Coalition Leadership Program

The Coalition Leadership Program is based on the text: Catalytic Leadership: Strategies for an Interconnected World by Jeffrey S. Luke, Copyright 1998 by Jossey-Bass, Inc. (the web site for Jossey-Bass, Inc. is www.josseybass.com).

Purpose – The complex challenges facing today's coalition leaders have no quick-fix solutions. Interconnected in nature, with an impact on virtually every segment of society, these issues require that leaders in federal, state, local and nonprofit agencies reach out beyond their boundaries to engage a much broader group of stakeholders to create sustainable strategies to address them.

Coalition leadership presents a kind of leadership that is more successful with these complex, interconnected problems. Effective coalition leaders act as catalysts that convene multiple stakeholder groups, facilitate and mediate agreements around tough issues, think systemically and strategically about sustainable actions. They are passionate about reaching particular outcomes yet remain flexible and inclusive on specific strategies to reach the desired results.

The purpose of this Program is to summarize the lessons learned over the past decade around this question: How do you provide effective leadership to address difficult and interconnected public problems?

Classroom Hours – The Coalition Leadership Program varies in length depending on desired outcomes. Segments of the Program can be reviewed in as little as four (4) hours of classroom training. The entire Coalition Leadership Program is forty (40) hours of classroom training.

Text – The text is: Catalytic Leadership:Strategies for an Interconnected World.

Mentoring Program

The Mentoring Program is based on the text: The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships by Lois J. Zachary, Copyright 2000 by Jossey-Bass, Inc. (the web site for Jossey-Bass, Inc. is www.josseybass.com).

Purpose – Learning is the fundamental process and the primary purpose of mentoring. Facilitating effective learning relationships requires mentor preparation and reflection throughout the mentoring process. Learning from experience is the key lever in facilitating learning. The tools included in this training are designed to stimulate and guide reflective mentoring practices by helping mentors to prepare throughtfully and develop and expand existing skill repertoires.

The purpose of this Program is to help participants develop mentoring skills and the ability to effectively use these skills to prepare for, negotiate, enable, and bring to closure a constructive mentor/mentee learning relationship.

Classroom Hours – The Mentoring Program is eight (8) hours of classroom training.

Text – The text is: The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships.

Quality Leadership Program

The Quality Leadership Program is based on the text: The Team Handbook, Oriel, Inc. The web site for Oriel, Inc. is www.orielinc.com

Purpose – Each of us have opportunities to work with a group of people, a team, to achieve a common goal. We work with people to create a car pool to get the kids to and from school. We volunteer to work with others to provide a service for the elderly in our neighborhood. We volunteer to coach a team. We work with relatives to organize a family reunion. We are active in our community and serve on an advisory board. We participate with others in our church activities. We work with others in our "world of work" to create a product or provide a service.

The purpose of this Program is to help participants develop leadership skills and increase their ability to work effectively with people to achieve a common goal.

Classroom Hours – The Quality Leadership Program is forty-eight (48) hours of classroom training (six eight-hour days of training or twelve four-hour days of training).

Text – The text is The Team Handbook.

Overview of the Quality Leadership Program

• Unit One – The Basic Principles of Quality Leadership: Understand the basic principles of quality leadership. Learn what should be in place for a group of people to work together to achieve a common goal. Understand the key elements of a successful strategy to implement the principles of quality leadership. Learn how to align a group of people to achieve a common goal in accordance with a desired mission and vision. Understand how to support and "charter" a group of people in an effort to achieve a common goal.

• Unit Two – Meeting Management and Decision-Making Techniques: Understand good meeting techniques that help a group of people coordinate its efforts to stay focused and develop a common understanding of issues. Learn how to organize and conduct a meeting and follow-up to ensure success. Learn various discussion and consensus decision-making techniques. Learn guidelines for effective record keeping and planning. Develop skills in writing an effective action plan.

• Unit Three – Decision Making: Learn about tools and techniques that a group of people can use to make effective decisions. Learn to effectively use techniques such as brainstorming, nominal group technique, multiple voting, rank ordering and structured discussion. Learn proven and effective group/team decision-making techniques.

• Unit Four – The Scientific Approach: Understand the importance of the "scientific approach" (or a systematic way) for a group of people to solve problems and make decisions. Learn about tools and techniques to collect data, map processes and display data relationships in order to assist in making decisions based on accurate information. Learn about and understand the relationship between 15 improvement strategies and different approaches to either improve a process or solve a problem.

• Unit Five – Learning to Work Together: Learn and be able to apply the "seven ingredients" that should be incorporated into every step of every project. Learn to understand undercurrents in group/team dynamics. Learn the stages of group/team growth and development and how to apply strategies at each stage to help the team move to the performing stage. Learn about group/team dynamics and to distinguish between a work group, pseudo team, potential team, real team and high-performance team. Learn how to ensure that a group/team achieves its full potential.

• Unit Six – Learn to Work Together: Learn about the dynamics of group/team conflict. Learn to recognize and value constructive conflict. Learn guidelines for managing common problems and what to do about them. Learn what needs to be in place to support successful projects. Learn how to "charter" a group/team to ensure success.

Note – The training is highly interactive with numerous group activities and individual exercises designed to make this an enjoyable learning experience.

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