“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 MENTORING Definition: a wise and trusted guide and advisor Webster’s Dictionary

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 Denis Waitley says successful people: Identify Goals Find Mentors Regularly meet with mentors for advice Regularly review goals “If you keep doing for the next 5 years what you did during the past 5 years, then you will never change.”

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 Every boy: is looking for a place to belong wants to feel needed wants a man to affirm his manhood

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 Mentoring: Middle Ages: Page-to-Squire-to-Knight Early America: Apprentice to a Trade 21st Century: Develop ways to create ceremonies or experiences which indicate a boy is crossing over into manhood —Special First Class ceremonies —Allowing scout to lead Troop JLT sessions —Allowing Scout to lead Camporee sessions —Special Awards (Totems) for a job well done

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 PRINCIPLES 1. Every boy has a position of leadership in the troop 2. Every boy has a clear job description with definite objectives for his position. 3. Every boy is paired with an adult or older scout mentor.

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 POSITION OF LEADERSHIP SPL, ASPL’s and Patrol Leaders are elected All too often we forget the importance of: Troop Quartermaster Troop Librarian Troop Scribe Troop Historian Troop Guide (especially for New Scout Patrol) Troop Instructors

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 POSITION OF LEADERSHIP LARGER TROOP Other options are: ASPL - Program, Outings, Advancement Troop Guide - Program, New Scouts, Advancement, Den Chiefs JASM - SPL Mentor, Troop Guides Troop Instructors-Fire Building, Knots, Games

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 CLEAR JOB DESCRIPTION Each scout has a clear description of his troop leadership position. Defines his objectives and criteria he must satisfy for rank advancement

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 PAIRED WITH A MENTOR Clearly identify the adult or older scout mentor Clearly define a path of leadership development

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 PRINCIPLE In order to develop strong boy leaders the scout must: Learn the Skill Demonstrate the Skill Teach the Skill

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 PRINCIPLE Tell me, I’ll forget Show me, I may remember Engage me, I’ll understand

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 Leadership Development 1. Establish clear goals for the scout’s first 3 years. 2. Teach him about these goals at the beginning of his 2 nd year (during First Class Board of Review ?)

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 Leadership Development 1st Year (Steps to First Class) 1. Work with Troop Guide, Troop Instructors, Adult Patrol Advisor, and ASM’s to attain First Class rank 2. Attend Troop JLT 3. Attend Summer Camp

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 Leadership Development 2nd Year (First Class & STAR) 1. Work with Mentor to go thru all of Patrol Leader’s Handbook. 2. Work through “Circle of Leadership” training 3. Periodically hold minute JLT sessions on troop monthly outings —Incentive for younger scouts to reach First Class —Builds “esprit de corps” among older scouts

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 Leadership Development 3rd Year (Star & Life) 1. Work with Mentor to go thru all of Senior Patrol Leader’s Handbook (basically same as Patrol Leader’s Handbook. Consider Aid to Patrol Leadership) 2. Encourage Scout to attend Council JLT 3. Mentor these scouts to have them LEAD —JLT sessions on troop monthly outings —Troop JLT

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 Leadership Development 3rd Year (Star & Life)

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 In 1914, Baden Powell said, "The Patrol System, after all, is merely putting your boys into permanent gangs under the leadership of one of their own number... But to get first class results from this system you have to give the leader a real free-handed responsibility." If you give only partial responsibility, you will get only partial results.

“grooming scouts for leadership” Mentoring NE GA Council – Etowah District Roundtable – April 3, 2003 Resource Materials Circle of Leadership: — (under LINKS) Clear Job Descriptions: — (under Troop Positions) (under Troop Positions)