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FORGING LE
ADERSH
IP:
REFINING OUR SK
ILLS
2 0 1 3 COUNT Y L
E AD ER SH I P
CON F E R ENC E
O S THOF F RE SORT , E
L K HART LA K E ,
W IF E BRUARY 2
7 -MARCH1 , 2
0 1 3
GOOD TO GREAT
Pre-conference Survey Purpose
To learn from your thoughts and ideas for improving the current county
leadership model
We used your input to plan the sessions this year
Who Participated in Survey
• All Department Heads and WNEP Coordinators were invited to participate
56 Department Heads Responded 23 WNEP Coordinators Responded
We have
experi
enced an
d
novices
in lea
dership
roles
109
22
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21
0
5
10
15
20
25
1 2 3 to 5 6 to 10 > 10
Year(s) in leadership role
Num
ber o
f res
pond
ents
We like
working with
each
other
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Inte
ract
ing
with
othe
r UW
EXle
ader
s
Lead
ing
empl
oyee
s
Com
mun
icat
ing
impa
ct
Inte
ract
ing
with
Cou
nty
Supe
rvis
ors Oth
er
Perc
ent
Percent totally like or verymuch like
We want to
grow
profess
ionally
in our
leaders
hip roles
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Profesionaldevelopmentopportunities
Web basedresources
Decision matrixwith contactinformation
Emergency redphone
Pere
cent
The leaders
hip role c
an
take a
very
large t
ime
commitm
ent
10
29
24
69
22
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
< 4 hrs/
week
4.4 to
8 hr
s/wee
k
8.4 to
12 hrs/
week
12.4
to 16 hrs/
week
16.4
to 20 hrs/
week
>20 hrs/
week
Perc
ent
Some t
hings tr
ouble us
more th
an others
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4540 39
11
44
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Leading em
ployess
Administr
ative
duties
State b
ureau
cracy
County bure
aucra
cy
Federa
l burea
ucracy
Other Pe
rcen
t
Are we fe
eling h
appy in
our
leaders
hip roles
?
Feeling Very frequently to frequently
Occasionally
Rarely to very rarely
%Absolute jubilation
9 35 56
Paralyzing fear
6 21 73
Supported
58 36 6
Respected
58 39 3
Extreme frustration
24 50 26
Sometim
es we a
ll need
to
vent!
Your id
ea(s) f
or improv
ing
County Le
adership m
odel
Do you as leaders see or perceive a conflict when RBC breaks down and you are left holding up the office?
Serving two or sometimes three masters is challenging – county, state, federal.
Guidelines, support, resources, and bringing one of our core values back into focus – work/life balance is key!
Coordinato
r Ideas
For
Improving T
he Lead
ership
Model Provide professional development
or mentoring to improve career track for Coordinators who wish to advance in Extension
Develop a “user friendly - easy” place at the countyor state level to put things to “celebrate”. The“yes!” moments, when you reach someoneHard to reach and you make positive impactOn their life.
REGIONAL D
IRECTORS
Push Up, N
ot Dow
n?!
COUNTY LEA
DERSHIP
CONVERSATI
ON
From Goo
d to Grea
t
For me, as a county leader my most important role and contribution is __________?
What (a.) helps and (b.) hinders the ability of county leaders to achieve these purposes?
What does CE need to do to improve support for county leaders?
In your role as a county leader, what do you need to do to better support your colleagues and yourself?
Based on our conversation, what is the one big thing that CE needs to do to move county leadership from good to great?
Responses?