Leadership is self-development. It is knowing yourself and believing that you are capable of making a difference, and then learning what you need to know in order to make it happen.
Being a manager and leader in extension has become more complex and challenging. They must help new employees become successful, create a motivating work environment, manage financial resources, communicate effectively, build strong work teams, manage conflict and deal with correcting an employee's performance. Many people who provide day-to-day administrative leadership in county extension offices also have responsibility for programming with clientele. They're often stretched in several directions with little time to improve management and leadership skills.
Ohio State University Extension has created five vignettes and developmental materials featuring "every day" situations to help managers and leaders consider effective approaches to improving work environments. These vignettes feature issues around communication and trust, diversity, personal and group conflict, new employees and motivation. Dialogue questions help guide the discovery of possible approaches managers, supervisors or team leaders can use in strengthening management and leadership skills in their work environment. The video-based learning module helps customize training for teams and builds management and leadership capacity for county managers and supervisors.
Key learning points for participants are:
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