Over my time in
Scouting I have had to deal with quite a bit of leadership.
From what I
remember I got a kick start into leadership when I was elected straight to
Patrol Leader. From here I got more into the swing of things, learnt what to do
and then progressed onwards.
Leadership can
be applied to all sorts of situations. From being in charge of a group to
suggesting your opinion, everybody has their own opinion of what leadership
really is and how far these boundaries reach.
A lot of
responsibility is relied upon leadership: to make the right decisions and to
organize various things - but don't let it scare you. As long as you know what
your doing and how to go about it, it should all be ok. Even if you don't know
how do go about it experiment, and you'll soon find out. And if things didn't
work out last time, you could persist with the same method or change to a
different style.
In my opinion
leadership mainly comes down to decision making and giving the right advice.
And sometimes making the right decision can be an uneasy thing, I've had
experience
there. The aim of it all is to make the right decision for the situation on
hand. Making the wrong decision could
lead to drama but it's all part of it and your not learning if you don't make
mistakes. Mistakes are not always a bad thing either, sometimes making the
wrong decision can turn out to be the better option after all.
If you're asked
by a fellow Scout a question you may not know the answer to, what are you going
to do? Would you tell them an answer that may be incorrect? Or would you strive
to deliver them with accurate information? Would you go out of your way to help
those in need? This depends on the type of person you are. Leaders should be
caring, responsible teachers.
Scott
Sep/ 08
