1. Introduction to
Leadership
Skills for
Troops

2. Welcome Staff Introductions Course Description Troop Organization
Tools of the Trade
Leadership & Teamwork
Course Vision
ILST -> NYLT -> NAYLE

3. Welcome Who are we? Who are you? Why are we here? What is our purpose?
What is our job?
How can we lead?

4. Name?
From ?
Troop ?
Something unique about You.

5. Course Vision Mission Statement
The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
“Training boy leaders to run their troop is the Scoutmaster's most important job.”
“Train Scouts to do a job, then let them do it.”
“Never do anything a boy can do.”
—Robert S. S. Baden-Powell

6. Scouting Provides Life Skills in a Values-Based Environment
Scouting is a values-based program with its own code of conduct. The Scout Oath and Law help instill the values of good conduct and honesty. A boy who spends one year in a Scout troop will learn lifetime skills. He will learn basic outdoor skills, self-reliance, and how to get along with others. Scouting will prepare him to live a more productive and fulfilling life.

7. ILST -> NYLT -> NAYLE
Youth Leadership
ILST = Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops
NYLT = National Youth Leadership Training
NAYLE = National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
ILST -> NYLT -> NAYLE

8. A question… True or False? By accepting a position of Troop
Leadership, you are automatically a good leader.

9. What makes a Trained Leader?
For youth leaders in a Troop, completion of this course is the first step in your training.
A better question; What makes a good leader?
We will explore this question in our course today.

10. MODULE ONE: UNIT ORGANIZATION

11. What is a Unit? How is it Organized?
A Unit is a group of similar objects or individuals.
In Scouting a Unit is a Troop, Team, or Crew.
A Troop is made of a Scouts, Leaders, Parents, and a Chartering Organization.
A Troop’s youth are organized into smaller units called Patrols.

14. Senior Patrol Leader (SPL)

15. Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL)

16. Patrol Leader (PL)

17. Assistant Patrol Leader (APL)

18. Troop Guide

19. Den Chief

20. Historian

21. Order of the Arrow Troop Representative

22. Librarian

23. Quartermaster

24. Scribe

25. Instructor

26. Chaplain Aide

27. Webmaster

28. Leave No Trace Trainer

29. Junior Assistant
Scoutmaster (JASM)

30. Time for a break!

33. Scoutmaster (SM)

34. Assistant Scoutmaster (ASM)
To fulfill his or her obligation to the troop.
The Scoutmaster, with the assistance of the Troop Committee recruits
assistant Scoutmaster
Each assistant Scoutmaster is assigned specific program duties and
reports to the scoutmaster.
They also provide the two-deep leadership required by the BSA
An assistance Scoutmaster may be 18 years old, but at least one in
each troop should be 21 or older so he or she can serve in
the scoutmaster’s absence

35. Troop Committee Chairman
& Members
Committee Chairman
Recruits and approves Scoutmaster and Committee
Committee Members
Treasure
Training
Outing Coordinator
Scribe
Serves as a resource to the troop
Works with an assigned Officer
Recruits consultants

36. Troop Chartered Organization Representative
Serves as the liaison between the troop and the Chartered organization
Helps Recruits the Troop Committee
Approves Scoutmaster
Participates in the district Leadership

37. The Scout-Led Troop
Empowering Scouts to become leaders is the core of the Scouting program.
“The patrol method is not a way to operate a Boy Scout troop, it is the only way. Unless the patrol method is in operation, you don't really have a Boy Scout troop.”
—Robert S. S. Baden-Powell

38. Patrol Leader’s Council (PLC)
Run by Senior Patrol Leader
Youth leaders plan the activities of the Troop with guidance from the Scoutmaster and other trained adults.

39. What are qualities of a Leader?
Discuss in your groups.

40. Qualities of a good leader…

41. Qualities of a good leader…

42. What is the best kind of leadership?
Discuss in your group.

43. What is the best kind of leadership?
Being a boss…
I tell you, you go do it.
Setting an example…
I’ll show you, then you do it.
Servant Leadership
Let’s go do it together.

