On February 8, 2016, the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate its 106th birthday. Founded in 1907 in England by Robert Baden-Powell, the Scouting movement was established on the belief that boys could be taught character through outdoor activities conducted under the guidance of a Scoutmaster. American publisher William Boyce brought Scouting to the United […]
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This past week I was facilitating one of my custom-designed management training courses for a large client company in the upper Midwest. In attendance were twenty-five front-line managers from that organization. Like always, I could tell within a few hours which of those managers would be successful in their careers and which ones had probably […]
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“There is value in having women’s voices influence Scouting. It is often the mothers who make Scouting happen and help their sons through the process,” (“A Conversation with Sister Rosemary Wixom,” May 22, 2014). I was with Sister Wixom in 2014 when she made this statement. And I believe it. Women influence Scouting. Just as […]
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Last month’s blog showed how you can do pioneering in December by staying indoors and doing knots and lashings on a miniature scale. This month, I want to show how you can turn that pioneering project into a Faith in God activity by having the eleven-year-old (EYO) Scouts build King Benjamin’s tower (using their newly […]
Read more As of January 1, 2016, new Boy Scout requirements place a greater emphasis on Scouts being physically active. New requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks challenge Scouts to improve their physical stamina through various activities. Scouts will have to track their progress while performing physical exercises over a set period of time. […]
Read moreHave you heard of the “We the Students” scholarship contest hosted by the Bill of Rights Institute? The annual essay contest awards a Boy Scout a $2,500 scholarship, along with $500 for the winning Scout’s troop. (Just think what that money could do for your summer high-adventure!) There is also a component that gives the […]
Read more Today I wish to discuss my favorite part of the Scout Oath—the pledge a young man makes to “help other people at all times.” Sadly, we seem to be living in a world where the hearts of many men have grown cold. Some people are so self-focused and self-contained they don’t seem to care about […]
Read more As an organizational development consultant I have facilitated many executive retreats where the leadership team of the organization spent hours formulating the mission statement for their company. They painstakingly wordsmithed their document to ensure it expressed the exact meaning they wished to convey. This is why I struggle with the phrase in the Scout Oath […]
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