Our Best Ideas for Leadership Training Your Camp Counsellors

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Now that is how it's done!  Dan, Gab & I just had a 25 minute LIGHTNING ROUND of great ideas.  They were coming fast & furious.

On today's show we talked about ways to make sure you have a great Staff Training Week.  Each of us shared 3 or 4 of our best ideas - the things that we know will have an impact on how your camp runs this summer.

Listen in for the details but here's our list:

1. Know your audience
2. Put on your Leadership Glasses
3. Do it with intention
4. Develop (and teach) the Clientele Mindset
5. Give them bathroom reading
6. Change it up
7. Make "how-to" videos
8. Show videos of interviews with camp parents
9. Break up the style of your presentation (did you know that at Ouareau they are limited to only 15 minutes of lecture-style delivery before they must change it up?)
10. Develop Duty Ditties
11. Write your question down
12. Create a Theme for the week.  One of Frost Valley Y's was Build Strong
13. Embrace your history.  Gab also suggested we highlight the shifts that the camp directors have make to keep camp growing
14. Create a manual people will look at (check out this Camp Code podcast: Staff Manuals: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly)
15. At each area have 2 signs: What do Campers Need to Know? What do Staff Need to Know?
16. Show your enthusiasm
17. Create a culture that values sleep (thanks Dr. G!)  [Click to Tweet This!]

Tool of the Week – Make Yourself a Better Camp Director

Travis - Replace your broken iPad or phone screen your self - kit
Dan - The Way of the Seal (book)
Gab - Big Stock

Your Hosts:

• Travis Allison, Summer Camp Consultant - CampHacker.TV

• Dan Weir, Director of Camping Services - Frost Valley YMCA

• Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau

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(Thank you!)

Thanks for the evening, friends.