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president with prior review and
guidance by the Advisor.
The briefing will be the first of
many meetings in which the new slate
of officers must function as an ef-
ficient unit. It helps them get ac-
quainted with coming events, discuss
how they will assume post lead-
ership—and mainly prepare for their
seminar.
The seminar itself has four distinct
purposes or goals:
(1) To guide officers and Advisors
in discovering and assuming their
individual job responsibilities.
(2) To build them into a working
leadership team.
(3) To acquaint them with the skills
of leadership.
(4) To plan a complete schedule of
dates and topics for the next 12
months of post programs.
Once the seminar is successfully
completed, the officers will not only
know their own duties, but will have a
solid understanding of all other of-
ficers' duties and how they all fit
together. The result will be a
smooth-running organization in
which youth and adult officers are
able to complement each other, an-
ticipate each other's needs, work
around shortcomings, and boost each
other's output and morale.
This doesn't mean, of course, that a
problem-free year is guaranteed. But
it does mean that post officers will be
well prepared to deal with problems
as they arise.
During the balance of the year,
officers will want to hold regularly
scheduled officers' meetings on a
monthly basis. These will be the most
important administrative meetings
held in the post and will be where
most of the post's official business is
conducted.
It's a good idea for officers to meet
early in the month to allow them to
double-check all program and activity
arrangements for that month. Post
membership meetings should empha-
size activity, and the business portion
should be limited to 15 or 20 minutes
generally.
To assist in the ongoing task of
month-to-month program planning,
officers can turn to a number of
sources. One of your associate Ad-
visors, for example, will work closely
with the vice-president for program,
while another will work with the
vice-president for administration. Al-
so, various outside adult consultants
may be available through the post
committee to assist with specific
projects.
In addition, the post president may
appoint an activity chairman to assist
post officers in keeping an exciting,
rewarding, and successful program
going. Being an activity chairman or
a member of the activity committee
can be important training for those
who will be the elected officers of
future years.
Remember, when this year's
leadership team reaches the end of its
term, it will be time to turn the reins
over to others. Then the whole train-
ing process will begin all over again.
It's one of the major benefits and
strengths of Exploring.
For detailed guidance in structur-
ing effective leadership training pro-
grams in your own post, ask your
local council office for the Explorer
Officers' Workbook (Supply No.
3158) or the Post Officers' Seminar
booklet (No. 6626). H
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