Leadership

"Because of Camp... I have a better relationship with my phone." Said no one ever. We love camp because of the relationships we build there. So, what would camp look like if the...

For 24 years, I have been a camp professional. Most of that time, I have led nonprofit camps that serve the Jewish community. For less than three years in between two camp...

Cultivating leaders is one of the best aspects of my job. For the past ten years, I have used the leadership curve to initiate the training with our Campers in Leadership Training...

To say that expectations and pressures for high school students have increased is an understatement. The competition to get into the best universities dominates the minds of...

Dear Bob, One of the challenges we've had working with staff is figuring out how to get them to tone down or adjust their behavior when working with campers. We often hire staff...

While this sounds so simple, why is it often so hard?  Community building is what camp is all about.  Yet, all of the ice-breakers and fun games in the world don’t guarantee that...

What we say, how we say it and what we look like when we say it all matter.  Communication, or lack thereof, can undermine even the best leader.  This session will look at how the...

How many of these sentences have you heard from inexperienced leadership staff? "I don't know why they can't do it. We went over that in training." "She's just lazy and doesn't...

Director Leadership Training (1.5 hours) - $50 (suggested, pay what you can) - Recording

Learn the words that effective directors use to gain cooperation, teamwork, and...

A 2004 American Camp Association poll of its members found that the one area camp administrators wanted more information on was personal leadership development. It is evident that...