another boy/adult lead thread

[Stosh 3452]

One can use RRO without being fanatical about it, but if one's meeting is to be run smoothly and quickly it's a great tool. If it's a discussion free-for-all with everyone talking at the same time, any meeting can take on gargantuan proportions.

 

Opening - no discussion

Minutes of last week's discussion - no discussion

Treasurer's report - no discussion

 

Patrol reports - no discussion

Activity reports - no discussion

Any other reports outstanding - no discussion

 

Old Business

 

Reopen any discussions that weren't settled last meeting. Scribe puts back on the floor for further discussion.

Speak if you have the floor, don't interrupt otherwise.

Make decisions by vote, consensus or whatever you need to do to finalize the issue.

 

New Business

 

Open up any new ideas, activities, etc. that might be of interest

Speak if you have the floor, don't interrupt otherwise.

Make decisions by vote, consensus or whatever you need to do to finalize the issue or table for next meeting

 

Adjourn

 

A weekly patrol meeting should take about 10 minutes, maybe a PLC meeting 30-45 minutes.

 

Free-for-all discussion might be what the boys want, but wasting everyone's time isn't really courteous and counter productive to accomplishing anything in a reasonable amount of time.

 

RRO are taught in my training sessions for leaders and to a certain extent the boys really like getting the business done and on to the fun and games as soon as possible.

 

Your mileage may vary,

 

Stosh