Learning to Lead in Logan Valley
Release Date:
11/02/2009
Contact(s):
Stephanie Fritz, stephanief@cfra.org, Phone: (402) 358-3432
LYONS, NE -The first phase of the Learning to Lead in Logan Valley Program will begin Wednesday, November 11 at 6:00 p.m. with "Understanding Personalities" presented by Carroll Welte. The program is designed to help participants explore their own personality as well as discover the personalities of others. And it will assist community members in learning how to work with other individuals with a wide range of personalities through the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), an easy-to-answer questionnaire for identifying people's natural preferences and strengths.
"The Center for Rural Affairs is delighted to help bring these leadership sessions to Logan Valley. They are great opportunities to gain skills and help your community," explained Stephanie Fritz, Community Development Specialist with the Center for Rural Affairs. According to Fritz, outside grant funding is helping defray the costs of these programs.
"Understanding Personalities is a simple, effective way to learn about temperament and personality," said Welte. "When we learn about our own strengths and temperaments and how they differ from others', we can communicate better and create teams which are successful because they include team members with a variety of talents, strengths and personalities, yet can work effectively together because they understand each others' preferences and work styles. Understanding Personalities helps all participants gain insights into their own personality and enables them to communicate and work effectively with family members and team members whether in organizations or at their workplaces."
Through short questions and word-pair combinations, the MBTI identifies differing styles of perception, judgment, energy direction and lifestyle. There are no right or wrong answers to the questions; the Indicator simply identifies different kinds of people who like different things, are good at different things, and who often find it difficult to understand one another. This information becomes particularly useful in that it allows community leaders to match the strengths and talents of volunteers with the jobs and responsibilities that keep communities moving forward.
Adults and senior-high youth interested in participating in the Learning to Lead in the Logan Valley series and wanting to take the Myers Briggs Type Indicator should contact Carroll Welte at the UNL Extension in Burt County, (402) 374-2929 or email, cwelte1@unl.edu. She will send people instructions on how to complete the assessment online. Assessments must be completed no later than noon on November 11, so that reports can be generated in time for the Learning to Lead program that evening.
The Learning to Lead program will continue on Wednesday, November 18 with Leadership Styles presented by Dr. Anita Hall, UNL Extension Educator from Antelope County. She will assist participants in exploring different leadership styles. Hall will share examples in history of each type of leadership style and how it affected the decisions that have been made. There will also be opportunities for each person to study their own leadership style and how it is demonstrated in the work they do.
On Wednesday, December 2 this phase of the Learning to Lead in Logan Valley program will wrap up with Connecting Generations presented by Phyllis Schoenholz, Extension Educator, Thayer County. She will help participants understand what determines generational differences and how these differences affect the workplace and community. Attendees will learn how to motivate volunteers by putting their generational talents to use. All three of these meetings will be held in Bancroft at the Bancroft Community Building Meeting Room.
Fritz explained that the Bancroft sessions comprise the first phase of the Learning to Lead in Logan Valley Program. Two more phases will follow in January and February, with meetings to be held in Pender and Lyons, respectively. The cost to participate is $15 per phase or $40 for the complete program. The registration deadline for Phase I is November 11. For additional information or to register for the Learning to Lead in Logan Valley Program, please contact Stephanie Fritz at (402) 358-3432 or stephanief@cfra.org . The registration fee covers meals and material costs. (Registrants are asked to make checks payable to the Center for Rural Affairs.)
The program is made possible through a Building Entrepreneurial Communities grant applied for on behalf of Bancroft, Rosalie, Pender, Thurston, Lyons and Decatur by the Center for Rural Affairs. The grant was awarded by the Nebraska Rural Development Commission.
"Understanding Personalities is a simple, effective way to learn about temperament and personality," said Welte. "When we learn about our own strengths and temperaments and how they differ from others', we can communicate better and create teams which are successful because they include team members with a variety of talents, strengths and personalities, yet can work effectively together because they understand each others' preferences and work styles. Understanding Personalities helps all participants gain insights into their own personality and enables them to communicate and work effectively with family members and team members whether in organizations or at their workplaces."
Through short questions and word-pair combinations, the MBTI identifies differing styles of perception, judgment, energy direction and lifestyle. There are no right or wrong answers to the questions; the Indicator simply identifies different kinds of people who like different things, are good at different things, and who often find it difficult to understand one another. This information becomes particularly useful in that it allows community leaders to match the strengths and talents of volunteers with the jobs and responsibilities that keep communities moving forward.
Adults and senior-high youth interested in participating in the Learning to Lead in the Logan Valley series and wanting to take the Myers Briggs Type Indicator should contact Carroll Welte at the UNL Extension in Burt County, (402) 374-2929 or email, cwelte1@unl.edu. She will send people instructions on how to complete the assessment online. Assessments must be completed no later than noon on November 11, so that reports can be generated in time for the Learning to Lead program that evening.
The Learning to Lead program will continue on Wednesday, November 18 with Leadership Styles presented by Dr. Anita Hall, UNL Extension Educator from Antelope County. She will assist participants in exploring different leadership styles. Hall will share examples in history of each type of leadership style and how it affected the decisions that have been made. There will also be opportunities for each person to study their own leadership style and how it is demonstrated in the work they do.
On Wednesday, December 2 this phase of the Learning to Lead in Logan Valley program will wrap up with Connecting Generations presented by Phyllis Schoenholz, Extension Educator, Thayer County. She will help participants understand what determines generational differences and how these differences affect the workplace and community. Attendees will learn how to motivate volunteers by putting their generational talents to use. All three of these meetings will be held in Bancroft at the Bancroft Community Building Meeting Room.
Fritz explained that the Bancroft sessions comprise the first phase of the Learning to Lead in Logan Valley Program. Two more phases will follow in January and February, with meetings to be held in Pender and Lyons, respectively. The cost to participate is $15 per phase or $40 for the complete program. The registration deadline for Phase I is November 11. For additional information or to register for the Learning to Lead in Logan Valley Program, please contact Stephanie Fritz at (402) 358-3432 or stephanief@cfra.org . The registration fee covers meals and material costs. (Registrants are asked to make checks payable to the Center for Rural Affairs.)
The program is made possible through a Building Entrepreneurial Communities grant applied for on behalf of Bancroft, Rosalie, Pender, Thurston, Lyons and Decatur by the Center for Rural Affairs. The grant was awarded by the Nebraska Rural Development Commission.
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