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Professional Development / Career Enhancement
Wendy Ellin
Momentum,4040 Bridlegate Way,,Atlanta,GA,30039
Title: De-Clutter your E-Clutter!
Format: Concurrent Session (1-1.25 hours)
Description
This session focuses on the frustrations we all face with email. Wendy will show you how to take control of your email inbox instead of it controlling you. If you are ready to learn tools and techniques that will free you from the chains that bind you to your computer and email inbox, then this workshop is for you!
Delivery
This presentation is delivered in seminar style but is very interactive with audience participation if preferred.
Outline
The founding principle of The Momentum Method is the belief that success breeds success. Having Momentum in your life is fundamental to being happy. It means you have less stress, more free time, and peace of mind. It eliminates chaos and disorganization and can boost your self-confidence as well as your outlook on life. And just like disorganization doesn’t happen overnight, it takes time to truly change the way you live and work. The Momentum Method teaches you to take on one new habit or change at a time, internalize it and see how it delivers a positive outcome. Then you make the next change. And the next one. And pretty soon, you’re living differently, benefiting from the results, and that’s when you see how easy it is to Get More Life out of Life™.
Objectives
1. See how to get control of your email inbox and daily workload
2. Learn how to get reasonable about how much you can get done in a 24 hr. period
3. See how to set yourself up to function more efficiently, efficiently (and immediately!) in your environment
Experience
Presented recently for: Independent Doctors of Optometric Care American Academy of Podiatric Practice Management
Reference
J. Patrick Haly, CEC President, National Personnel Service
Diane Fennig Human Capital Group, Inc.
Elizabeth Fasbender
Woodlawn High School,11414 Meadow View Drive,,Denham Springs,LA,70726
Title: Keep Your Home Life Growing
Format: Concurrent Session (1-1.25 hours)
Description
What Sports Turf Mangers deal with during long stretches of the year can be very taxing on your home life but, with a few techniques and strategies you can change that. From dealing with Parks and Rec softball tournaments to 8 game home stands in the minor leagues, all sports turf managers and their spouses can benefit from this enlightening presentation. Attendees will learn communication techniques, how to balance your home and work schedules as well as strategies to keep your relationship “growing” during a drought. Time spent in this presentation will also show attendees the benefits of using these ideas and how easy it can be to implement them.
Delivery
I am a High School Chemistry teacher, so I am use to giving lectures and seminars. The presentation will be delivered as a seminar because I plan to give specific examples of not only my relationship but other Sports Turf Managers and their spouses. I encourage audience participation and questions and try to engauge the attendees as much as possable.
Outline
Introduction
• My qualifications
• What will be covered
What is the benefit?
• Happy wife, happy life!
• Stronger relationship
Know Yourself and Your Partner
• Your wants/needs
• Their wants/needs
• What do you want to accomplish?
• How do you plan to get there?
Communication
• Ways to communicate
o Non-verbal
o Oral
o Written
• Open communication
o Perspective matters
o Tact and Good manners matter
o Common ground matters
o Body Language matters
o Do Not attack or defend
• Your Schedule: write it everywhere!
• Give us a list of your staff/personnel tree
• Other Sports Turf Manages Relationships?
Scheduling
• 5 Ps: Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance
• Combining the sports schedule with your schedule
• Master Calendar
• Know the “slow” seasons
• Flexibility Required
• rain delays
• make up games
• additional events
• coaches requests
• Don’t “sugar coat” time tables!
• Job assessment
When you are away from Home
• Call or Text
• Invite us to your work for games/practices
• Take on small projects from home that you can handle
• Things we can do for you?
When you are at Home
• Let us adjust to your presence
• Do your part to keep the household running
• Rest and Recover but let us do the same
• Things we can do for you?
Keep the Love Growing
• Words
o Ideas
• Actions
o Ideas
• Dress
o You look sharp, so will we
• Kids
• Top 20 date/play ideas
Summary
Objectives
After attending this session, atendees will be able to communicate more effectively with their spouse/partner, plan and implement both personal and professional schedules and act on items designed to strengthen their relationship.
Experience
I have been a High School Chemistry teacher for 6 years and am very comfortable in from of large groups. I have not presented this topic before.
References
Erin Manheim Phone - 630-576-9696
Lynn Wesley 225-819-7567
Lisa Goatley
From:
Licensed Professional Counselor
New River Valley Community Services
2213 Birchleaf Lane 5
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Phone: 540-953-3493
Cell Phone: 540-230-5086
Title: "Communication and the Art of Conflict Resolution"
Format: Concurrent Session (1-1.25 hours)
Description
Good communication skills are vital to successful interpersonal interactions, both in the professional and personal world. A useful working knowledge of communication skills leads to enhanced performance and greater success. The ability to use communication skills to successfully resolve conflict is also a useful skill for the effective manager. This presentation will introduce communication and conflict resolution skills that the participant can immediately utilize to increase their professional efficacy and enhance their personal relationships.
Delivery
The presentation will primarily be delivered through a lecture format. Discussion of points will be included with input from participants, and there will be time for questions and answers.
Outline
I. Communication Stoppers
A. Avoid negative statements
B. Avoid negative generalizations
C. Avoid criticism
D. Avoid interrupting
II. Communication Facilitators
A. Be respectful
B. Use good attending behavior
C. Look for the underlying feeling
D. Listen well
E. Check out your understanding of the issue
F. State your expectations and check to be sure the other person understands
III.Build a Relationship
IV. The Art of Conflict Resolution
A. Have a willing attitude
B. The role of emotional maturity
C. Ask what the other person wants to have happen
D. Give the person ownership of the problem
E. Ask what solutions they have in mind
F. Ask how you can facilitate their accomplishing the goal
Objectives
After attending this session, the participant will be able to identify communication stoppers to avoid engaging in these behaviors.
