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How Small Groups Make Bad Decisions (April 1998)

Are you a part of a volunteer board? A church board? A county commission? A member of a family business? A planning committee? A governmental body? An "ingroup" of teenagers?

Can a group be too close and work too well together? Can a leader be so well respected that the group follows blindly without enough consideration of other ideas? If there is little opposition, can too much discussion hurt rather than help?

In small town America, an additional challenge ...

Scouting: Turning Boys Into Men (February 1998)

"Consider what heavy responsibility lies upon you in youth, to determine, among realities, by what you will be delighted, and, among imaginations, by whose you will be led." John Ruskin.

What is a man? What is manly, in the best sense of the word?

A man takes responsibility for work. He selects worthwhile goals and works steadily and aggressively toward them. He takes his place as a provider for his family. He produces more than he consumes. He is gene ...

Six Ways To Get The Most From A Volunteer Board (February 1997)

Are you a volunteer charged with leadership responsibilities to accomplish a major goal using other volunteers? How do you motivate them? How do you keep them involved and working hard? How do your get the most from your board?

Here ar

Why Do Volunteer Organizations Die At The Top (March 1996)

Do you belong to an organization or board that is spinning its wheels and not accomplishing its mission? What is wrong? How do you turn things around?

Organizations often fill board leadership with dead weight. This includes people who

What Makes A Winning Team (December 2001)

This article summarizes the principles of teambuilding and how they are integrated with each other. Organizations depend on leadership at the top to attend to the needs of the people involved as well as vision for the organization and effective ways of communicating ideas.

Are You A Leader? Take This Leadership Test (October 2002)

This article describes key attributes of leadership and offers brief questions to help people understand their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to leadership skills.

Public Meetings Promote Democratic Process (June 2003)

This article describes ways to involve the public in a fair hearing of an issue without having the process degenerate into polorized camps -or be a sham process.

Wanted: Youth Leaders Now (April 2004)

This article describes some of the main ingredients for adult leaders who work with with youth groups. Ideas for this column came from Mike Phelan, a professor at Brigham Young University.

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	Val Farmer 35 Years of Counseling General Topics IX. Living the life You Want to Live 3. Leadership Login Articles How Small Groups Make Bad Decisions (April 1998) Are you a part of a volunteer board? A church board? A county commission? A member of a family business? A planning committee? A governmental body? An "ingroup" of teenagers? Can a group be too close and work too well together? Can a leader be so well respected that the group follows blindly without enough consideration of other ideas? If there is little opposition, can too much discussion hurt rather than help? In small town America, an additional challenge ... Scouting: Turning Boys Into Men (February 1998) "Consider what heavy responsibility lies upon you in youth, to determine, among realities, by what you will be delighted, and, among imaginations, by whose you will be led." John Ruskin. What is a man? What is manly, in the best sense of the word? A man takes responsibility for work. He selects worthwhile goals and works steadily and aggressively toward them. He takes his place as a provider for his family. He produces more than he consumes. He is gene ... Six Ways To Get The Most From A Volunteer Board (February 1997) Are you a volunteer charged with leadership responsibilities to accomplish a major goal using other volunteers? How do you motivate them? How do you keep them involved and working hard? How do your get the most from your board? Here ar Why Do Volunteer Organizations Die At The Top (March 1996) Do you belong to an organization or board that is spinning its wheels and not accomplishing its mission? What is wrong? How do you turn things around? Organizations often fill board leadership with dead weight. This includes people who What Makes A Winning Team (December 2001) This article summarizes the principles of teambuilding and how they are integrated with each other. Organizations depend on leadership at the top to attend to the needs of the people involved as well as vision for the organization and effective ways of communicating ideas. Are You A Leader? Take This Leadership Test (October 2002) This article describes key attributes of leadership and offers brief questions to help people understand their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to leadership skills. Public Meetings Promote Democratic Process (June 2003) This article describes ways to involve the public in a fair hearing of an issue without having the process degenerate into polorized camps -or be a sham process. Wanted: Youth Leaders Now (April 2004) This article describes some of the main ingredients for adult leaders who work with with youth groups. Ideas for this column came from Mike Phelan, a professor at Brigham Young University. Next Page