Hey,
Is there still a log at this here campfire? Or are we
all in camp chairs around the ampitheater by now?
Name's Dale Kingsbury, and some of the old-timers will
remember me, but I've been off Rangernet for about a year
and a half. I've finally got web access at home, so we'll
see if I can get back in the flow. I expected to lurk a
little longer, but I can't seem to keep my trap shut.
I've seen some of the talk about the incentive system,
and I've got to say that the one Stephan came up with is
one of the best I've ever seen.
I remember as a Trailranger our outpost used a system
similar to Clint's except more points were given for
attendance than anything else. We also had a rule that
anyone who made a set number of points got to pick from a
footlocker full of prizes. Our Sr. Commander put shelves
in, and the top shelf (best prizes) was reserved for those
with a perfect score. Sort of a precursor to the
Rangerbucks idea.
As a Buckaroo Boss, I tried to imitate that example, but
I also reduced everything to a percentage so that boys who
missed a week for a valid reason were still in the running.
The system fell apart when the outpost staff was reduced
to my wife and I, and all prizes were purchased out of our
pocket money. About two weeks ago a Junior Commander
(Challenger) was filling out the attendace forms for the
absent Sr. Guide, and he asked me to remind him what the
point values were. He was a poineer (and Sr. Guide) when
we stopped using them, so I know they stay with the boys a
long time.
I'm not sure if I'm going to go back to the incentive
system again soon or not. Like A#1, I prefer spending my
time investing in boys, and I now have one (the above Jr.
Commander) actively persuing his GMA, and three more who
are catching the vision. Not bad in an outpost of 12, but
I can't help wondering if these boys would be closer if a
carrot had been put out earlier.
Dale A Kingsbury
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