Lessons from Survivor Camp
This week, I had the opportunity to attend survivor camp with 4 other adults and 13 middle school students at Uwharrie National Forest near Troy, NC. We had a great time, no one lost, few injuries. One of the activities was paintball. What a great classroom for leadership teaching! Here are a few observations:
1) Have a plan and stick to it.
When you go into battle, someone needs to look at the lay of the land, formulate a plan of attack (or defense), communicate the plan, and trust the troops to execute the plan. no matter how good the plan may be, if it is not executed well, it wont work. Plan for contingencies and work thru the obstacles.
2) Equip your team for success.
If you do not have the right equipment, no matter how well trained or prepared you are, it is extremely difficult to win. If your gun misfires, you run out of paintballs, you are not well hidden, or you don’t have protective gear, you will have a difficult time winning.
When you lead your team, are you preparing them, equipping them, training them, motivating them, and coaching them for success? The prep you do off the field makes all the difference in the heat of battle. Does your team know the lesson, do they have the props, are the ready when they get to the classroom? Make sure that you are doing your part as the leader to equip your team for success.
June 26th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
My team couldn’t execute the plan, that’s why you whooped us so bad.