One of the most rewarding experiences of running a SWToR community by talking to other players who just happened to see your recruiting message in general chat, explore what they’re looking for, and see how their requirements change over the course of time. Most chat sessions tend to be typical, others interesting while others thought provoking. 5u4p4m
Before server mergers occurred, new players were scarce and you would always returning players recently.)
One of the relatively frequent requests I get when recruiting new deals with the lack of drama. I always chuckle when I hear that… Don’t get me wrong – I really don’t think it’s an extremely demanding request but looking things from a greater perspective, characters offer us is rather convenient.
So what can a guild leader do to eliminate the occurrence of drama?
One solution is restricting day – anyone can act or say whatever he/she feels like just to get into a guild.
The call of the guild master… but that doesn’t always ensure fairness and equal evaluation for all new recruits.
Last step is set a strict set of rules that will hopefully eliminate any issues further down the road. While in theory this might work, experience will show you otherwise. will often find out about team has done its best to communicate expectations to them.
So what can a guild leader REALLY do to eliminate the occurrence of drama?
Last month, we talked about the value of picking the right leaders to share the load of carrying the guild forward during the good times but also the challenging times. We mentioned that it’s important to have leaders capable of dealing not only with the regular and mundane tasks but most importantly with the unexpected changes that will inevitably occur.
That’s why it’s important to have leaders in place who are mature enough to deal with the occurrence of drama. So really the last and most effective method of handling drama is the most difficult one… Dealing and working through it! Nobody wants to deal with drama – for many people playing video games is a way to relax and forget the drama of real life. The last thing they want to do is having to deal with situations like these. At the same time, guild leadership is all about making the difficult decisions. Dealing with drama right away is the most effective way of making sure that everyone is on the same page. Letting issues linger can fuel greater issues while not dealing with issues compromises leadership effectiveness.
Even though a lot of talk with the people involved and make a decision while communicating the rationale of the decision to all. It’s important to let everyone know about decisions taken and why these are taken.
Sounds like a lot of work? Welcome to guild leadership!
Until next month – Elrik checking out!
