TroopLeadership

TrainingNick Buemi, Senior Patrol Leader

Erick Slazinski, Scoutmaster

Troop One, Akron

March 2019

Schedule

Friday

• State of the Troop

• Vision

• Goal Check-up

• Strategic Directions

Saturday

• Leadership

• Troop Organization

• Tools of the Trade

• Inclusion

• Leadership & Teamwork

Leadership Training Opportunities

Tools of the TradeLeadership Styles

Self-Leadership

• Self-leadership means being prepared in whatever you do, having personal initiative and character, taking care of yourself spiritually, mentally and physically.

• If you are prepared, you’ll be able to participate actively and help your fellow Scouts. Being prepared means you don’t have to depend on others so that others or can depend on you.

• Examples of self-leadership:• When you go camping you have the gear you need, and know where to find it.

• You have practiced the skills required to take care of yourself and help your fellow Scouts.

• During any activity you are focused on participating rather than just watching.

Cooperative Leadership

• Being cooperative means supporting each other in working towards a goal.

• Examples of cooperative leadership:• Listening attentively to directions, and asking questions when you don’t

understand.

• Being patient and cheerful when things are difficult.

• Doing your best to contribute to the activity, being active and aware of what is going on around you.

Supportive Leadership

• Supportive leaders actively assist their leaders and fellow Scouts by being kind, friendly and helpful at every opportunity.

• Examples of supportive leadership:• Help another Scout carry out a task.

• Share your skills and knowledge with other Scouts.

• Help a fellow Scout when they are discouraged.

Directive Leadership

• Once you can lead yourself, follow cooperatively and help your fellow Scouts you are ready to guide your patrol and troop. You will help direct them during activities and make plans to help your troop and patrol.

• Examples of directive leadership:• Plan a camping trip, patrol meeting, or other activity.

• Direct your fellow Scouts so they have fun and get the most out of what you have planned.

• Work with each kind of leadership in every Scout.

Game: Yurt Circle or FlipGoal: Listening to the Leader

Module 1: Troop Organization

What Do our Leaders Do?Junior

Assistant Scoutmaster

Senior PatrolLeader

Assistant Senior Patrol

Leader

Patrol LeaderExperienced

Patrol LeaderExperienced

Patrol LeaderVenture

Chaplain's Aide

Quartermaster HistorianScribe LibrarianOA Troop Representative

Instructor

Troop Guide

Patrol LeaderNew Scout

Den Chief

Troop Guide

Patrol LeaderNew Scout

ASPL -VASPL-NewSr. TG

ASPL-Exp

Roving Troop Guide

Job Descriptions

• Where does my position fit into the Leadership Tree?

• Who are my Stakeholders• Who do I represent?

• Who do I serve?

• Who do I report to?

Game: Role BalancingRole: Understand that no one is an island

Discussion: What Makes a Good Leader?Seed: Think about those who you look up to (not just in scouting)

Points to Consider

• Keep your word. Don’t make promises you can’t keep.

• Be fair to all. A good leader shows no favorites. Don’t allow friendships to keep you from being fair to all members of your troop or patrol.

• Be a good communicator. You don’t need a commanding voice to be a good leader, but you must be willing to step out front with an effective “Let’s go.” A good leader knows how to get and give information so that everyone understands what’s happening.

• Be flexible. Not everything goes as planned. Be prepared to shift to “Plan B” when “Plan A” doesn’t work. Think about “Plan C.”

• Be organized. The time you spend planning will be repaid many times over.

Traits to Consider

• Delegate. Some leaders assume that the task will not get done unless they do it themselves. Most people like to be challenged with a task. Empower your team members to do things they have never tried.

• Set an example. The most important thing you can do is lead by example. Whatever you do, your troop members are likely to do the same. A cheerful attitude can keep everyone’s spirits up.

• Be consistent. Nothing is more confusing than a leader who acts one way one moment and another way a short time later. If your troop knows what to expect from you, they will more likely respond positively to your leadership.

• Give praise. The best way to get credit is to give it away. Often a “nice job” is all the praise necessary to make a Scout feel he is contributing to the efforts of the troop.

• Ask for help. Don’t be embarrassed to ask for help. You have many resources at your disposal. When confronted with a situation you don’t know how to handle, ask someone with more experience for some advice and direction

Expectations

• What do we expect from our leaders

• Quotes from Policy Manual?

• Quote on Leadership from Scout Handbook?

What Do We Expect?

• Set a good example (language, behavior).• Live by the Scout Oath and the Scout Law.

• Wear your Scout uniform correctly.

• Show and help develop Scout spirit.

• Serve actively.• Develop a vision of success and associated goals for your office or job.

• Devote the time necessary to handle the responsibilities of the position.

• Work with other troop leaders to make the troop successful.

• Provide updates on progress towards goals during each PLC (or troop committee meeting

• Discuss your service and goals during your next scoutmaster conference.

• Learn.• Continue with your own advancement and performance in school while serving the troop.

What Happens if....

• A leader cannot fulfill his obligations?

• A leader will not fulfill his obligations?

Game: Willow in the WindGoal: Feel Support

Tools of the TradeCommunication

Communication

SENDER

MESSAGE

RECIEVER

Does this apply to all forms of communication? Consider - verbal, written, music, film, signaling, pantomime, teaching

Game: TelephoneGoal: Verbal Communication

Game: SnakesGoal: Non-Verbal Communication

Quality of My Communication

• 7% by word

• 38% tonality

• 55% physicality

• Try with a single word - “Stop”

-Albert Mehrabian

Tonality

WHAT are you doing?What ARE you doing?What are YOU doing?What are you DOING?

