The Key to Ultimate Leadership

The Key to Ultimate Leadership… Strong leaders are made, not born… Make the most of yourself at PLC.

The Philmont Leadership Challenge What Is PLC? The Philmont Leadership Challenge PLC is an exciting, weeklong training program designed to enhance Wood Badge leadership skills. PLC is an exciting, week-long training program designed to enhance Wood Badge leadership skills PLC will provide participants with a Philmont-based wilderness experience that motivates them to follow a life of helping others succeed based on the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Law.

What Do I Learn at PLC? You will learn to: Act as a servant leader who shares the skills of Wood Badge and helps develop other leaders through your enhanced understanding of the material. See the parallels between youth and adult leadership lessons. Be an advocate for all youth and adult leadership development training in your local council. Share with and learn from other participants to help others to be successful. Intuitively use the Wood Badge leadership skills in all aspects of your life.

Primus inter pares - First among equals. What Can I Expect? A backcountry experience based at Philmont’s brand new Rayado Ridge Camp Challenging but fun backcountry activities An experience that will enable you to build upon the legacy of Waite Phillips, the man who gave us Philmont Learning to live a life of servant leadership Primus inter pares - First among equals.

Wood Badge Review and more.. We focus on four pillars of sharing: Reinforcing Wood Badge skills Showing the alignment between youth and adult training Sharing expertise with participants from across the nation Taking lessons home to share with your unit and Council

The Modules Wilderness First Aid GPS and Geocaching Search and Rescue The seven exciting PLC modules are designed to practice Wood Badge skills in a realistic and challenging setting: Project COPE Wilderness First Aid GPS and Geocaching Search and Rescue Leave No Trace Conservation Philmont History And there is so much more!

The Modules Teach These Skills Purpose Leadership Skills Project COPE Team development Valuing people, leadership behaviors Wilderness First Aid Learn advanced skills for later application in search and rescue Planning, communication, problem solving Geocaching Outdoor skills, allow Storming stage of team development Teaching EDGE, conflict resolution, problem solving Search and Rescue Learn advanced outdoor skills for application throughout the course Teaching EDGE, communication, problem solving Leave No Trace Ethical decision making Conservation Give back to Philmont through service Teaching EDGE, servant leadership Philmont History Understand the value of a legacy Servant leadership

Project COPE Purpose: Team development Wood Badge skills: Valuing people Leadership behaviors

Wilderness First Aid Purpose: Learn advanced outdoor skills Wood Badge skills: Planning Communication Problem solving

GPS and Geocaching Purpose: Learn advanced outdoor skills; allows Storming stage Wood Badge skills: Teaching EDGE Conflict resolution Problem solving

Search and Rescue Purpose: Learn advanced outdoor skills Wood Badge skills: Teaching EDGE Communication Problem solving

Backcountry Experience Purpose: Learn Leave No Trace Wood Badge skill: Ethical decision making

Leave No Trace - Ethics in Action Keeping the beauty of Philmont pristine for future generations

Conservation Purpose: Give back to Philmont through service Wood Badge skills: Teaching EDGE Servant leadership

Philmont History Purpose: Understand the value of a legacy Wood Badge skill: Servant leadership

“Beyond Wood Badge….” We have added tested material from a number of leadership books and concepts that expand upon ideas presented in Wood Badge.

And most of all . . . Servant Leadership The core of PLC is “servant leadership”—learning to lead for the good of others.

What Will You Take Home? The ability and motivation to be a dynamic and effective leader, gained through advanced, practical applications of Wood Badge skills Innovative techniques to deliver Wood Badge skills to units and Councils Nationwide resources …and friends! Life skills for now and forever A personal, written commitment for your unit, District and/or Council Wonderful memories of a great Philmont backcountry experience!

The journal captures WB and NYLT skills, and so much more…

We See These Course Outcomes Increased self-confidence Growing self-awareness A daily assessment of strengths and limitations New creativity and ideas to take home The happiness from helping others succeed Understanding that everyone is a leader Everyone in the group contributes in a significant way to team success Knowing leadership is a way of life

From Those Who Have Been There: “This course has changed the way that I approach my personal, business and scouting life. Thank you for that gift.” “The truth is, it is hard to find words to adequately express my experience. The course far exceeded my expectations. I truly left Philmont with the desire to be a servant leader.” “PLC exceeded my expectations and more importantly, I left Philmont with lots of new friends, a bag full of resources, and a deep desire of wanting more!!!” “As for home, church, and Scouting... I believe I got my batteries re-charged and see life a bit more differently than before.”  “I find it more important than ever to be more of a life partner with my wife, a contributing member of my church, and a Scouter who is needed in my District.”

Am I Ready? PLC is not just for Wood Badge staff… To attend PLC, you must: Have completed or staffed Wood Badge If you have staffed NYLT or NAYLE, you also qualify Successfully complete a BSA Health & Medical Report physical (Parts A, B, and C) (meet the Philmont backcountry medical requirements) PLC is not just for Wood Badge staff… Unit leaders, Board members, and Council staff will all benefit

Don’t wait… For the first time, two PLC opportunities will be offered this year: July 20-26 and September 14-20, 2014…

Find out how to sign up and more information at www.philmontscoutranch.org/PTC/

Strong leaders are not born, Make the most of yourself… at PLC Remember . . . Strong leaders are not born, …they’re made. Make the most of yourself… at PLC