CLD3-6: Community Power: Bringing the Right People to the Table

Kristina Ricketts | Feb. 26, 2016 (New)

Empowerment--the ability to enable or share power--can be encouraged within the community context. In this publication we will share with you a traditional definition of community power, how to outline a community's power structure, and a process on how to bring the right "power players" to the table.

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CLD1-8-ANR: Understanding Generational Differences: ANR Facilitator's Guide

Kristina Ricketts | Jul. 10, 2013 (New)

By gaining a better understanding of the values that have shaped each generation, we increase our opportunity for building strong family, work, and community relationships.

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CLD1-6: Significant Leadership Characteristics

Kristina Ricketts | Apr. 4, 2013 (Minor Revision)

Everyone has the opportunity to be a leader at some point, so it is important that every person have a strong understanding of what leadership is, what good leadership looks like, and how it can vary between individuals. Learning about leadership will make you much more effective the next time it is your turn to lead.

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CLD2-1-FCS: Understanding Your Organization's Culture: FCS Facilitator's Guide

Janet Johnson, Kristina Ricketts | Feb. 5, 2013 (New)

Effective leaders have a profound effect upon the culture of their organizations. Leaders hire and fire, determine policies and are organizational role models. All of these factors impact an organization's culture. Therefore, it is important that leaders understand the basics behind culture and how to influence it toward desired results.

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CLD2-2: Visioning: Setting the Future for Your Organization

Kristina Ricketts | Feb. 5, 2013 (New)

The important role that vision plays within a successful organization cannot be underestimated. A vision transforms an organization; it offers a picture of what could be, and encourages the organization to move toward that goal.

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CLD2-1: Understanding Your Organization's Culture

Kristina Ricketts | Feb. 5, 2013 (New)

A thorough knowledge of your organization's culture can lead to a variety of successful outcomes, including improved leadership, increased community engagement, and ideally, organizational growth.

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CLD2-5: Using a SWOT Analysis: Taking a Look at Your Organization

Kristina Ricketts | Feb. 5, 2013 (New)

Before you try to determine a strategy to address your community issue, you need to evaluate the factors that may affect your decision. The more thoroughly you prepare up front, the better your results will be. A SWOT analysis is used to examine the factors and help determine how you can reach your goal successfully.

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CLD1-5-FCS: Followership: Understanding the Basics of Teamwork: FCS Facilitator's Guide

Janet Johnson, Kristina Ricketts, Laura Stephenson, Laura Wilson | Jun. 20, 2012 (New)

One cannot be a leader without followers--and some would argue that this requirement makes followers just as important as leaders. It is important to understand why and how people follow.

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CLD1-3-FCS: Communication Essentials for Good Impressions: FCS Facilitator's Guide

Melissa Goodman, Janet Johnson, Kristina Ricketts, Laura Stephenson | Jun. 20, 2012 (New)

Communication is the key to effective leadership and fulfilling organizational vision and mission.

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CLD1-9: The Influence of Personal Characteristics: Personality, Culture and Environment

Marissa Aull, Martha Nall, Kristina Ricketts | Apr. 26, 2011 (New)

Fundamentally, leadership involves human interaction. Thus, understanding ourselves, our temperaments and why we tend to respond in certain ways is important in our development as a leader and in working with others to reach shared goals.