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LEADERSHIP
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Sympathy and Fairness

In dealing with those under you you must have sympathy with each individual. Each one of them has a different mind and a different capacity; this you have to take into account, and you must remember that success will only come where you get their whole-hearted enthusiasm for the work. The successful officer never drives—she leads.

Leadership

So the Scout officer leads her girls by her own example, whether it is in

"Come on, Lads!" "Go on, you—"
her Character that is patience, good temper, keenness, and zeal,

or

her Skill at handcraft,

or

her Service in doing good turns and readiness to sacrifice her time, money, or even life itself for others,

or