They will do better at them. They will become more committed to them. Volunteers A dynamic tension exists between the agent and volunteers for control, responsibility, authority, and ownership of the 4-H program. When both share leadership, there's a balance. However, if the balance is not equal, that is, the agent controls the program, the agent is doing more, resulting in minimum volunteer involvement.
Volunteers have less commitment to the program.
On the other hand, if volunteers have such a commanding control of the program that the agent's influence is limited, then the program runs a risk of becoming too self-serving to the personal interests of the volunteer leaders. Agents play a key role in managing this tension. A delicate elastic line between the agent and volunteers defines the roles and tasks. As volunteers perform more program management tasks, they want more authority and ownership of the 4-H program. Both volunteers and agents must recognize and manage this dynamic tension.