44. Servant Leadership It is a choice to lead.
It is about a choice to give rather than to receive.
Servant Leaders are more concerned with the success of the group than any one individual.
It is about putting others and the group first.

45. Questions?

46. Time for a break!

47. MODULE TWO: TOOLS OF THE TRADE

48. Communications Sender – Message – Receiver
The basic model of all communications.
The sender must make the message clear to the receiver for information to be understood.

49. A Test of Communication
The Telephone Game

50. Tools for Communication
In Person
Telephone
Mail
Text Message
Other digital methods:
Websites
Social Media

51. Tools for Communication
How do you best communicate with others?
Building bridges and closing gaps. (Technology, Age)

52. Time for a break!

53. Planning
What is planning?

54. Planning
What is a vision?

55. Planning
What are goals? What are smart goals?

56. Planning Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance!
Planning is really just thinking ahead and preparing for expected events.
Planning always starts with asking questions…

57. Planning
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?

58. Group Activity Create a meeting plan for your patrol.
Must have a themed Activity
Must have a skill to be taught
The groups will then come together to form a PLC and share their ideas.

59. Group Activity
Goal: Create an event for your group to do on a weekend.
Be sure to be detailed on the event.
The event must be appropriate for Scouting.

60. Time for a break!

61. Time Management Urgent Important Not Urgent Important
Not Yet Important
Distraction or Not Related

62. Group Activity
In your group make a list of your weekly responsibilities.
Add your other social activities to the list.
Organize the list for the best use of your time.

63. EDGE
What is the EDGE method?

64. Teaching EDGE
EDGE is:
Explain
Demonstrate
Guide
Enable

65. Teaching EDGE
Explain:
The trainer explains how something is done.

66. Teaching EDGE Demonstrate
The trainer demonstrates while explaining again.
This gives the learner a clear understanding of what success look like.

67. Teaching EDGE
Guide
The learner tries the skill while the trainer guides them through it.
The trainer gives instant feedback as the learner practices the skill.

68. Teaching EDGE
Enable
The learner works independently under the watchful eye of the trainer.
The trainer helps remove any obstacles to success, thus enabling the learner to succeed.

69. Group Activity
Create a plan to use EDGE to teach a scout a skill.

70. Questions?

71. Time for a break!

72. MODULE THREE: LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK

73. What is a TEAM?
A team is a group of individuals that come together to solve a problem or achieve a goal.
In Scouting a team can be:
Patrol
Patrol Leaders Council
Troop
A Group of Scouts

74. Leading a Team Dictating (Boss Mentality)
Democratic (Shared Decisions)
Servant Led (Leading by example and delegating responsibility)

75. Leading a Team
Sharing a Vision
Meeting Goals
Being Responsible

76. Success in Teams Clear Goals Everyone has a role
Everyone is accountable
Everyone is respected
Open Communication
Skills are used, roles for skill

77. Teams & Team Characteristics
Common Purpose
Interdependence
Team Roles and Structure
Leadership and Competence
Team Climate
Performance Standards
Clarity and Boundaries

78. Leading EDGE Developing A Successful Team Where to Start?
Building your Skill Level
Building and maintaining Enthusiasm

79. Leading EDGE Stages of Team Development Starting out
Creating Inclusion
Fighting Discouragement
Making Progress
Finding Success

80. Group Skill Level & Enthusiasm
Skill Level (abilities & knowledge)
Enthusiasm (Energy Level & Attitude)

81. Time for a break!

82. Leadership Values and Ethics
The Scout Oath
The Scout Law
Being a Servant Leader
Maintaining the Vision of Success

83. Group Activity
Take the 12 points of the Scout Law and apply them to being a Leader.

84. Servant Leadership A need to listen Achieve consensus
Set & Maintain standards
Serve the customers

85. Questions?

86. Important Information!!!
NYLT Weekends
May & June 5-7 Camp Kingsley
REGISTER NOW AT THE SCOUT OFFICE!!!
Use your resources and ask for help.
Always keep learning!
Be a Servant Leader.

87. Where to go from here..? This is the last slide of the course!
How can you apply what you learned to help your Unit?
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