Game: Whole PictureGoal: Verbal-only Communication, control tonality

Communication Points

• Messages flow both ways—from sender to receiver and back. Both sender and receiver are responsible for good communications to work.

• As the sender, the message often seems clearer to you than to the receiver.

• You may want to ask your listeners to tell you what they think your message is—to confirm that they received it correctly.

Module 3:Inclusion

Module 3:InclusionInclusion

Team-building

• As a leader, learning to effectively include, engage, and use each member of your team is an important skill.

• Leaders want to look at their team and see how best to involve and use the skills of every person, not just a few friends or the strongest individuals.

• Leaders also want to understand the needs and goals of each individual person and how all the members of the team can help each team member achieve their individual goals.

Game:The Potato GameGoal: Inclusion

Module 3:InclusionAnti-Bullying

Bullying

Cyberbullying

• Cyberbullying is any form of bullying which takes place online or through smartphones and tablets. Social networking sites, messaging apps, gaming sites and chat rooms such as Facebook, XBox Live, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and other

Types of cyberbullying

• Harassment (spreading rumors and gossip)

• Threatening Behaviour

• Blackmail and Grooming

• Inappropriate Images

• Innocent Bystander

There is no such thing as an innocent bystander and if you have seen someone being bullied online, you can report

Troop 1 Policy

Troop One’s position on bullying is:

Bullying, taunting or hazing is not consistent with Scout Spirit, and is not tolerated in Troop One; and,

While a reasonable effort will be made to counsel those who bully another person, incidents will be dealt with under the terms of the relevant BSA National Council such as, Guide to Safe Scouting and Youth Protection Guidelines, as well as the Troop One Behavior Policy.

Everyone in the Troop has a responsibility to actively discourage bullying behavior, and each participant in a Troop activity who becomes aware that bullying is or has occurred is to report the activity to an adult leader.

Consequences

• Warning!

• Remembering to praise in public and criticize in private

• Separation from troop with a project.

• Project must be satisfactorily completed before return.

• Note home to parents.

• Parent’s signature required to return.

• Suspension for a meeting.

• Scoutmaster conference required with parents present before return

• Suspension for a campout including all meetings in preparation.

• Scoutmaster conference required with parents present before return. Parents must attend meeting upon return.

• Indefinite suspension.

• Parent and scout must appear before Troop Committee before returning with no guarantee of another chance.

• Expulsion

• Only upon vote of Troop Committee per written policy

Remember

Module 4:Leadership & Teamwork

Module 4:Leadership & TeamworkTeams

Discussion: Group vs Team

Points to Consider

• Common Purpose

• Interdependence

• Appropriate Roles, Structure, and Process

• Leadership and Competence

• Team Climate

• Performance Standards

• Clarity and Understanding of Boundaries

Leadership skills

• A leader must be able to:

• Effectively communicate

• Effectively listen

• Assess – Start, Stop, Continue

• Match leadership style to needs of the team

Video: Leadership Styles

SMART Goals

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Relevant

Time-Based

Troop Goals: Annual Review

Performance Goals

• Increase weekend camping attendance to 50% of active scouts.

Attendance count=48 count=38

September 21 44% 55%

October 28 58% 74%

November 20 42% 53%

December 20 42% 53%

January 24 50% 63%

February 20 42% 53%

March 20 -- 53%

April 9 24%

April 24 -- 63%

May 14 -- 37%

June 10 -- 26%

July 28 -- 74%

August 12 -- 32%

September 28 -- 37%

Performance Goals

• At least 90% of active and available scouts go to summer camp.

• 28 scouts attended

• 30 scouts were available to attend

• 93% active & available scouts attended summer camp

Program Goals

• Hold at least one gear day per quarter.

• Summer Camp Gear Day

Program Goals

• Training Corps works with newly joined scouts to help 75% of them attain the rank of Scout within 3 months of their joining the Troop.

• Both newly joined scouts earned Scout at Summer Camp.

• 4.5 months after joining the Troop

Program Goals

• The Troop will hold 6 meetings, from Oct 2017 - Sept 2018, not at First Baptist Church.

• 1 Troop meeting held at Goodyear Park

• 1 Troop meeting held at Hawkins Park

Program Goals

• Hold at least 6 Venture Scout Events, from Oct 2017 - Sept 2018, where at least 50% of active Venture Scouts in attendance.

• No Venture Scout Events have been held, to date

Service Goals

• The Troop will accumulate a minimum total number of service hours equal to 3 hours per scout.

• Service to First Baptist = 95 (19 * 5) Service Hours

• Hale Farm Service Project = 96 (12 * 8) Service Hours

• 5.02 hours per scout

Service Goals

• Support Cub Scouts by supplying at least 2 den chiefs to local packs.

• 1 Den Chief working with 3001

Troop Goals: Summary

• Support Cub Scouts by supplying at least 2 den chiefs to local packs.

• 1 Den Chief working with 3001

Strategic Directions: Existing Proposals

None

Strategic Directions: New Proposals

• Teenaged boys are often motivated by the three F’s – friends, freedom and fun.