Explore content from Extension's leadership and civic engagement educators as they share insight and research on:
- Getting people involved and working together on community efforts.
- Increasing your effectiveness as a community leader and follower.
- Strengthening your facilitation skills with tools and methods for better meetings.
As educators, we read a lot. Check out our recommendations for five books that have influenced our discussions during the year.
For leaders, creating public value and common good can be a daunting task. Learn how to find joy and simplicity while living in leadership.
Questions that go beyond a yes and no response make conversations pop. Learn about the "what, so what, now what" questioning approach to better engage with others.
Good intentions and investments in leadership training and education don’t always get us the results we seek. Two actions can help with your leadership education and development.
Two common reasons for people not attending meetings? Not feeling valued and poorly run meetings. Learn some tips for having better meetings and questions to ask to better involve others.
Leadership practitioners have an opportunity to reflect on ways to increase inclusion and integrate multicultural approaches.
Reflexive thinking is having the ability (and commitment) to look inward and to see what some people refer to as a “standpoint.” Learn how you can practice reflexivity.
Trust binds a relationship, keeps a team together, drives performance, and enables collaboration and coordination. Learn five steps to build it.
What questions can you ask to help with critical thinking? Read about a definition and learn a three-step tool to help your thinking process.
Are you ready to lead and facilitate your next in-person and hybrid meeting? Start planning and get prepared by learning about the Eight Ps to consider.