The Psychological Contract
Today I found myself reflecting on volunteering in Scouting Ireland and I recalled a couple of publications I contributed to a few years ago. I had a look through them...
Balancing decision speed with decision quality
Came across this article while catching up on some reading this morning. Perhaps you might recognise some of the traits mentioned, either in yourself or in others you work with....
Difficult Decisions
The Journey thus far, but briefly Scouting Ireland was formed in 2004, after that a steady programme of change introduced a number of significant changes including new uniform, youth programme...
Expulsions
Earlier this week the Board of Scouting Ireland announced the expulsion of three senior volunteers and the restriction on membership of a fourth. Click here for the text of the...
Supporting Adults in Conflict Situations
Recently I have been called on to provide a little advice in a case where the Disciplinary Process was invoked without any apparent attempt to first try for a resolution...
Data Protection and you
Data Protection is a complex area and we are all involved one way or another. In the context of our Scouting lives, the organisation holds records on us at National...
Some Questions about the Disciplinary and Disputes Processes
I recently worked through a number of questions presented by a person who is facing into the Disciplinary Process, it occurs to me that the conclusions we came to on...
Conflict Resolution – Mediation
Conflict Resolution and Mediation A few years ago (2013), under the direction of Therese Bermingham, who was Chief Commissioner (Adult Resources) at the time, a training course on this important...
Second letter from Chief Scout and former Chief Scouts
Open letter to the Board of Directors and Members of Scouting Ireland A pdf version of the letter is available here Dear Board Member, We had hoped that our letter...
The Power of Feelings
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou An article by The Irish...