AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership

" Fundamentally, a leader must have ability. Ability has two components: knowledge and skill. Knowledge is understanding a task. Skill is proficiency at performing a task. The key to developing knowledge and skill is repeated exposure...  In order to generalize learning to a variety of complex situations, you as leader need to have a varied and extensive base of exposure to related situations. It is this experience that allows you to develop ability." - Alex Kosseff on the AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership

Scout leaders may not routinely lead expeditions to Nepal or outings requiring extensive specialized skills but the information in the AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership remains a vital resource. Competent leaders should have a grasp of group dynamics, risk assessment, effective decision making and planning. Mastering these elements leads to a better quality of experience for everyone, less stress on the leader and a broader scope of activities.

Kosseff has produced a solidly well-written and thorough guide that merits close study by anyone leading groups in the outdoors (or anywhere for that matter).

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