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Larry GoldmanScoutmaster

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What is a Wood Badge Ticket?

• A contract with yourself

• A commitment to apply knowledge

• A vision of personal improvement

• A vision of how you will lead

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The Wood Badge Ticket is Guided by

• Your VALUES

• Your VISION

• Your role in support of the MISSION of the BSA.

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Why A Ticket ?

• To realize dreams and visions

• Clarify thoughts and objectives

• Focus actions

• Facilitates the practice of leadership

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Lessons learned from previous 21st Century Courses

• Encourage completion of 20 Questions before the course.

• Recognize that writing in general & this process in particular is difficult for some people.

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Lessons learned from previous 21st Century Courses

• Should we provide sample tickets? No (Consensus of Conferees at

the 3rd National Wood Badge Alignment Symposium, March 2007)

• Should we provide ticket templates?Yes – but keep them simple

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Wood Badge Ticket

Ticket is “final” when Participant and Ticket Counselor say it is …..and then it can still change.

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Values, Mission, and VisionWhich comes first, the chicken or the egg? Our values or our mission? Our mission or our vision? The truth is, values, mission, and vision are so interrelated that it is hard to say. Perhaps the diagram should look like this:

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There are different approaches to writing a Wood Badge Ticket

• None of them are right,

• None of them are wrong,

• They’re just different.

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Values, Mission, and Vision Defined

• A mission statement explains the organization’s or individual’s main aim or purpose. It defines why we exist.

• A vision statement expresses the organization’s or individual’s desired destination within a certain time frame. It defines where we are going.

• A values statement represents the core priorities in the organization’s culture, including what drives members’ priorities and how they act within the organization.

Each element is unique, but they all work together.

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The Mission and Visionof the Boy Scouts of America

• Offer young people responsible fun and adventure.

• Instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law.

• Train young people in citizenship, service, and leadership.

• Serve America's communities and families with a quality, values-based program.

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young

people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by

instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

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A Shared Mission

As Scout leaders, we share the BSA’s mission, helping to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

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Organizational Vision

Personal Vision

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Personal Vision

Think of your personal vision as

• Knowing who you are

• Knowing where you’re going

• Knowing what success looks like

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Three Elementsof a Personal Vision Statement

1. A Significant Purpose

• It answers the question “why” rather than just explaining what you do or being a job description.

• It provides a sense of purpose that often is deep and noble. It inspires excitement and commitment.

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Three Elementsof a Personal Vision Statement

2. Based on a Clear Set of Values

• Clearly described so you know exactly the behaviors that demonstrate that the value is being lived.

• They need to be consistently acted on to be more than just good intentions.

• Personal values need to be in line with the organization’s values.

• On MY honor, I will do MY best to do MY duty…

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Three Elementsof a Personal Vision Statement

3. A Picture of the Future

• Vision is a well-defined picture of the end result, something you can actually see.

• Vision focuses on what you want to create – not what you want to get rid of.

• Vision focuses on the product – the end result – not the process for getting there.

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Personal Vision

Remember, your personal vision statement involves knowing:

• Who you are

• Where you’re going

• What success looks like

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Make Your Personal Vision a Reality

• How it is created

• How it is communicated

• And most importantly, how it is lived!

For your personal vision to become reality, what’s important is

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Qualities of a Compelling Vision

• Helps us understand what our purpose is• Provides guidelines that help us make daily

decisions• Provides a picture of the desired future that we

can actually see• Is enduring• Is about being “great” – not just beating the

competition• Is inspiring – not expressed solely in numbers• Touches the hearts and spirits of everyone

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Plans Support the Goals

Goals Support the Vision

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The Plan

• Who

• What

• When

• Where

• Why

• How

• How Verified

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The Plan

• What do you want to improve, change, do etc?

• Why is it important?

• How are you going to get from here to there?

• Who / When / Where

• How Verified – what change would an outsider be able to see

Values, mission, and vision are all linked together. From our shared values, the BSA

mission statement was developed. That mission leads to our personal vision of success. The goals are the road map to

making the vision a reality. The plans are how we accomplish each goal.

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The Wood Badge TicketIt takes all of the pieces working together to make a ticket

and bring our vision to life.

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What to Look for in a Wood Badge Ticket

• Supports the BSA mission.• Position based• It has to be realistic.

• Five goals • At least one goal must deal with diversity.• One goal may involve developing and

applying a self assessment tool • Must be SMART.

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Wood Badge Ticket – GoalsSMART

• S

• M

• A

• R

• T

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Relevant

Time-based

Significant Meaningful Appropriate Reasonable Targeted

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Some Troop Guide Tips

• Encourage patrol members to help each other

• Keep the momentum going.

• Participants shouldn’t be afraid of being too specific for fear of failure

• Step back and give participants some space

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Some Troop Guide Tips

• Participants need to use the time between the course weekends

• Don’t forget the leadership skills.

• IINHIWA

• Don’t get hung up on semantics

• Encourage ticket completion in 12 months

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Some Troop Guide Tips

• It’s Their Vision

• KISMIF

• Keep In Touch

• Encourage attendance at the post course meeting. (November 7, 2009)

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Wood Badge TicketSome Final Thoughts

• Provides an opportunity to practice the skills we have learned.

• Makes us think about the BSA mission and the role we play in making that a reality.

• Makes us think about the end result before we even begin.

• Gives us a useful planning tool

• Inspires us and others to excel.

Tomorrow’s Success Begins Today

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