CLD1-1: The Power of Motivation

Janet Johnson | Jan. 6, 2011 (New)

This publication explores why are we driven to exert effort toward accomplishing one thing but not another? Motivation, as a concept, explains why people think and behave the way they do.

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ELK2-104: The Philosophy Behind Empowerment

Kristina Ricketts | Oct. 7, 2010 (New)

The connection between power and empowerment is tangible--the term "empowerment" includes power in its definition. Most often, power is defined behaviorally--as the ability of one individual or group to affect the actions of another.

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4MO-08OO: Adult Development: Preparing Adults for the Youth Development Experience

Ken Jones | Aug. 17, 2010 (New)

Adult development is a strategy to help adults acquire the skills to build stronger intergenerational relationships, with emphasis on adults partnering effectively with youth in the community.

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ELK2-103: Power Basics

Kristina Ricketts | Aug. 25, 2009 (New)

This publication will address the basics of power--how it is defined, basic individual and organizational power sources, how to identify community power structures, the distribution and price of using power, and finally some of the more common misconceptions about power.

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ELK1-205: Followership

Kristina Ricketts | Apr. 7, 2009 (New)

A primary purpose behind this publication is to illustrate how indispensable good followers are to a good leader. To do this we will lay out the basics of followership, introduce the leader-follower loop, confer on why individuals follow and finally discuss two key aspects of good followership--essential qualities and the importance of leader/follower collaboration.

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ELK1-102: Behaving Intelligently: Leadership Traits and Characteristics

Kristina Ricketts | Mar. 12, 2009 (New)

Sometimes effective leadership is more of a mark of successfully matching a leader (and their unique skills and characteristics) with the appropriate situation, rather than changing or developing specific leadership characteristics.

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ELK1-103: Leadership versus Management

Kristina Ricketts | Feb. 26, 2009 (New)

In this document, we will address fundamental definitions of leadership and management, behaviors consistent with effective leadership and management, and the specific types of skills that contribute toward effective management.

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ELK1-101: Competent Leaders: What Effective Leaders do Well

Kristina Ricketts | Feb. 19, 2009 (New)

In this publication, we will discuss how to measure leadership effectiveness, some common characteristics of effective leaders, the difference between successful and effective leaders, and some obstacles leaders encounter in being effective.

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DEV-5: What Every Kentucky Leader Needs to Know About Entrepreneurship

Ron Hustedde | Feb. 19, 2009 (New)

Elected leaders are expected to have opinions about everything under the sun, including issues related to economic growth and opportunity in urban as well as rural areas. This paper explains what elected leaders need to know about the economic future. It also provides information about entrepreneurship and twelve action steps that elected leaders can take to build entrepreneurial-friendly communities.

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ELK1-100: Say Hello to Leadership

Kristina Ricketts | Jan. 20, 2009 (New)

Interacting effectively with other people is important to everyone--whether employee, leader, follower, constituent, or community member. Learning the basics of leadership could be the best hour you have ever spent on life-long learning.