AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership: Trip Planning * Promoting Dei * Group Dynamics * Decision Making * Leading Youth * Risk Management

This completely revised and updated handbook details the critical skills and concepts every professional or volunteer outdoors leader needs to know. Author Sally Manikian worked in tandem with AMC’s outdoor leaders and educators to bring make this book an authoritative exploration of such topics as effective decision-making, group dynamics, risk management, self-awareness and evaluation, conservation, and more. The outdoors belongs to all of us, and with that in mind, this new edition of AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership puts a strong focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Comprehensive, timely, and packed with practical advice and stories of real-life experiences, AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership, 3rd Edition is a must-read for anyone committed to becoming a safe and effective outdoors leader.

Inside you’ll find:

- Accessible, comprehensive techniques for new and experienced leaders

- Comprehensive coverage of leadership concepts

- Advice and anecdotes from diverse experts on decision-making, communication, risk management, and more

- Tips and techniques for motivating kids and young adults

Sally Manikian is a Backcountry Resource Conservation Manager, a certified B Level Sawyer, as well as a musher and sled dog trainer. She can be found in boardrooms and council chambers or deep in the rugged mountains and wooded forests of northern New England, and usually along the many trails with her dog team.