Latino Leadership Teamwork and Entrepreneurial Spirit
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Being a task leader requires completion.
Boy Scouts begin and finish tasks and earn credit and recognition for completing them. Members of the troop plan a project together and start and finish it, no matter what.
Irene Vivar, 42, who operates the family business Del Sol Bakery in Ossining, explains that teamwork is essential to finishing her tasks, and she shares her business skills with her Scout son, Rafael Ramirez, 7, member of pack 2005, along with other members of the troop.
Boy Scout Rafael Ramirez
She believes that there are core similarities between running a business and the work undertaken in the Boy Scout troop. “Teamwork is essential to success and I see the Boys Scouts learning this at a very young age. I see how they develop interest, curiosity, and understand how work happens during their projects. When they finish their projects, the Scouts get an inside look at how businesses work.”
Irene explains that when it’s time to sell rosca de reyes (traditional bread), she promotes her roscas outside the pastry shop with friends and family and, if necessary, she delivers them door-to-door. “Rafael comes with me and knows he is part of the bakery’s success,” she says.
Knowing what you can bring to the world and how to conduct yourself while feeling confidence will end up in success. These are core values that the Boy Scouts of America teach their troops. There is optimism and dedication from the beginning of their lives, which is the foundation of why Scouts become confident leaders of the community.
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