Monthly Archives: November 2013

Kind-hearted Leadership: Oxymoron or Better Together?

A recent Forbes article titled “Kindness Does Not Equate To Weakness in Leadership” (Click Here) got me thinking about the Scout Law — A Scout is Kind. Being kind is typically defined as being generous, friendly, agreeable, tolerant, humane, considerate, charitable … Continue reading

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Meeting Tonight!

If you can be there, we are hosting a troop meeting tonight.  If you can’t make it, that’s fine — see you later.  

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Troop 113 Cornbread

On a recent camp out, we made cheesy cornbread in dutch ovens.  It was a huge success and I’ve been getting requests for the recipe from scouts and their moms. I think that any food made over a campfire, on … Continue reading

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Growing through “COPE”ing

On Saturday, November 9th, six youth members and two adults traveled to Camp Lewis in Rockaway Township, NJ. Setting up camp after sunset proved interesting with headlamps, flashlights and lanterns, but we soon had a fire going to cut the … Continue reading

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Troop Meeting Tonight

Sorry to create confusion, but while we said we would NOT be meeting tonight (last week), the boys wanted to get together to move a little further on their stock trading competition and to advance further on Personal Management MB. … Continue reading

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Grit, Determination and the Courage to Fail

As I was receiving feedback on my recent article about servant leadership in the 21st century (Click Here), I was reminded of a recent Forbes article on “5 Characteristics of Grit – How Many Do You Have?” The article sums … Continue reading

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Wilderness Survival Weekend

This past weekend, Troop 113 teamed up with Troop 777 for a “wilderness survival weekend” featuring a remote wilderness site on the far side of lake Winnebago. The site was a mile hike from the parking lot and backpacking skills … Continue reading

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