Recruitment and retention resources

5. Keeping everybody happy

At this stage you have some new ringers and you have your existing ringers. It is vital that at the same time as instructing new ringers in the arcane mysteries of handling a large piece of metal swinging some distance above their heads that you also remember your existing ringers. 

Whilst they may not be part of the team of instructors, which is one way of keeping them engaged, they  need to be come part of the environment of learning for the new ringers. They also have development needs and wants.

Neglacting your current ringers in favour of new ones is a sure way of emptying your tower.

In the following chapters we lay out some of the issues you should bear in mind.