http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting Help for the Troop Committee and all Scouters Mon, 14 May 2012 21:57:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1418?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1418#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:13 +0000 Frank http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/?p=1418 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Regardless of how hard you try, you just can’t please everyone. The sentiment goes all the way back to the Greek slave Aesop, whose fable about the miller, his son and their donkey concluded with “he who tries to please … Continue reading →]]> http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1418/feed 3 http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1397?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1397#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:28 +0000 Frank http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/?p=1397 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } “Every boy deserves a trained leader.” “Train ‘em, trust ‘em, let ‘em lead!” If there’s one thing that’s everywhere in Scouting, it’s training. We train our youth leaders to run their troop. We teach Scout skills – that’s a form … Continue reading →]]> http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1397/feed 0 http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1380?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1380#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:42 +0000 Frank http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/?p=1380 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Every now and then, I have a chance to visit another troop, and when I do, I observe how they operate compared with other troops (and our own). I pay attention to who is leading – the Scouts or the … Continue reading →]]> http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1380/feed 0 http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1364?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1364#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:59:34 +0000 Frank http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/?p=1364 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } If you’ve ever had to stand in front of a group and try to teach them something, you’ve experienced it. Sometimes you can talk until you’re blue in the face and still get the feeling that you’re not getting through. … Continue reading →]]> http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1364/feed 1 http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1348?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1348#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:14 +0000 Frank http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/?p=1348 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Most successful leaders didn’t get that way by accident. Leadership is a learned skill, based on guiding principles and developed through experience. For an organization, these guiding principles are usually codified in a mission statement, which members of that organization … Continue reading →]]> http://www.fmaynard.com/scouting/archives/1348/feed 0