2008 - 2009 Green County Leaders Course Site

To provide an educational program where individuals practice leadership skills, deepen their understanding of community issues and prepare for leadership roles, thereby creating a network of individuals committed to the future of Green County.

Class Information

• Class Schedule (1 page, 50 KB)
• Participant Directory (2 pages, 42 KB)
• Leadership Resources - are available at the Monroe Campus of Blackhawk Technical College in the Learning Resource Center. Hours are 8:00am-8:00pm Monday-Thursday; 8:00am-3:00pm on Fridays, and 8:00am-Noon on Saturdays.
• Class List Serv - The Green County Leaders List is intended to assist the current class with communication. To email all class members, insert gcl@lists.uwex.edu in the "To" line of your email.

[Class Information] - [Sessions] - [Projects]

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2008 Sessions

August 27 - Orientation
Monroe Clinic, Monroe, WI

• Agenda (1 page, 42 KB)
• Class Expectations (1 page, 47 KB)
  
  

September 10 - Individual Leadership
Civic Center, Browntown, WI

• September Agenda (1 page, 34 KB)
• September Participant Letter (1 page, 76 KB)
• Program Pre-Assessment (5 pages, 161KB)
• Pre-requisites
  1. Check, and if necessary, correct your information on the participant directory.
  2. Contribute to class listserv reflection discussion (gcl@lists.uwex.edu)
  3. Read Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey (Pages 1-62)
  4. Complete Program Pre-Assessment.
• Dia-LOG (list-serv reflection discussion) Dia-log Responses
  To be an effective leader, you need to know your strengths. What skills and knowledge do you bring to the table?
• Resources
  • Manager/ Leader/Community Leader Class Definitions (2 pages, 54 KB)
  • Transactional and Transformational Leadership
    • Full Range Leadership
    • James MacGregor Burns
    • Leadership (by: Kevin Callahan)
  • Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
    • Welcome to an Overview of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Kent Anderson (93 pages, 3.10 MB)
    • Stephen R. Covey
    • Covey, S. R. (2004). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Life Lessons in Personal Change. New York: Free Press
  • Personality and Communication
    • Discover the Color of Your Personality, Jane Monahan (23 pages, 796 KB)
    • Clash or Coordinate? Understanding Personality Styles
    • Montgomery, S. (2002). People Patterns: A Modern Guide to the Four Temperaments. Del Mar, CA: Archer Publications.
    • Johnson, D. (2004). The Real Colors Homeowner's Guide: A Followup to Your Real Colors Workshop. Pheonix, AZ: National Curriculum and Training Institute, Inc.
  • Ten Committments of Leadership
    • Ten Committments of Leadership (1 page, 77KB)
    • The Leadership Challenge
    • Kouzes, J. M., and Posner, B. Z. (2007). The Leadership Challenge. (4th Ed.) Jossey-Bass.

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October 8 - Community Leadership
New Glarus Village Hall, Community Room

• October Agenda (2 pages, 55.0 KB)
• October Participant Letter (2 pages, 77.4 KB)
• Pre-requisites
  1. Community Groups
  2. Community History and Leadership Research and Report (2 pages, 22 KB)
  3. Community Needs Assessment (2 pages, 20 KB)
  4. Contribute to class listserv reflection discussion (gcl@lists.uwex.edu)
• Dia-LOG (list-serv conversation) Dia-log Responses
  To be an effective leader you need to recognize your individual leadership style. How does your temperament (blue, orange, green, gold) influence how you lead others?
• Resources
  • History
    • Albany History Report (13 pages, 671 KB)
    • Belleville History Report (4 pages, 1022 KB)
    • Brodhead History Report (10 pages, 156 KB)
    • Brooklyn History Report (15 pages, 1627 KB)
    • Browntown History Report (4 pages, 24 KB)
    • Juda History Report (2 pages, 82 KB)
    • Monroe History Report (26 pages, 252 KB)
    • Monticello History Report (11 pages, 793 KB)
    • New Glarus History Report (2 pages, 22 KB)
  • Community Leadership
    • Three step process of leadership
      1. Self Knowledge
      2. Self Improvement
      3. Recognize your passion, seize and create opportunities to take action
    • Matusak, L.R. (1997) - Finding Your Voice: Learning to lead anywhere you want to make a difference. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Inc., Publisher.
  • Diversity
    • Diversity Lesson (24 pages, 2737 KB)
  • Geologic History
    • Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

