Scouting Phrases

 

Scouting is full of words.  We have official mottos, slogans, laws, and an oath.

This is never more true than in the very practical commissioner corps.  Commissioners have had various roles over time but have generally been connected to helping units meet their goals and standards.  Some of the phrases of commissioning are about the job description, sometimes called the culture.  At the moment, this is

• Be the Heart
• Build Relationships
• Change Lives

But there are other similar ones in play, sometimes called Priorities, but still job descriptions:

• Be the single, best resource
• Deliver great, SAFE programs (SAFE is another acronym)
• Enable Significant, sustainable growth

As for strategies, we have

• Impact, Partnership, Communication
• Assess, Plan, Act

While here, I found a pen with a previous incarnation of the commissioner job description:

• Support Growth Through JTE (another acronym)
• Contact Units
• Linking Unit Needs to Unit Resources
• Supports Timely Charter Renewal

Other more informal slogans about commissioning

• If It doesn't involve money, it's our job.
• Commissioners are the Grease and Glue

And a previous slogan I like in particular for the qualities of commissioners:

• Persistence, Perseverance, Endurance

At this conference, we spend a surprising amount of time discussing these words, since they become the focus of broader changes in the movement.  It's sometimes a bit much.  

"Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions." - Edward R. Murrow