Leadership

Leader Advice and Inspiration

Encouraging Scouts who don't pass Boards of Review

By Scouting magazine

Scouter C.K. asks how best to inform a Scout (and his parents) that the boy wasn’t fully prepared for a rank advancement board of review while still encouraging the youth so the setback won’t cause him to quit Scouting.

Leader Advice and Inspiration

Scouters Speak: Volunteers Who Fail to Complete Assignments

By Scouting magazine

How do you deal with a volunteer who doesn’t follow through on his promises? Scouter E.K. noted that it’s awkward to tell a volunteer, “No, I don’t want you,” out of fear the task won’t

Leader Advice and Inspiration

Scouters' advice on convincing parents to serve as unit leaders

By Scouting magazine

Scouter T.H. wrote, in our October issue, that his troop was finding it hard to recruit parents as leaders. “How,” he asked, “can we instill some sense of volunteerism and commitment to Scouting among these parents?”

Leaders

A New Vision of Youth Leadership

By Scouting magazine

Revised council-level training will help prepare Scouts more than ever to provide important leadership to their troops.

Leader Advice and Inspiration

Dealing with an unfriendly Scout

By Scouting magazine

A Scout is not welcomed in troop activities because the other boys say he is not friendly, reports a Scoutmaster. Readers offer ideas, including reminding Scouts to use the Scout Oath and Law in their relationships with other troop members.

Leader Advice and Inspiration

A year with a new-Scout patrol

By Scouting magazine

After joining Troop 1113 as graduating Webelos Scouts, the Tree Frog Patrol goes from novice to knowledgeable in 12 well-planned months of exciting troop adventures.

Leader Advice and Inspiration

Words Cannot Express

By Scouting magazine

Every volunteer appreciates an occasional “thank you,” especially when delivered in a creative and (often) unexpected form.

Leader Advice and Inspiration

How do you best serve a troop with many leaders?

By Scouting magazine

An assistant Scoutmaster says he feels unneeded in a troop with many adult leaders. Readers urge him to get plenty of training and use his skills and interests to find leadership opportunities.

Leaders

Advice for preparing to become a Scoutmaster

By Scouting magazine

In our September issue, G.P. said he wanted to start a Boy Scout troop and that he had taken the first phase of Scoutmaster training. “Besides continuing training, what else can I do to ready myself for becoming a Scoutmaster?” he asked.