Personal Responsibility In the investment club in zambia

The personal responsibility cycle

It is important as  a member of an investment club to take personal responsibility, because it is each member’s individual contribution to the club that adds up to overall club success. Some members may be tempted to ‘hide’ in the club by failing to be involved in the club’s activities and rely on the efforts of the other members.

That begs the question of, why would a member want to join a club and then upon being accepted, do nothing for the club? Some will hide under the pretext that they are ‘introverts’ and not ‘sociable people’ and they therefore will let the ‘outgoing’ members to take the lead in all the club activities. Nothing could be more wrong. These may also be the members earnestly awaiting their turn in the merry-go-round, or for the club dividends to be paid out. They will benefit from the club but they are not willing to put in effort to it.

Let us look at some duties of an investment club member:

i. Attending meetings

This is the most basic yet the most important responsibility of a club member.

It is during investment club meetings that members get an opportunity to sit down together and deliberate on various issues of importance to the club. Meetings are the times when all members get to voice their ideas, make plans and in so doing, move the club forward.

A failure to attend meetings without a proper reason for doing so may send a message that the member is not interested or concerned with the activities of the investment club.

A member should therefore make it a priority to attend all club meetings punctually.

ii.Being cooperative in making contributions and paying fines

One way to show cooperation is by making personal contributions as agreed upon, in time and in full.

A member must also be willing to own up when he/she does something wrong, and pay necessary fines if required to. Dealing with uncooperative members can be very strenuous to the leaders.

Every member should be willing to conform to the investment club’s standards, rules and procedures. Those guidelines have been put into place to hold the club together and failure to abide by them would disintegrate he club.

iii.Contributing ideas

Contributing ideas to the club is an obligation rather than a choice for club members. It shows that the member is genuinely concerned with the club’s activities.

iv.Volunteering

A member should be ready to sacrifice and undertake tasks and duties on behalf of the club, even without being asked to do so.

Being selfless will make club activities easier to complete,hence improving efficiency.

v.Being nice to other members.

As a member, be respectful and considerate of your fellow members. Make it your priority to be an agent of understanding and peace within the club.

It should also be sought to handle any misunderstanding that may arise amicably, and to be willing to own up to one’s mistakes.

So as a member of an investment club, realize that your contribution matters a lot,and do your roles well so that you will be a part of the investment club’s success story.

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