Building Your Committee

Links Building Leadership Communication/Coordination Deepening/Expanding Vision Group Skills Task Skills What FSNP Stage? Volunteer Motivation Volunteer Recruitment Understanding Group Development

Not sure what your committee needs right now? Follow the: Building your committee Diagnostic Key Answer the first question 'yes' or 'no', and then go to the number indicated by your answer. Continue this process until you arrive at a particular recommended course of action....

1 C'ttee/Group works well together, people know each other well and trust one another?


 * Yes: Go to 2
 * No: Go to 3

2 C'ttee/Group has all the skills, knowledge & experience needed for their job, at least for now?


 * Yes: Go to 4
 * No: Go to 5

3 C'ttee/Group is new, as a whole or in part?


 * Yes: Go to 6
 * No: Go to 7

4 C'ttee/Group knows what needs to be done, is well organized and busy?


 * Yes: Go to 8
 * No: Go to 9

5 C'ttee/Group lacks the skills, knowledge or experience for functioning well as a group?


 * Yes: Go to ?Group Skills
 * No: Go to ?Task Skills

6 In meetings, the C'ttee/Group is generally unsure, tentative, with little participation?


 * Yes: Go to 10
 * No: Go to 11

7 C'ttee/Group doesn't seem to really have a common purpose, has difficulty working cooperatively?


 * Yes: Go to 15
 * No: Go to 2

8 C'ttee/Group has enough people to do the work?


 * Yes: Go to 13
 * No: Go to 14

9 C'ttee/Group has trouble being organized?


 * Yes: Go to 17
 * No: Go to 18

10 C'ttee/Group may be in Forming Stage What FSNP Stage?

11 C'ttee/Group is generally "difficult", there are many disagreements and it is hard to get consensus?


 * Yes: Go to 12
 * No: Go to 2

12 C'ttee/Group may be in Storming Stage What FSNP Stage?

13 Some C'ttee/Group are ready to take a greater leadership role?


 * Yes: Go to Building Leadership
 * No: Go to 16

14 C'ttee/Group needs to recruit more volunteers; see Volunteer Recruitment

15 C'ttee/Group may be in Norming Stage What FSNP Stage?

16 C'ttee/Group is ready to expand it's role and/or deepen it's vision?


 * Yes: Go to Deepening/Expanding Vision
 * No: Talk to Coordinator

17 C'ttee/Group does not communicate regularly or well?


 * Yes: Go to Communication/Coordination
 * No: Talk to Coordinator

18 C'ttee/Group seems unmotivated?


 * Yes: Go to Volunteer Motivation
 * No: Talk to Coordinator

Understanding Group Development