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about what you can do after leaving the troop.
This book has dealt with your role as a patrol leader. It’s easy to spend all your time helping your patrol do exciting things, and lose track of your own development. This last chapter is, therefore, about YOU as a person and YOUR needs. It’s also
As a patrol leader, you’ll have gained some useful skills that you will use during the rest of your life. Here’s a list of personal qualities which would help you in the world of work. Look through them. How do you rate?
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Working with individuals • Do I set a good example? • Am I able to work with and help others? • Am I good at listening to other people’s ideas? • Am I able to help people solve problems? Working with a team • Am I fair in the way I deal with others? • Am I able to lead a team of people? • Am I able to let someone else take the lead? • Can I teach a skill to a group of people? Working with equipment • Am I able to organize equipment for a project? • Can I keep records accurately? • Do I treat equipment responsibly? Yourself • Can I plan and organize an activity? • Can I accept responsibility? • Am I friendly towards others? • Do I have good self-control?
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