After becoming an Eagle Scout, I wanted to give back to the Scouting community. One outlet I discovered was to staff National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), a program designed to teach leadership to younger scouts. In this program, beginner staffers (TGs) are responsible for guiding small groups through the course. After serving on staff for two years, I was promoted to senior staff and had the opportunity to oversee the TGs and lead the whole camp. Last summer, when I again served on senior staff, I faced a challenge in guiding the TGs, and the decision I made was detrimental to the course. A central dogma of NYLT is the Leading EDGE, explaining how to lead a group of people. A team responds best to leadership tailored to the stage the
