Transcript INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR TROOPS (ILST)

Introduction To Leadership
Skills For Crews (ILSC)
Why Are We Here?
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To Provide Leadership Skills
Learn About Your Leadership Position
Give You Tools & Ideas
MAKE OUR CREW BETTER!
Venturing Leader
Training Continuum
Vision
• WHAT IS IT?
• Advisor Vision
• President Vision
Venturing Crew Organization
President
Advisor
Vice President
Administration
Associate
Advisor
Administration
Vice President
Program
Associate
Advisor
Program
Committee
Chair
Crew
Committee
Treasurer
Treasurer
Consultants*
Secretary
Activity Chairs
Chartered Organization
*Committee Members, Parents, Scouters from elsewhere or even non-Scouters
Crew Officer Positions - Common
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President
– Conducts meetings
– Supervises officers
– Represents crew
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Vice President of Administration
– Manages membership and advancement records
– Leads membership recruitment (including supervising Crew Guides and Den Chiefs)
– Responsible for the crew in the President’s absence
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Vice President of Program
– Plans calendar
– Supervises Activity Chairs
– Provides meeting program
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Secretary (sometimes known as Vice President of Communications)
– Manages communication tools (Webmaster)
– Maintains crew records (Historian/minutes)
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Treasurer (sometimes known as Vice President of Finance)
– Oversees crew money earning
– Accounts for crew funds and property (inc. Quartermaster and Librarian)
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Activity Chair
– Appointed by Crew President and Vice President of Program
– Responsible for planning and execution of specific activity
Crew Officer Positions other
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Crew Guide
– Appointed by Crew President and Vice President of Administration
– Liaison to any membership resource pool (Troop, Team, Club, Post, Crew, etc.)
– Mentor and host to new Venturers
Quartermaster
– Appointed by Crew President and Treasurer
– Maintains crew property (including storage, inventory, maintenance, and acquisition)
Historian
– Appointed by Crew President and Secretary
– Creates, preserves, and shares records (news, photos, videos, memorabilia)
Webmaster (example of the kind of leadership positions a crew might define for itself)
– Appointed by Crew President and Secretary
– Maintains the crew website, and any e-tools used by the crew
Librarian (example of the kind of leadership positions a crew might define for itself)
– Appointed by Crew President and Treasurer
– Establishes crew library
– Maintains system to check literature in and out
Den Chief
– Appointed by Crew President and Vice President of Administration
– Assists Cub Scout Den Leader to operate den
– Liaison to Cub Scout den
Crew Member
– Participates in meetings and activities
– Periodically serves as Activity Chair
– Recruits new members
Adult Positions – most visible
• Crew Advisor
• Upholds chartered organization and BSA
standards
• Mentor and role model for Venturers
– Works with Crew President
– Facilitates training for officers
– Supervises Associate Advisors
• Associate Advisor
– Assists Crew Advisor
– Works with assigned Officer
Adult Positions less visible
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Committee Chair
– Supervises Advisor and Committee Members
– Recruits and approves Advisors and Committee Members
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Committee Member
– Serve as resource to crew
– Work with assigned officer
– Recruits consultants
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Chartered Organization Representative
– Liaison between crew and chartering organization
– Recruits crew committee; approves Advisors and Committee Members
– Participates in district leadership
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Institutional Head or Executive Officer
– Head of Chartering Organization
– (may or may not be a Scouter)
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Consultant (may or may not be a Scouter; may be a professional for hire)
– Recruited by Crew Committee for a specific activity
– Assists Activity Chair in planning and executing a specific activity or activities
GAME TIME!
The Youth Led Crew
• Empowering Venturers
• Teamwork
• The Officer’s Meeting
Define Leadership
Tips For Being A Good Leader
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Keep Your Word
Be Fair To All
Be A Good Communicator
Be Flexible
Be Organized
Delegate
Set A Good Example
Be Consistent
Give Praise
Ask For Help
Servant Leadership
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Servant Leadership
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What is it?
Making The Choice To Lead
Give More Than You Receive
Helping Others Succeed
Making The Group Successful
Care About Others
Understanding What Success Looks Like
Want To Make A Difference
Do Unto Others. . . .
Tools Of The Trade
• Communications
• Planning
• The Teaching EDGE
Communications
Aristotle
Sender – Message – Receiver
(MaSeR)
Communications
Listening Tips
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Listen With Your EYES And Your Ears
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Avoid Distractions
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Empathy
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Apply The Ideas To Yourself
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Review The Speakers Points
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Don’t Talk
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Non Verbal Responses
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Practice Listening
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Ask Questions
Planning
A Planning Scenario
The Teaching EDGE
• Explain
• Demonstrate
• Guide
• Enable
Tools Of The Trade
Communications
Planning
The Teaching EDGE
Leadership And Teamwork
Leadership And Teamwork
What Is A Team?
Stages Of Team Development
Styles Of Leadership
The Leading EDGE
Stages Of Team Development
Styles Of Leadership
•Starting Out
•Becoming Discouraged
•Making Progress
•Finding Success
Team Skills And Enthusiasm
• Skill Level
•Enthusiam
Inclusion
Leadership Ethics / Values
•The Oath
•The Law
Leadership Ethics / Values
•The Oath
•The Law
The Servant Leader
•Need To Listen
•Achieve Consensus
•Set & Maintain Standards
•Serve Their Customers
Vision For Success
•Crew Vision
•Individual Vision
A Review
•Know Your Roles & Responsibilities
•Tools Of The Trade
Communications (MaSeR)
Planning
Teaching EDGE
•Leadership & Team Work
Stages Of Team Development
The Leading EDGE
Inclusion
Leadership Ethics & Values
The Servant Leader
Vision
Parting Thoughts
•A Leader Is Not A Boss
•Serve As You Would Be Served
•This Is YOUR Crew
•You Are A Role Model
•If It’s To Be, It’s Up To Me
•Go Make The Vision A Reality