When talking about the ELC’s you can’t really throw a big blanket over them saying they are good or bad. To say that all ELC’s are bad is ridiculous, but to think they are all good is just as ridiculous. I have seen and worked with many generations of ELC’s too and we have had some real good ones come through and have had equally bad ones come through too.

The system can never be perfect as you are dealing with people. The actual system on what they are suppose to do during a visit is really good, but when you add the personality of the ELC into the mix, that is where you will hear people complain. Hey, ELC’s are people too and they can have a bad day every now and then. The chapter members need to realize that fact too.

I think as the years have gone by the ELC’s are getting better training and because of that they are getting better results in the field. The ELC’s role is to help the chapter along, not look for bad things all the time. Trust me, the bad things tend to pop out in plain view. The chapters should use the ELC’s for what they were sent there to do, help them go from one level to the next. The ELC’s want the chapter they visit to improve…which is how they are measured. However, the chapter has to want to improve too, as the ELC can only give the tools to be successful. They can’t be the one leading the charge for improvement. It is a two way street.

That is my two cents….

In ZAX,

Kevin