How To Be a Better Boss - with Ruby Compton - The Camp Owners Podcast #18
The boss & staff relationship can be something special at summer camp. Let’s unlock that potential with Ruby Compton.
We are really excited to be talking about how to be a better boss with the one and only, podcaster/trainer extraordinaire Ruby Compton, of Ruby Outdoors and Go Camp Pro. Ruby is a co-host of Camp Code, where they focus on best practices for training staff, but she also has been zooming in on what it means to be a great boss to our high-school and college-aged staff.
We’d not only like to talk about how we can become better bosses but also how we can train our leadership teams to be better bosses to those they supervise.
Tune-in to this episode to hear about
Why do you think this is such an important topic for camp owners and directors to be discussing?
How has your view on being a camp boss different than being a boss in other settings or workplaces - common challenges and potential opportunities?
Has COVID changed our role as a boss at camp?
In what ways can we train our leadership team members to create a culture of effective supervision - to be a good boss but not bossy?
Thanks for listening!
If you have a suggestion or guest you’d like to hear on an upcoming show, please email our producer, Matt at matt@gocamp.pro.
What Inspires You?
Things that inspire our hosts and guests to be the best Camp Owners they can be.
Kelly: “You Win Some, You Learn Some” from the book “You Are Awesome”
Ruby: Onward ever, backward never - Big Magic (Liz Gilbert) - Marie Thieme 2004 book → actually “Forward ever, backward never” is a phrase that used by West Indians. It was coined by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first prime minister and president
Howie: Think Again by Adam Grant - The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Host Links:
Kelly Schuna - Owner - Hidden Pines Ranch
Howie Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska Camps
Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors
Thanks to our sponsor - CampBrain!
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What is the Camp Owners Podcast?
Whether you are a Camp Owner, an aspiring camp owner, or a lover of some of our other Go Camp Pro podcasts, we’re so happy to have you here.
The Camp Owners Podcast is here to explore a side of the summer camp world that is experienced by those that have the privilege of running an independent program.
In this world of camp, the stakes are high. Not only do private camps have the same goals, aspirations and responsibilities that other camps have, but there is also usually a ton of personal livelihood on the line. When you OWN a camp, you really do own the successes and failures that any for-profit enterprise faces.
On this podcast, our hosts, Howie Grossinger and Kelly Schuna will be joined by some seasoned prime camp professionals to dive deep into the issues that most private camp pros will need to face, and the best practices that they use to create, and sustain a summer camp for their campers to enjoy summer after summer.
In season one, tune in to the podcast monthly to hear about topics like Camp As a Business, Camp Insurance, Buying and Selling Camps, Work/Life Balance, Pricing, Staff Training & Engagement
Thanks for tuning in! If you have any feedback, please get in touch with our producer, Matt at matt@gocamp.pro.