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Rh 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
 * 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