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Advisory Leadership Curriculum: Tools to Sharpen the Saw

"Developed by Judy Groff from NC State University and Gerry Dukes from Clemson University, this curriculum was created to enhance advisory leadership skills. Grounded in reality and user-friendly, the curriculum offers modules on organizational knowledge, effective meetings, setting priorities, and more. Feedback on the training has been positive, with states implementing the curriculum for various Extension programs. Explore this resource to strengthen your advisory leadership abilities."

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Advisory Leadership Curriculum: Tools to Sharpen the Saw

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  1. TOOLS TO SHARPEN THE SAW Advisory Leadership Curriculum Judy Groff, NC State University Gerry Dukes, Clemson University

  2. Background • Southern Directors supported in 1999 • 1st Conference in Charlotte in 2001 • Need for training curriculum expressed • Two years of development and testing by 6 states

  3. Guiding Principles • User friendly • Experiential lessons • Grounded in reality through volunteers • Based on competencies • Addressed first line needs • Modules mix and match to suit audience needs

  4. OVERVIEW • Competency – Knowledge of the organization • Cooperative Extension • Extension Advisory Leadership • Relationships Surrounding Extension Advisory Leadership

  5. Organizing Effective Meetings • Competency : Leadership • Parliamentary Procedure • Effective Meetings • Resolving Conflict • Setting the Stage

  6. Ramping up for Success • Competency: Orientation • The people involved • The programming role • The advocacy role • Relationship marketing role • Expectations of advisory leaders

  7. Setting Program Priorities • Competency: Communications • Techniques for setting priorities • Where to get data and strategies to collect • Interview technique with key informants • Using attitude surveys • How to plan and conduct a public meeting • Making sense of diverse data

  8. Evaluation Comments • “The training available in modules is excellent and user-friendly with faculty, staff and volunteers.” • “Great curriculum – Need to support training for all Extension agents to utilize materials.” • “It was worth the cost for each person that attended”

  9. State Uses of Curriculum • KY – In-service for all agents; summer ’04 • NC – CD given to all county directors; used by several counties this Spring • TN – Training with State Advisory Council • SC – Statewide training with FCL members • GA- CD given to all county coordinators • AL – used for county coordinator training

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