Ideas for Recruiting New Leaders, Number 5, Use a Wide-Angle Lens

While the effort to bring new people into the leadership arena is important to community improvement projects, it’s also important to recognize that even the smallest and most limited volunteer contribution can be part of the leadership activities of a community.

Planting flowers in a park or helping with a mass mailing may seem like small efforts, but they still are part of the whole picture of what makes up a healthy and vital community. What’s important is seeing how each contribution fits into the whole picture.

Recognizing and encouraging any and all contributions to community survival requires a sense of the big picture. And, by never discounting any effort, no matter how small, the door to increased involvement remains open.