Turning Young Men Turning Young Men Into LeadersInto Leaders

What is Leadership?What is Leadership?

“If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs. . . . The world will be yours and everything in it, what's more, you'll be a man, my son.”

Rudyard Kipling (1907, from the poem “If”)

Why was I asked here tonight?Why was I asked here tonight?

“Could you give examples of Leadership skills that turned a chaotic police situation into a successful outcome. Goal is to highlight basic leadership skills that can be taught, learned, and used by a scout.“

Approximately 316,000 citizens in 119,000 households covering 440 sq. miles with 58,000 students attending 62 schools.

Police Department has approximately 500 sworn personnel and 110 civilian employees

Police Dept operates out of:

1 Administrative HQ 7 Divisions4 Stations1 Supports Services building2 Training facilities4 Community Policing offices

What is a police officer?What is a police officer?

Hurricane Gaston (2004)Hurricane Gaston (2004)

• Gaston dropped 10-14 inches of rain across central Virginia causing major flooding in low-lying areas. Much of the rain fell in a five-hour period between 3 pm and 8 pm.

•Six bridges were destroyed or heavily damaged, more than 54 major roads were closed in the metro region and 165,000 people lost power. The storm destroyed 350 home and 230 business, with damages estimated at $130 million

Hurricane Gaston (2004)Hurricane Gaston (2004)

•During this 5-hour period 8,541 call came into the 911Center in Chesterfield. Fire and Police responded to over 900 emergency calls for help and evacuated 9 neighbors, performing numerous rescues.

• Unfortunately, Nine deaths were caused by the flooding in the Richmond, Va., area. Three individuals were killed during rescue attempts.

• One person owes their life to a police sergeant and his team.

….But before we talk about that incident let’s talk about some leadership traits….

The Five C’s • Character• Confidence• Courage• Communication• Collaboration

Character

ConfidenceRanksRanks

• Scout – Scout – not an actual rank, but transition a scout over not an actual rank, but transition a scout over from cubs to boy scouts from cubs to boy scouts

• TenderfootTenderfoot – first true rank. Very easy requirements – first true rank. Very easy requirements such as one night of camping, show scoutmaster your such as one night of camping, show scoutmaster your uniform, etc.uniform, etc.

• Second Class Second Class – still easy, but a little more work. Scout – still easy, but a little more work. Scout has to know map symbols, attend five patrol/troop has to know map symbols, attend five patrol/troop activities, cook a meal on a camping trip, etc.activities, cook a meal on a camping trip, etc.

• First Class Scout First Class Scout – great rank; boys know what’s – great rank; boys know what’s excepted and they are now helping others. excepted and they are now helping others. Must know lashings, leave no trace, some first aid, etc and do ten separate troop/patrol activities

CourageScouting, since its inception,

has been about…

Adventure!Adventure!

…but (Moms) in small steps.

Scouting, since its inception, has been about…

Adventure!Adventure!

Communication“Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.” Brian Tracy

Collaboration

Lord Robert Baden-Powell, Was an English war hero and ex-Lt General. When he decided to retire from the Army he started scouting on the advice of King Edward VII.

In order to promote teamwork, he placed the boys into patrols, with the small teams led by older, more experience boys. Every meeting the troop or patrols would have some type of activity that the scouts had to work together to accomplish. This tradition continues today.

The Five C’s • Character• Confidence• Courage• Communication• Collaboration

Virginia medal of Valor - David A. Stone of the Chesterfield County Police Department. Stone swam through swirling floodwaters and rescued a woman trapped in a car during Tropical Storm Gaston on Aug. 30, 2004.