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LINC Redwood County

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About LINC Redwood County

Program Format

  • Cohort of 20 - 24 people
  • Nine sessions held one day a month Sept. – May
  • Sessions held in each community
  • Leadership training and community speakers
  • Site visits of community assets and resources
  • Reflection and dialogue
  • Day Chair Responsibilities
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Meet The Steering Committee
  • Donate
  • Convince Your Boss (Email Template)

Program Topics

Personal Leadership Styles

Participants identify their own personal preferences and behaviors using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicatorâ.  Widely used and based on Carl Jung's ideas, the MBTI® helps participants identify their basic preferences regarding perception and judgment and build an understanding of others’ preferences.  Discussion and activities help participants improve communication, teamwork, and leading in organizations and communities.  The workshop facilitator is certified and trained to use this instrument. 

Bridging Generations

Learn about the different generations that are shoulder to shoulder in your workplace and communities. Develop a clearer understanding of who these generations are, how they differ – and similar - in their values, and their distinct views of the work world.  Make plans for ways you can improve your workplace and citizen service. Understanding generational experiences and how they can play into work and community are important for future organizational success.

Visionary Leadership: Shared Focus for Action

Understanding the purpose and power of vision – a desired future - for yourself and organizations or communities, is the focus of this workshop.  Participants are asked to identify and share their personal visions as a leader, and to consider the value of shared vision for their organization or community.  Particular attention is given to tools and techniques to help name and frame visions – and to translate visions into actions and reality.

Social Capital: The Glue that Holds Communities Together

Who do you know? What are you willing to do for them?  When you combine the connections among family, friends and neighbors with the democratic structures in our communities we have something called “social capital.”  Social capital takes many different forms.  It can be the neighbor down the street who knows all the children and is willing to help out in an emergency.  It can be the local police officer who coaches Little League, or volunteers who come together each year to organize a Relay for Life event.  Wherever you find people coming together, building relationships, or networking to get things done, you will see social capital at work improving your community. In this program, learn more about what social capital is and how building it in your community can make it a better place to live.

Navigating Conflict Successfully

Who do you know? What are you willing to do for them?  When you combine the connections among family, friends and neighbors with the democratic structures in our communities we have something called “social capital.”  Social capital takes many different forms.  It can be the neighbor down the street who knows all the children and is willing to help out in an emergency.  It can be the local police officer who coaches Little League, or volunteers who come together each year to organize a Relay for Life event.  Wherever you find people coming together, building relationships, or networking to get things done, you will see social capital at work improving your community. In this program, learn more about what social capital is and how building it in your community can make it a better place to live.

Enhancing Ethical Leadership

The workshop reviews and discusses what ethics mean for individuals and leaders in organizations and communities in a world with many values and morals. Tools for ethical decision-making are shared and discussed, including frameworks for deciding on “the right thing to do” when facing ethical dilemmas with no clear “right” action.

Global Perspective

Historically, most leadership programs devote their focus on tenets of leadership. However, with the increase in collaborative and global perspectives in communities and organizations, the need to explore and develop followers is essential.  This workshop introduces participants to the practice of effective followership as well as its importance.  Based on recent research by Chaleff (1998, 2008), the focus is to offer insights, build knowledge, and develop new skills for effective followership.

Committees That Work

Historically, most leadership programs devote their focus on tenets of leadership. However, with the increase in collaborative and global perspectives in communities and organizations, the need to explore and develop followers is essential.  This workshop introduces participants to the practice of effective followership as well as its importance.  Based on recent research by Chaleff (1998, 2008), the focus is to offer insights, build knowledge, and develop new skills for effective followership.

Courageous Followership

Historically, most leadership programs devote their focus on tenets of leadership. However, with the increase in collaborative and global perspectives in communities and organizations, the need to explore and develop followers is essential.  This workshop introduces participants to the practice of effective followership as well as its importance.  Based on recent research by Chaleff (1998, 2008), the focus is to offer insights, build knowledge, and develop new skills for effective followership.

Site Visits

Half of each day will include site visits and/or informational sessions about the various assets of our county. This could include visits to manufacturing facilities, agricultural operations, retail establishments, historical sites, and more.

Each site visit is determined by the day chair(s). They arrange a variety of great opportunities for participants to expand their knowledge of what our county has to offer. These will likely change from year to year.

Tuition

Tuition for the program is $450, which includes your education and lunch per session.  This breaks out to $50 per session!  Tuition assistance is available for consideration.  Please reference the application for more details.  Participants will be responsible for their own transportation.

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Applications for the 2020-2021 program are currently closed. Check back in the Spring of 2020!

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Thank You To Our Program Supporters

Our supporters are the best! These are the organizations and people who have helped LINC Redwood County become a reality. Thank you so much for investing in our communities!

U of M Ext
Redwood County Economic Development
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