The day the team is elected each officer should read, discuss and question their officer responsibilities. It creates more urgency for the officers to perform. It helps connect the organization. You can tell someone to encourage or support others, but those are just words. To achieve the goal, officers must actively support and encourage others.
Many individuals are uncertain of the responsibilities of serving as an officer.
The current team may need to work very hard to encourage and empower others. While the pool of officer candidates is growing the skills of the current officer team are also growing. The officers understand they must connect with others as soon as possible. The goal can even be a small competitive challenge among the officer team. The goal is a specific, measurable objective.