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BLT = “Boy Led Troop"

This site is dedicated to support those who are in the pursuit of learning, growing and evolving leadership, communication, ethical decision making and team work skills by allowing the Scouts/Boys to lead the Troop and its operations. We hope that you find this site useful for helping you transform your Troop’s leadership culture to be fully Scout/Boy Led. You can contact us at admin@boyledtroop.org

The BLT wiki has a dual purpose;

  - Povide a blueprint for how to transform your Troop, implementing a BLT Leadership System.
  - Provide an operations manual for how the youth leadership leads and operates the Troop with Adults providing guidance and a safety net.  

For our discussions, we have created a group on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com titled BLT (Boy Led Troop). If you are not familiar with LinkedIn, LinkedIn is a networking site for professionals. Please join the BLT (Boy Led Troop) group for enhanced collaboration and communication.

• Significance of BLT
• Presentation of BLT "New Sep 2010" (Video clips from March 19, 2008 presentation on BLT to the Massabesic district, NH)

Background:

These pages provide the background, thinking and behind the scenes of BLT.

• What Is Leadership
• What Is BLT
• Small Troop Example
• Large Troop Example

Making BLT Your Reality

Below is a game plan and best practice for making BLT real in your troop.

• Before You Start
• Getting Started
• SM Game Plan
• Align Scout Maturity Advancement And Leadership
• Putting It All Together
• Easy To Use

Pieces & Parts

Below is a list of definitions, methods and processes which create and support the Scout’s ability to lead a Troop for BLT.

Concepts:

• Power Of The Sign
• Mentoring
• Vision Technique
• Choas Factor
• 3 Deep Patrol Leadership
• Planning

Roles:

• Core Leadership Team
• Scouts
• Parents
• Adult Leaders
• Scoutmaster
• Patrol Adult Advisors
• SPL
• Senior Patrol
• JASMs
• Grubmaster

Tools:

• Duty Roster
• Outing Binder
• Top 3
• Web Site
• Troop Operations Map
• Permission Slip

Meetings:

• Half Year Planning Meetings
• Committee Meetings
• PLC Meetings
• Troop Meetings

Process & Policy:

• Adult Scout Ratio Policy
• Troop Meeting Planning
• Combining Patrols
• Outing Planning
• QM Process
• New Scout Process
• Leadership Selection Process
• 3 Step Discipline Policy

Organizational Structures & Dynamics:

• Top Down Org Structure
• Matrix Org Structure
• BLT Organizational Behaviors

TYIIR Institute, LLC's founder is an Eagle Scout. In the spirit of the Eagle Scout giving back to scouting, TYIIR Institute, LLC is working with BSA (Boy Scouts of America) on a Boy Led Troop Initiative which allows scouts to learn and grow their leadership, communication, ethical decision making and teamwork skills by allowing the Scouts/Boys to lead the Troop. www.tyiirinstitute.com

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