outdoor stinky poopy leadership final

Technical Skills

a combo of physical abilities and knowledge necessary for any given activity

Interpersonal skills

teaching facilitation, understanding group processes, awareness, empathy, and even a sense of humor, developed through experience

Judgment skills

applying technical and interpersonal skills to evaluate and draw conclusion, deep understanding of your own capabilities and the capabilities of others

imposter syndrome

not feeling competent as others may think you are

self-directed learning

leading your educational journey, students set goals, participating in projects, learn from leader’s experiences, shape your own hiking journey resources for improving your outdoor leadership skills

mentoring

informal v formal, mentor and mentee roles, failure

self-development

feedback can come from anyone

why in trip planning

have fun, minimize risk, learn, achieve, expectations

who in trip planning

population, special skills, fitness, special focus, accommodations, number of people

where in trip planning

prior knowledge, transportation, and support, rules and regulations. simulation 

when in trip planning

accounting for seasons, arrival time, lighting, temperature

what in trip planning

personal (clothes, boots etc) and group gear supplies

what if in trip planning

always be prepared

trip planning resources

• Guidebooks

• Maps

• Online Sources

• Government Agencies

• People

Value of Trip Planning

• Ensures the at the leaders have a shared vision

• Gives structure to the trip including objectives to work towards

• Provides info to share with participants or potential participants

• Records information necessary for rescuers in an emergency 

• Catalog info that will be needed in case of emergency

• Documents any logistical support needs, such as transportation or food drops

• Provides a checklist for tasks, equipment, and supplies 

environmental awareness

surroundings, physical aspects, animals, weather, spend time in nature, familiarizing unknown

group awareness

empathy, patience, frustrations, know your group

self-awareness

self-care, knowing yourself, physical emotional state

general awareness

tunnel vision, practice awareness helps recognize patterns

Bullseye Approach

gather all info, remove access info, assess info

minor decisions

limited consequences, outcomes are predictable, minor decisions help reevaluate the plan

major decisions

• serious consequences, outcomes difficult to predict, revolve around a leverage point

leverage points

opportunities to change the flow of situation; the path where each option leads is not always obvious

intuitive decision-making

• in-the-moment, inexplicable reason for decision you’ve made is the result of subconscious problem-solving, connecting a new experience to a similar one from the past 

Analytic decision making

gets entire group involved, not linear, step-by step

• Define the problem

• Gather relevant information

• Generate solutions

• Evaluate solutions

• Choose a solution

• Implement the solution

• Reevaluate

real-life decision making

• using leverage points that open up certain options and close others

recognition

• identifying patterns based on experience to make a decision, negatively it reinforces stereotypes 

satisficing

• considering risks and benefits of a single option at a time until they find a workable solution

simulation

when faced with especially difficult situations, leaders employ mental simulation to think through a plan in advance

Value of Selflessness

• Effective leaders shun the spotlight and deflect any praise for group accomplishments onto the participants

Value of Courage

• willingness to act despite of fear

• Courage required to keep vision alive

Value of Vision

• Come from the leader or the group

• What the group will accomplish 

• Without a vision, the group is lost

a leader is defined by

followers’ perceptions

task behavior

focused on one-way communication from the leader to participate

relationship behavior

extensive two-way communication, development of personal bonds between leaders and participants

power

capacity to influence that enables leadership

• expert

• position

• personal

• reward

• coercive

foundation of outdoor communication

empathy, acceptance, authenticity

risk

potential to suffer harm or loss

risk management

attempts to reduce the potential for and minimize the effect of. any harm or loss on leaders

actual risk

• The likelihood of physical harm occurring during an activity is the actual risk 

• Use terms low, unlikely, moderate, high, or extreme

• Reducing actual risk as much as possible

perceived risk

• How those engaged in the activity assess the risk 

• perceived risk of a situation is somewhat disconnected from the actual risk 

Inherent risk

• The actual risk that remains after all reasonable attempts have been made to manage it is the inherent risk 

acceptable risk

• Max level of risk that is ethically and socially acceptable

• Defining acceptable risk is up to the leader and managers

• Striving for a level of risk consistent with programs mission/goals and the age of participants

• Looking to other organizations guidelines 

tools to modify risk

• proceed with the activity as planned

• modify the activity to reduce risk

• avoid the risk by not doing the activity

• strong pre-rip planning

• accepted field practices

balancing risk

Finding the correct path between too much risk and not enough

attitude and risk

Perception of risk greatly influences our attitude toward it 

Good Teamwork Principles

• Self-Leadership: take care of yourself

• Self Awareness: you are aware of your own needs

• Selflessness: ask not what your group can do for you, but what you can do for the group

• Tolerance: accepting people for who they are

• Commitment: a team functions best when everyone shares a commitment to goals

• Consideration: manners and respect for others

• Communication: clear, open, honest

• Trust: confidence in other group members

• Sense of humor: have fun and be playful

• Humility: you can always learn something

signs of poor teamwork

• Rationalization 

• Blaming 

• Regression

Crisis Prevention

• Good trip planning

• Ask ‘what if’ questions as you go along 

RIPDAD

6 Steps of crisis management

D ont make things worse

A assess situation. Define the problem and solution

D elegation of tasks

P lan for how to deal with it 

I implement the Plan

R eassess the situation 

figuring out people’s needs

helps to explain this or that behavior that may be otherwise puzzling

Flow State

people lose themselves in an activity in which they engage and begin to feel completely locked in

rugged individualism

The belief that all individuals, or nearly all individuals, can succeed on their own and that government help for people should be minimal.

Awareness of Group Behavior

• Assessing your group

• Verbal participation

• Listening 

• Physical participation

• Power dynamic

• Decision-making

• Leadership

Tuckman’s stages

• Forming

• Storming

• Norming

• Performing

• Adjourning

recreation

we all have an impact and we all can do better

Leave No Trace: Plan and prepare

• Minimizes risk and minimizes impact

LNT: Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces

• Minimizes impacts like soil erosion etc. 

LNT: Dispose of Waste Properly

pack it in pack it out, establish a plan early on

LNT: Leave what you find

use knowledge of area to plan, don’t take anything

LNT: Minimize Campfire Impacts

use a stove if you planned ahead, use fire rings, 4 Ds for firewood

LNT: Respect Wildlife

observe from distance, never feed, protect wildlife from food

LNT: Be considerate of others

minimize noise, you’re not the only one