Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers What, exactly, is the Patrol Method? Why did our founder emphasize the importance of the patrol method over all else in Scouting? In this week’s podcast I’ll begin a series of four installments that establishes the patrol method as the character school for our Scouts and relate a story about how […]
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Podcast 234 – Assume Goodwill
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Getting along has more to do with us than others… I get plenty of email from folks who are having problems getting along with their fellow volunteers or Scouts. Is there a simple answer that would resolve most conflicts and difficulties in Scouting? I think there is! Join me in Kandersteg […]
Podcast 233 – Patrol Leader’s Council
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Working with the patrol leaders’s council is a Scoutmaster’s single greatest responsibility… …listen in to a recording of my patrol leader’s council at camp this summer. I answer emails about motivating older Scouts, dealing with interference from parents, and helping define Scout camping for new parents. Join me in Kandersteg next summer! […]
Podcast 232 – Let’s Get Started!
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Hello! Back home and lots of catching up to do! I answer emails about signing requirements, Troop Planning, Eagle projects, and advancement. Plus an announcement for those of you interested in going to Kandersteg, Switzerland! Listen to Scoutmaster Podcast 232 Get The SCOUTMASTERCG APP Podcast Archive Podcast: Play in new window […]
Podcast 231 – Responsibility and Leadership
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers What kind of an internal standard is the aim of our work? In this podcast I answer email questions about positions of responsibility , leadership and other subjects , plus (of course) your messages in the mailbag! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Listen to this episode (0:23:19) Apple […]
Podcast 230 – The Internal Standard
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers What kind of an internal standard is the aim of our work? We want our Scouts to form resilient character that they can call on as they move forward in life, we have some ofttimes overlooked opportunities to build an internal standard that will be a valuable asset. I’ll share how you can […]
Podcast 229 – Resolving Serious Misbehavior
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Working with Scouts means dealing with routine behavior problems from time to time, but… While serious misbehavior, at least in my experience, is thankfully rare – we do have to be prepared to resolve it when it occurs. In this podcast I offer my best advice to Scouters who contacted me with about resolving two incidents […]
Podcast 228 – Parents & Summer Camp
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Parent’s spend a lot of time preparing Scouts for summer camp, but have they prepared themselves? Do parents know what goes on at camp? This week I offer some advice directed at parents (especially of younger Scouts) that will help make the experience for them and their Scouts a positive one. […]
Podcast 227 – Outdoor Leadership
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Is there a difference between leadership in the outdoors and in other settings? The answer to this question and answers to email questions in this podcast along with your messages in the mailbag. Listen to Scoutmaster Podcast 227 Get The SCOUTMASTERCG APP Podcast Archive Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple […]
Podcast 226 – Scouts at Camp
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers We are at our best as Scouters when we act as guides and use responsive leadership, it’s something we all need to work on, so this week my thoughts about three types of leaders. In answer to an email question I also offer some ideas for what Scouts ought to be […]
Podcast 225 – Youth Led?
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers What does “youth led” really mean? This week I spend some time answering two email questions that touch on youth leadership, one focuses on responsive leadership (what to do if Scouts aren’t holding up their end of the bargain) and one abut shifting a troop from adult to youth leadership. Podcast: […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 224 – Kindling the Fire!
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers The Scouting program is like any good camp fire, both require the right materials and right conditions, the x factor is how much patience you have for kindling the fire. Answers to email questions on Scouts and political functions, youth protection, and how many merit badges are a large amount. Listen to Scoutmaster […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 223 – How Scouting Works!
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Listen to a simple, yet significant story of how Scouting works (or how it ought to work). I’ll also answer an email about backpacking, the the whole idea of backpacking is that it’s fun (challenging, yes, but fun). Go out for a mile or two, make it easy, let the Scouts […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 222- Interview with Darnall Daley
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast I am joined by F. Darnell Daley Jr, Author of The Commissioner’s Corner. I am sure you’ll find Darnall’s good cheer and enthusiasm for Scouting inspirational. Here’s Darnall’s website Listen to Scoutmaster Podcast 222 Get The SCOUTMASTERCG APP Podcast Archive Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 221 – “Real” Responsibility
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast we discuss ‘real’ responsibility, answer email questions about getting folks to lend a hand with a Cub Pack and see if we can help out a new Scoutmaster. All this and your messages in the mailbag! Listen to Scoutmaster Podcast 221 Get The SCOUTMASTERCG APP Podcast Archive Podcast: Play in […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 220 – High Adventure
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast We talk about high adventure, answer email questions on a ‘one man show’ and a bullying incident, and share a great Scoutmaster’s Minute. All this and your messages in the mailbag! Listen to Scoutmaster Podcast 220 Get The SCOUTMASTERCG APP Podcast Archive Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 219 – Brick Mason Knife Safety?
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Some great email questions regarding aquatics awards, finances, and working with adult volunteers along with a visit from our old friend Brick Mason! Resources mentioned in this podcast – my Scout accounts article, FISCAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR BSA UNITS from the BSA. Podcast Archive Get The SCOUTMASTERCG APP Podcast: Play in new window […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 218 – “Forming” Youth Leadership
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast I answer email questions about medical issues and we return to the eternal question of “forming” youth leadership (“forming” – listen to find out how funny that is!) Lend a hand to answering the favorite camping and hiking spots, your one sentence Scouting definition, and help Greg with his Wood […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 217 – Resolving Differences
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers From time to time I receive email from Scouters who have some basic disagreement with the way the program is being presented in their unit. These disagreements aren’t over things that endanger Scouts, the disagreements are usually around the application of the patrol system or youth leadership. This can be very frustrating. What […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 216 – Peer Pressure
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this week’s podcast I discuss building positive peer pressure and answer email questions about direct donations to Scout Troops, immediate recognition and the Eagle Scout rank, and the appointment of youth positions of responsibility in a Scout Troop. Listen to Scoutmaster Podcast 216 Podcast Archive Podcast: Play in new […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 215 – Reflection
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers We all want Scouts to reflect, and to use the product of reflection to grow and develop as useful people. Scouts are action oriented, their capacity for reflection is developing, and you have to align your expectations to their level of development. If you think about it at that age you […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 214 – New Adult Leader
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers What advice do you have for a Webelos Den leader who just crossed over with his Webelos into a Scout Troop? In this podcast I give my best answer. Also a number of email questions concerning a lost handbook, questions about “duty to God”, faith specific prayers and reflections, working with […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 213 – Youth Leader Training
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast we talk about meeting the negative attitudes and behaviors we see in Scouts with the positives of Scouting and field a question about youth leader training events. This and your messages in the mailbag. Get the song I mention in podcast 212 here All Time Favorite Boy Scout Podcast: […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 212 – Contracts? Troop Size?
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast I catch up on a number of email questions that have accumulated over the past few weeks. Do Scouts need contracts? What’s the ideal Troop Size? How do we resolve problems between brothers? Can A Troop be welcoming and helpful no matter what limitations a Scout may have? […]
