A good leader is someone who works with others to make things happen. Called the New Girl Scout Leadership Experience, this model engages girls in discovering themselves, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place.

Girl Scout-led Examples

1. Focus on what they want to do and the natural direction they seem to be taking.
2. Encourage them to question or investigate things they normally take for granted.
3. Encourage them to take what excites them and share it with younger Girl Scouts, peers, and family.

Girls gain important skills in four focus areas that form the foundation of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience - STEM, Outdoors, Life Skills, and Entrepreneurship. When they explore these vital areas, Girl Scouts unleash their inner G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™!

The Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) model makes this possible by engaging girls in three “keys” to leadership: 1) discovering themselves; 2) connecting with others; and 3) taking action in the world.

“Someone that acts as a role model to his fellow Scouts and Scouters. That has always been my quote in my troop.” “A good leader is trusted. That trust was earned by listening and following through on promises.”

Working with people – as an effective Group Scout Leader you will be required to: Develop good working relationships based on trust and Scout values with adults in the Group and with others in Scouting. Plan for and ensure that suitable adults are recruited to work in appropriate roles in the Group.

“Girl-Led” for Younger Girls Whether your girls are selecting a Journey or planning an event, they'll need your support as they learn to take the reins. Girl-led for your Daisies and Brownies could mean that you consolidate their ideas and offer guided questions to help them reach decisions.

Being a Girl Scout means stepping out of your comfort zone and helping others. It means doing things for people other than yourself and feeling good about it. Plus, we get to do a lot of fun exciting things like camping, visiting museums and senior centers, and go horseback riding and Christmas caroling.

Becoming a Great Leader

1. Get to know your scouts Everything you do during your term as a scout leader revolves around the kiddos, so get to know them.
2. Get to know the parents Do the parents of your scouts have a special skill that would be valuable to share?

In 1939, Kurt Lewin identified three types of leadership styles in business: autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire. Each, of course, comes with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Through this experience, the Taylorsville role model exemplified the mission of Girl Scouting: courage - being willing to take on challenges and showing resilience from setbacks; confidence - accomplishing what she set out to do; and character - showing positive values in a challenging time.

The Eagle Scout embodies the twelve characteristics of being a Scout (Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent).