This was a refresher I put together as part of my "ticket" for Wood Badge. It expands the diversity section a little more than the traditional potato game.

1. Refresher for
Introduction to
Leadership Skills
for Troops
TROOP 504

2. What do we hope to
accomplish today?
• During this exercise you will use your active
listening skills to watch a movie and connect
those the lessons you learned from ILST.
– Communication
– Team Development
– Inclusiveness
– Values/Ethics
– Servant Leadership
• Revisit our vision of Troop 504

3. Today’s Agenda
• Overview of the the following lessons from ILST
– Communication
– Team Development
– Inclusiveness
– Values/Ethics
– Servant Leadership
• MOVIE TIME!!!
• Tie together ILST lessons with scenes from the movie
• Vision and wrap-up

4. Why have a
refresher?

5. How we learn

6. Youth Training Continuum
Enables
Enables
Enables
Enables
Enables
Enables
Taught at the
Unit Level
Taught at the
Council Level
Taught at the
Regional/National Level
Kodiak is an adventure –
to push your boundaries and
apply your leadership skills

7. The Scout-Led Troop
• Tips for Being a Good Leader in the Troop
 Keep Your Word
 Be Fair to all
 Be a Good Communicator
 Be Flexible
 Be Organized
 Delegate
 Set an Example
 Be Consistent
 Give Praise
 Ask for Help

8. Communications
• Basic Parts of ANY communication:
A Sender
A Receiver
A Message

9. Key Listening Tips:
• Listen with your eyes as well
as with your ears. Watch for
nonverbal cues.
• Avoid distractions, both
physical and mental. Give the
speaker your full attention.
• Try to see things from the
speaker’s point of view.
• Apply the ideas to yourself.
Think about how the speaker’s
message relates to you.
• Ask questions if you are
unclear about anything.
• Review the speaker’s points
and think what logically might
come next in the message.
• Curb your desire to talk until
the speaker has finished.
• Respond nonverbally (nod
your head or smile) to the
speaker.
• Practice listening with respect
for the speaker. Work hard not
to interrupt even when you
have a burning desire to make
a point.

10. Effective Messages
• Organize your thoughts
• Minimize distractions
• Get the audience’s attention first (Scout sign is classic)
• Speak clearly and make eye contact
• Repeat facts such as dates, times, and places.
• Distribute notes

11. Planning
• Second only to communicating, good planning is an
essential skill for every effective leader.
– At its core, planning is really just thinking ahead
• Ask questions – develop answers
• After initial planning, start asking “what if”
questions
– Adjust your plan to accommodate the unexpected
– Next add the “who” – the resources to make it happen

12. Teaching EDGE
• The EDGE method is the primary training method to
teach skills in the troop.
• EDGE should be used for all teaching opportunities.
• Use it any time you help others learn.
(Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable)

13. The Four-Step EDGE Process
1. Explain -The trainer explains how something is done.
2. Demonstrate - After the trainer explains, the trainer
demonstrates while explaining again. This gives the
learner a clear understanding of what success looks like.
3. Guide - The learner tries the skill while the trainer guides
him through it. The trainer gives instant feedback as the
learner practices the skill.
4. Enable - The learner works independently under the
watchful eye of the trainer. The trainer helps remove any
obstacles to success, enabling the learner to succeed.

14. Tying how we learn to
using the EDGE method
•Explain
•Demonstrate
•Guide
•Enable

15. Introduction to Leadership
and Teamwork Session
What do we mean by “team”?
List characteristics of effective teams.
Together
Everyone
Accomplishes
More

16. Where the Group Is
• Stages:
– Forming (skills are low, enthusiasm is high)
– Storming (skills and enthusiasm are low)
– Norming (skills and enthusiasm is rising)
– Performing (skills and enthusiasm are high)
– Adjourning/Transforming (?skills high, enthusiasm low?)
• Team Skill Level and Enthusiasm
– Skill Level – rises over time
– Enthusiasm – varies as the team develops

17. Inclusion
Effective engagement, inclusion and the use of each
member of your team is an important skill.
Definition of inclusion (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inclusion)
1 : the act of including : the state of being
included
Why is it important?
A more Diverse Troop

18. It leads to a more Diverse
Troop
What is diversity?
• The fact or quality of being diverse; difference.
• A point or respect in which things differ.
• The ways we are different; the condition of having unique
characteristics. The condition of being diverse : Variety ;
especially : the inclusion of diverse people (as people of
different races or cultures) in a group or organization.

19. Why is it important to understand
diversity?
Diversity is more than just tolerating differences. It is:
• respecting, appreciating, and understanding the varying
characteristics of individuals.
• Everyone is unique and no single person is a representative
of a certain group. Stereotypes and other racial
biases/prejudices are damaging to a group.

20. Aspects of diversity
• Age ( generational differences)
• Race
• Religion.
• Physical attributes etc.
• Education
• Function and skills.
• Disability
• Height/Weight
• Language/Accent.

21. Diversity Bias
• Assumptions of Superiority
– I’m better than you.
• Assumptions of Correctness
– This is the way it should be
• Assumptions of Universality
– We’re all the same. Everybody is just like me.

22. Avoiding bias
• Similar-to-me effect – perceive others who are similar to
ourselves more positively than we perceive people who
are different
• Social status effect – perceive individuals with high social
status more positively than those with low social status.
• Salience (prominence) effect – focus attention on individuals who
are conspicuously (clearly visible) different.
• Knowingly and willingly denying individuals access to
opportunities and outcomes in an organization

23. Leadership Ethics and Values

24. Leadership Ethics and
Values
• Servant Leaders:
– Need to listen and know when the time for discussion is over.
– Achieve consensus and know when to preserve things that are
good without foundering in a constant storm of question and
reinvention.
– Set/maintain standards and know when to reject what does not
maintain those standards or the team vision.
– Serve their customers and know how to make a difference with
the team.

25. Discussion following the
movie:
• Look for : (Good and bad)
– How the leader(s) affected the team’s development
– The four stages of Team development
– Examples of Servant leadership
– Examples of inclusiveness
– Examples of Value and Ethical based decisions
– Examples of both the Scout Oath and law

26. MOVIE TIME!!!

27. You get to choose (but choose
wisely!!!)
• Apollo 13 (PG) - 2hr 20 min
• Remember the Titans (PG) – 1hr 54 min
• Poseidon Adventure (PG) – 1hr 57 min
• Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13) - 2hr 1min
• Dodgeball (PG-13) – 1hr 32 min
• Avengers (PG-13) – 2hr 23 min
• League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (PG-13 ) – 1hr
50 min

28. Discussion following the
movie:
• Did you see:
– How the leader(s) affected the team’s development
– Any of the four stages of Team development
– Examples of Servant leadership
– Examples of inclusiveness
– Examples of Value and Ethical based decisions
– Examples of both the Scout Oath and law

29. Vision
Discussion:
What has been YOUR Vision of Success for Troop
504?
 How are we doing?
 What can we start?
 What can we continue?
 What can we do better?

30. Wrap-Up to the Course
• Continue your training and tie your lessons to
your roles as a leader to your Patrols and
Troop.
• Think about Your vision for success and
continue to achieve it.
• Support the other leaders around you

31. Thanks for attending &
continue making a
difference!