortable. I don’t know why we can’t avoid disagreement and just come to a consensus quickly.” 27 Source of this conflict? How to solve?

28. Harmony in the Pride Traditionalist versus Millennial “I was mentoring Lion Mitchell, and we were going together to District Convention. The weekend started on Friday afternoon with a golf tournament for all Lions. Mitchell did not want to participate in the golf outing, or the banquet on Saturday night. He just wanted to participate in the training sessions on Saturday. I don’t think he understood the value of networking.” 28 Source of this conflict? How to solve?

29. Harmony in the Pride Agenda Why “Harmony in the Pride?” LCI Tradition of Harmony Profile of Four Generations Generational Scenarios Discussion The Role of the Leader in Club Harmony

30. Harmony in the Pride How would you lead a Traditionalist Lion Lion William Traditionalist: 1922-1945 to achieve club harmony/productivity?

31. Harmony in the Pride 1.Provide personal interaction, ask, listen 2.Show respect for age and experience 3.Provide plenty of technology training 4.Treat with dignity as fellow Lion Lion William Traditionalist: …-1945

32. Harmony in the Pride How would you lead a Baby Boomer Lion to achieve club harmony/productivity? Lion Harvey Baby Boomer: 1945 - 1965

33. Harmony in the Pride 1.Give frequent recognition 2.Treat as equals 3.Coach, don’t direct 4.Provide clear goals and expectations 5.Treat with dignity as fellow Lion Lion Harvey Baby Boomer: 1945 - 1965

34. Harmony in the Pride How would you lead a Generation X Lion to achieve club harmony/productivity? Lion Janet Generation X: 1965 - 1980

35. Harmony in the Pride 1.Provide an energetic atmosphere 2.Involve in teams 3.Be truthful and direct 4.Separate tasks and life 5.Treat with dignity as fellow Lion Lion Janet Generation X: 1965 - 1980

36. Harmony in the Pride How would you lead a Millennial Lion to achieve club harmony/productivity? Lion Mitchell Millennial: 1980 - 2000

37. Harmony in the Pride 1.Give frequent and instant feedback 2.Communicate with visuals when possible 3.Offer multi-tasking, creative projects 4.Treat with dignity as fellow Lion Lion Mitchell Millennial: 1980 - 2000

38. Harmony in the Pride Did you notice something? There was one leadership suggestion made for each of the four generations. What was it?

39. Harmony in the Pride Show respect for age and experience Treat with dignity as a fellow Lion Provide personal interaction Provide technology training Coach, don ’ t direct Give frequent recognition Provide clear goals and expectations Treat with dignity as a fellow Lion Treat as equals Train with visuals Involve in teams Separate tasks and life Treat with dignity as a fellow Lion

40. Harmony in the Pride What does treating someone with respect really mean? Take the high road Give the benefit of the doubt Remember the small courtesies Learn from each other!

41. Harmony in the Pride Traditionalists 1922-1945 Gen. X 1965 - 1980 Millenials 1980 - 2000 To serve, we need every generation Baby Boomer 1945 - 1965

42. Harmony in the Pride To serve, we need every generation Lion Baby! Generation Z 2000 -...

43. Harmony in the Pride Thank You UPCOMING WEBINARS: BECAUSE A CAPE WOULD GET IN THE WAY: BECOME A LIONS SUPERHERO 1/7/15, 12:00pm, CDT 1/16/15, 7:00pm, CDT