May 25, 2012 | Business Lessons from the Wilderness, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Solitude, Wilderness Education
Young people still run in a world of idealism. This is a good thing. They see issues around them and want to improve their world. Leaders of young people need to tread this ground carefully to encourage them how to pursue radically innovative solutions while...
May 21, 2012 | Fishing, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Program Management, Recruiting Participants or Guides, Volunteers
To recruit volunteers to join your team is a bit like fly fishing. It is impossible to know exactly what fish are biting on. It is equally impossible to know what would motivate someone to give generously of their time to take part in your vision. To make the...
Mar 26, 2012 | Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Outdoor Recreation
I’ve been out of town conducting training for Mountain View Backcountry, Young Life’s Beyond Malibu, Wilderness Ranch, RMR Backcountry, and Ute Trail programs this past week. So I asked several guest bloggers to post while I’m catching up a bit. This is a...
Feb 28, 2012 | Journal, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Resources
For Christian outdoor leaders there are some really important reasons why journaling is crucial. I believe in this so much that I’m now offering a FREE OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP LOGBOOK that you can DOWNLOAD as a PDF! But before you do that let me share four main...
Feb 28, 2012 | Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series)
The Dangerous Cornice of Trying to Be the “Best” Leader | Just Strive to “Excel” or Be a “Good” Leader… (#3 In a Seven Part Series: Seven Things Successful Leaders Do Differently.) Successful leaders know that pursuing perfection...
