Registration is open for the Clermont County Organizational Leadership Academy by Ohio State University Extension Clermont County. The Academy is designed for elected officials from county, municipal, and township governments, and appointed individuals serving on local government committees, zoning and planning commissions, school boards or task forces. The purpose is to build and enhance existing foundation principles of the organizational leadership and decision-making toolkit of public officials. The Academy includes eight, two hour workshops to be held weekly in January through March of 2017. For more information visit OSU Extension Clermont County or contact Trevor Corboy, Community Development Program Coordinator at corboy.3@osu.edu or 513-732-7070.
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Wednesday, January 25 – March 15, 2017 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Tuition REDUCED: $200 per person includes materials and dinner. Registration is now open! Click here to be redirected to the registration form. Contact the Extension Office with questions at 513-732-7070 or email Trevor at corboy.3@osu.edu. All programs to be held at: University of Cincinnati- East Campus, 1981 James E. Sauls Sr. Dr., Batavia, Ohio 45103 |
| Workshop Topics: | |
| Public Officials and Public Service Introduction | Team Building |
| Conducting Effective Meetings and Decision-Making | Communicating & Working with Citizens and Media |
| Building Sustainable Communities | Conflict Management & Dispute Resolution |
| Leadership Skills and Styles | Intergovernmental Relations: Opportunities and Challenges for Cooperation |
Workshop Descriptions:
| Public Officials and Public Service: |
This is a workshop about the requirements and challenges for individuals in public office in Ohio. The workshop will focus on the principles and practices that will provide a framework for improving your tenure and service in public office. These being: Duties and Responsibilities of Public Officials, Codes of Ethics, Standards of Conduct, Conflict of Interest, and Open Meetings Laws / Executive Sessions. |
| Team Building: |
Explore the principles and practices in this workshop that provide a framework for building effective working relationships between and among members of the governing body and building effective working relationships with the administrative/managerial staff and with other employees of the organization or local government. |
| Conducting Effective Meetings and Decision Making: |
The goal for every public official is to “make good decisions.” What is a good decision? How do we make them? This is a workshop about the principles and best practices that provide a framework for conducting effective meetings. As well as using effective decision-making processes. |
| Communicating and Working with Citizens and the Media: |
This fourth workshop is about developing positive and effective working relationships with all community residents, as well as with the media representatives and organizations that cover your meetings. The workshop will focus on the basic principles and practices that will provide a framework for building effective relationships, while engaging community residents and improving media relations skills. |
| Building Sustainable Communities: |
This workshop is designed to help you explore the relationships between growth, development, environment, ecology, social structures and the civic culture. Participants will develop a better understanding of the concept of sustainable communities. You will learn about the principles and practices that provide a framework for developing sustainable communities. |
| Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution: |
The sixth workshop will focus on practical applications and examples of real situations that will help to build a framework for each participant to use the conflict and dispute resolution skills developed. |
| Leadership Skills and Styles: |
Do you know your leadership style? Do you know that understanding leadership styles and types can help improve our interpersonal relationships and the effectiveness of the board/council? This is a workshop about the concepts, principles, and practices that can provide a framework to improve the operations and effectiveness of your governing body and your personal decision-making. |
| Intergovernmental Relations: Opportunities and Challenges for Cooperation: |
The final workshop will explore Ohio law pertaining to opportunities and limitations for intergovernmental agreements and cooperative arrangements. The workshop will draw heavily from the positive and negative experiences of others who have engaged in cooperative agreements with other governments. |