Dear League Leaders

Council 2011 was well focused  as leaders thought through the challenges as they set goals for their state leagues.  This exercise served as a springboard for ideas. Change, adapt, add, or delete as necessary for your League. Get your creative juices going! 

I keep six honest serving men

(They taught me all I knew)

Their names are What, and Why and When

and How and Where and Who.

-by Rudyard Kipling, “Six Honest Serving Men” from the “Elephant’s Child”

IDEA  SPURRING QUESTIONS

1. WHO

• What can help or make contributions?
• Who must I “sell” on this idea?
  
• Who can help me get additional resources?
  
• Who will benefit?
  

2.  WHAT

• What do I need in the way of additional resources?
• What techniques or methods can I use?
  
• What is the best way? The first step?
  
• What will make the idea better?
  

3.  WHERE  

• Where should I start?
• Where is resistance likely to be found?
  
• Where should I “plant seeds”?
  

4.  WHEN  

• When should I introduce the plan?
• When should we implement the ideas?
  
• When should we revise our strategy?
  

5.  WHY  

• Why should they buy this idea?
• Why is this way better?
  
• Why is the resistance so strong?
  

6.  HOW

• How can we improve the idea?
• How can we “test the waters”?
  
• How can I persuade centers of influence?

Warmly,

Marcia