1. Troop 1600 Junior Leader Training
Leadership Overview
Junior Leader Training
Troop 1600 – Jordan UCC
Module: Leadership

2. Troop 1600 Junior Leader Training
Introduction
Who are the leaders of Troop 1600?
Leaders make sacrifices: time, work, responsibility
Who has the authority and responsibility to make decisions?
Why will Scouts follow your leadership?
Because you say so?
Because you were elected or appointed?
Because they recognize your leadership, trust your judgment?
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3. First – Some Simple Advice
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Keep your word
This is how you earn your Scouts’ trust
Be fair to everyone
Don’t play favorites
Be consistent
If it’s a rule, it must always be followed
Scouts should know what to expect from you
Be Flexible
Sometimes new opportunities come up
Give Praise
Have fun!
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4. Good Leadership Practices
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Communicate
This is the most important thing you do!
Give critical feedback in Private
Be Organized
Plan, plan, plan and then plan a little more
Set the example – Be Prepared
Delegate
You don’t have to do everything yourself!
Ask for help
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Key Leadership Skills
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Effective Communication
Effective Listening
Effective Organization
Efficient contact list – phone &
Give as much advance notice as possible
Where possible provide written copies
Reminders – leverage the web site
Plan, Plan, Plan
Reflection – keep questions open ended
Match the leadership style to the needs of the situation
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6. Leadership Styles - EDGE
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The Telling Style – EXPLAIN
One way communication involving little discussion
Used to give direction when someone has limited knowledge or in emergency situations
The Coaching Style – DEMONSTRATE
Two way communication used to teach
Provides support, encouragement, instruction, and praise
The Persuading Style - GUIDE
Two way communication to encourage/support a scout to try something on his own
The Delegating Style - ENABLE
Empower others to use their skills and knowledge to complete a task responsibly and successfully
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Remember the Titans
The key is to try to match the style of your leadership to the stage of team development
Forming Stage – need to use careful explaining for this group with high motivation but low skills
Storming Stage – need to make things clear by demonstrating to that group that has low enthusiasm and low skills
Norming Stage – need to let teams act on their own but know when to guide them as these groups have rising enthusiasm and growing skills
Performing Stage – effective leaders enable team members to make decisions to keep moving forward. These teams have high enthusiasm and high skill levels.
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8. This is called the Leadership EDGE
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This is called the Leadership EDGE
Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable
Goal
Goal
Goal
Goal
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Leader
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Explain
Demonstrate
Guide
Enable
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Communicating
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There are four parts to effective communication
Receiving
Listen Carefully and remember all your senses (body language)
Ask Questions, repeat, clarify and summarize
Giving or Sending
Speak and write clearly
Use visuals and make eye contact
Ask for feedback and summarize
Retrieving
Confirm that you got the right message
Remember it. Write it down.
Interpreting
Filtering that occurs between the sender and receiver
Affected by motivation, conflict, experience, distraction, attitude
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Resolving Conflict
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Stay calm; focus on finding a solution
Be Aware of Yourself - Do not take sides
Meet privately with those that are upset
Listen - Use open ended questions to explore differences
Use EAR -
Express – What do you want and what are you doing to get it?
Address – Why is that working or not working?
Resolve – What ways are available to solve the problem?
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Resolving Conflict
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Remember to be aware or yourself and others
Listen… for…
Bribery, Concern, Persuasion, Interest, Straightforwardness, etc.
Use Your EAR
Possible Appropriate Responses…
Avoiding – let the problem work itself out
Compromising – simple give and take
Problem Solving – both parties work towards resolving the problem
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Valuing Others
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The challenge is to leverage all the scouts in the troop to deliver the program – value the diversity of the group!
ROPE – an effective approach to increasing the troop’s diversity
Reach – Look to those who are not like you in terms of religion, race, ability, culture and tradition
Organize – do all you can to help deliver the promise of the program
Practice – Practice using the skills learned during this program to build on the diversity of the Troop
Experience – The experiences you have as you include others in your unit can make your scouting experience richer!
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Effective Planning
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Consider the Task
What is the job? Does everyone understand?
Make decisions…
What must be done and Why?
When – times?
Who – whole troop, patrol, or selected members
Where – place?
Consider the Resources
What do you have to work with?
What knowledge and skills do the members have?
Who has experience – who has done this before?
What equipment, supplies and money will be needed?
How much time do we have? – is it appropriate?
Checkpoint – do you have what you need?
Consider the Alternatives
What could happen to change the plan?
What problems could develop? Is there a backup plan?
Checkpoint – what alternatives can be used?
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14. Effective Planning (cont.)
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Communicate the Plan
Review and revise the plan before you start – develop a checklist. Write it down!
Commit the members of the group to the plan
Share the plan with your adult leaders
Checkpoint – Let’s Go!
Put the Plan into Action
Follow the plan as closely as possible
If something happens, have the backup plan available
Checkpoint – How did we do?
Evaluate
Was the job done as planned?
How did the group do – did everyone participate?
Reflect on the experience – Roses and Thorns – what did we learn that we could do better next time?
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Setting the Example
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Follow Instructions
Do things the scouting way
Be guided by the Scout Oath and Law in everything you do
Try Hard
Do more than follow the instructions
Always try your best
Show Initiative
Do the best that you can with what you have
Act Maturely
Using good judgment helps you gain respect of others
There is a place for both work and fun
Know Your Job
Have the “Big Picture” in mind, but know the details
Learn the skills of Scoutcraft and leadership – work at them
Apply what you have learned and evaluate how you are doing
Attitude, Attitude, Attitude
If you attitude is positive, your group will be positive
Even when things are difficult, your mood can make all the difference
Your opinion has a real impact
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16. Decision Making Process
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Decision Making Process
Define the Problem- identify the most desired outcomes
Identify available alternate solutions to the problem
Evaluate the available alternatives
Make the decision (several tools available)
Implement the decision
Evaluate the decision – how did it go?
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Decision Making Tools
Brainstorming – Allows for the free flow of ideas. There are no “bad” ideas.
Consensus – Occurs when a discussion leads to agreement without resorting to a vote
Multi-voting – Allows team members to trim a list to a manageable size. Everyone gets several votes depending on the overall size of the list.
Parking Lot – Helps team hold onto fresh ideas whose time has not yet arrived.
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Questions?
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