November 12 - Local Government & Public Infrastructure
Monroe City Hall; Green County Courthouse; Monroe, WI

• November Agenda (2 page, 37 KB)
• November Participant Letter (1 page, 55 KB)
• Pre-requisites.
  1. Read Chapter 5, 6, and 7 in "The Framework of Your Wisconsin Government" ( you will be given copies of this publication at the October session)
  2. Attend a public hearing or other local government meeting. Observe what decisions are being made. How do these decisions relate to community needs/issues? Observe the interactions among the elected officials. How is leadership expressed during the meeting? Use the attached worksheet for summarizing your meeting attendance. Local Government Meeting Attendance Sheet
  3. Determine if and how community needs/challenges identified during the cafe' are being addressed and identify which needs you have a passion for. (more guidance to come)
  4. Contribute to class listserv reflection discussion (gcl@lists.uwex.edu) (this will be posted following the October session)
• Dia-LOG (list-serv conversation) Dia-log Responses
  Effective leaders embrace diversity.  What can you do to expose yourself to perspectives, ideas, solutions, people, cultures, and experiences different from your own?
• Resources

December 10 - Community Health and Safety
Green County Sheriff's Department; Monroe Clinic; Monroe, WI

• December Agenda (2 pages, 37 KB)
• December Participant Letter (1 page, 67 KB)

January 14 - Community Organizations
Albany Public Library, Albany, WI

• January Agenda (2 pages, 42 KB)
• January Participant Letter (1 page, 71 KB)

February 11 - Education and Youth Leadership
Bank of Brodhead; Brodhead High School; Brodhead, WII

• February Agenda (2 pages, 43 KB)
• February Participant Letter (1 page, 73 KB)

March 11 - Economic Development
The Swiss Colony, Monroe, WI

• March Agenda (2 pages, 53.4 KB)
• March Participant Letter (1 page, 78.8KB)

April 8 - Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Land Use
Community Center, Juda, WI

NOTE: We will have a hot breakfast catered at 8:00 a.m.

• April Agenda (2 pages, 44 KB)
• April Participant Letter (1 page, 59 KB)

May 13 - Leadership In Practice
Monroe Campus of Blackhawk Technical College, Room 413 ~ 210 4th Avenue, Monroe, WI

• May Agenda (2 pages, 53 KB)
• May Participant Letter (1 page, 71 KB)

May 20 - GRADUATION !
New Glarus Hotel, 100 6th Avenue, New Glarus, WI
6:00 pm-Reception ~ 6:30 pm-Dinner
Speaker: James Schneider of Blue Chip Trading

• Graduation Overview
  • Graduation Class Overview Presentation ( 51 Pages, 71,640KB)

Community Projects

Project Framework

• Community Project Guidelines (1 page, 53KB)
• Community Project Ideas(1 page, 23KB)
• Community Suggestions (1 page, 23KB)
• Community Project Planning Worksheet (3 pages, 59 KB)
• Community Project and Presentation Scoresheet (1 page, 44 KB)
  
• Previous Class Project Summaries
  • 2002-2003 (2 page, 241 KB)
  • 2003-2004 (1 page,175 KB)
  • 2004-2005 (1 page, 17 KB)
  • 2005-2006 (2 page, 18KB)
  • 2006-2007 (2 page, 17KB)

Project Identification

• Green County Leaders Cafe´ Powerpoint Presentation (27 pages, 1246 KB)
• Green County Leaders Project Areas ( 3 pages, 46 KB)

Project Teams

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