Reviewing a Revamped Moose Training Program
--with More Advances On the Way!

In June 2005, Lynne Reeder addressed the International Convention as an outside consultant; in May 2006 it was with the gold ribbon of a Director, to outline nine months’ progress in revamping the Department of Education & Training.

> ‘Does any of this sound familiar?” Director of Education & Training Lynne Reeder asked her Tuesday afternoon Joint General Session audience. “Angst over technology; trouble getting people to come on board; trouble getting them involved . . . trouble keeping them once you have them?” These problems faced for years by the Moose, Reeder said, are really no different from those she tackled for Fortune 500 corporations as an independent consultant before coming aboard at Moose International last September. “Nike had orientation and retention issues . . . Honeywell couldn’t get anyone to come work for them because they just didn’t do a very good job of telling their story, and Andersen would hire high-priced executives who would leave within months because they simply never felt like they belonged.”

Trainer Susan Hawkins, at “Moose University Midway” stationed at the Sheraton, here assisted two Chapter leaders in mastering the MMMS system.

Moose training previously was scattered among several departments, Reeder said; “now we have pulled all these areas of training into one functional area and the Department of Education & Training and Moose University are born!”

She cited the creation of Moose University Online, “a logical step for any organization with over 3,700 units . . . there are more than 200 courses online right now, including many of our custom tutorials for Lodge and Chapter, resource manuals for all three Fraternal Units, and various handbooks.” Plans are in place to supply consistent materials to Moose Trainers in all areas, to develop strong trainers, to expand the numer of Technical Trainers to one per District, to revive Administrator Schools at Mooseheart, to strengthen TIPS training for beverage servers, and much more.

“It is a tall order. But we have the resources, and the support of hundreds of dedicated Moose Trainers, and the mission of this great fraternity to help us see it through.”