1. VENTURING LEADERSHIP SKILLS COURSE

2. Venturing Leadership Skills Course
Session I: Vision
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3. Leadership What are the “nuts and bolts” of leadership?
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4. Venturing Leadership Skills Course
“Vision is the nuts and bolts of leadership. You have to know where you’re going. To be able to state it clearly and concisely. And you have to care about it passionately. That all adds up to vision.”
Peters and Austin
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5. Venturing Leadership Skills Course
Vision
Vision is much more than fancy plans and words
Vision focuses
Vision inspires
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6. Venturing Leadership Skills Course
Vision
Before a leader communicates a vision, must he/she have a foundation of clearly defined values?
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7. Venturing Leadership Skills Course
Venturing Oath
As a Venturer, I promise to do my duty to God and help strengthen America, to help others, and to seek truth, fairness, and adventure in our world.
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8. Venturing Leadership Skills Course
Venturing Code
As a Venturer, I believe that America’s strength lies in our trust in God and in the courage, strength, and traditions of our people.
I will, therefore, be faithful in my religious duties and will maintain a personal sense of honor in my own life.
I will treasure my American heritage and will do all I can to preserve and enrich it.
I will recognize the dignity and worth of all humanity and will use fair play and goodwill in my daily life.
I will acquire the Venturing attitude that seeks the truth in all things and adventure on the frontiers of our changing world.
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9. Venturing Oath & Code & VISION
What do the Venturing Oath and Code have to do with vision?
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10. Venturing Leadership Skills Course
Your Task
As a crew, draft a crew vision statement.
If your crew has already done so, then you should create a personal vision statement.
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