After attending this session, the participant will be able to identify communication facilitation skills to increase their potential for effective communication.
After attending this session, the participant will be able to identify the skills to more successfully resolve conflict situations leading to a more effective outcome.
Experience
I have presented at the STMA conference in 2012, 2011, and 2010. I have also presented in the past at the Virginia Turfgrass Conference and the Mississippi Turfgrass Conference. I have also presented at various local agencies and to local groups in my community.
References
Brenda Beck, Supervisor, NRVCS, 540-961-8300
Jason Bowers, CSFM, 540-808-8629
Lisa Goatley
From:
Licensed Professional Counselor
New River Valley Community Services
2213 Birchleaf Lane 5
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Phone: 540-953-3493
Cell Phone: 540-230-5086
Title: "Living With Integrity"
Format: Concurrent Sessions - 1 hour
Delivery: Power point
Description
Sports turf professionals face many demands on their time, energy, and personal resources. Often, the responsibilities of their careers require them to work long, hard days with little time for recuperation. Work demands can interfere with family life and finding a workable balance between job and personal life is difficult. Many sports turf managers become overly stressed and maintaining life balance is difficult at best. Learning to live with a sense of purpose and finding inner peace and harmony is achievable. This presentation will introduce the sports turf professional to concepts that can increase personal happiness, decrease stress, and inspire purposeful living.
Outline
A. Integrity
1. Definition of integrity
2. Standards of personal success
B. Values
1. Honesty
2. Courage
3. Enthusiasm
C. Learning to live with integrity
1. Listen to inspiring music
2. Read motivational literature
3. Use a daily meditational
4. Keep inspiring messages close
5. Emulate someone who has lived with integrity
6. Make service an integral part of your life
7. Keep a gratitude journal
8. Keep meaningful things close at hand
9. Consider the ethics of your speech (ie can you go 24 hours without saying any unkind words to or about somebody?)
D. Five Votes of Confidence
E. Twelve Rules for Happiness
F. 52 Stress Reducers
G. The Four Agreements
1. Be impeccable with your word
2. Don't take anything personally
3. Don't make assumptions
4. Always do your best
H. The Law of Attraction
1. "Like attracts like"
2. Positive and negative thinking bring about positive and negative physical results
Objective1
"...identify personal values and an action plan for living according to these values."
Objective2
"...identify twelve rules for happiness and 52 stress reducers."
Objective3
"...utilize concepts such as The Four Agreements and The Law of Attraction to cultivate inner peace and serenity."
Materials/Supplies Computer and screen. Handouts will be provided.
Presented Before: Yes, MS State University Health Center Staff/Baptist Hospital Staff
Date: 2004
Paul Greiner
ALS Consulting,703 W Ferry St,C-15,Buffalo,NY,14222
Title: The Hidden Keys to High Performance, Effective Communication and Extraordinary Leadership
Format: Workshop (2-4 hours)
Description
This workshop is designed to provide participants an actionable access to a substantial increase in individual effectiveness, ability to lead and even overall quality of life. They will not only learn new ideas, but actively practice a new approach and design concrete ways to implement that approach once they're back at work.
Delivery
This presentation will be delivered as a highly interactive workshop/seminar, including a video element, small-group interaction, brainstorming, one-on-one coaching and other exercises.
Outline
5 min Welcome/ Background/Intention(s)
5 min Questions
5 min What it Will Take To Maximize Value
5 min Getting To Know Each Other (group interaction)
10 min Awareness Test/ Awareness & Choice (Video)
30 min Context is Decisive/ Are You Listening? (interaction, triad work, sharing)
5 min Foundations for Being Extraordinary- What is Extraordinary?
30 min Integrity- A New Model (interaction)
15 min The Integrity Paradox
15 min Restoring What's Missing (planning, brainstorming in triads)
10 min Stretch/ Sharing/ Questions
15 min An Aspect: "Authenticity"
30 min Seeing How Full of It We Can Be (interactions/ triads)
30 min Being Committed to Something "Beyond Ourselves" (interactions/ triads)
10 min Communicating Our Commitments, and Cleaning Up Our Messes
10 min Ideas into Action/ Closing (interactions/ triad work)
Objectives
(1) See themselves, their colleagues/coworkers and their work situations in a new way, creating new openings for action and new opportunities.
(2) Design the best way to take those new actions and implement their new perspectives.
(3) Generally be more effective in their work, and enable others around them to be also
Supplies
Video screen w/connections 2 Whiteboards (or if unavailable, flipcharts) Markers/eraser Director Chair or other high seat
Experience
I've led numerous workshops on related topics, and also delivered this subject matter directly to teams and individuals onsite in businesses. This info is foundational to the approach my firm and I take in our work.
References
(1) Tim Vanini, New Dimensions Turfgrass, , 716-319-7495
(2) Rebecca Ward, Clinical Coordinator, Brock University, , 905-931-1136
Bill Griffith
Walla Walla Community College,500 Tausick Way,,Walla Walla,WA,99362
Title: Developing Leadership Skills that Motivate
Format: Concurrent Session (1-1.25 hours)
Description
Developing leadership qualities as a manager that focuses on communication, integrity, management stlyes and motivating employees. Most sports turf managers have great technical skills but struggle with the people management area. This presentation give practical points and proven stratagies the help develope leadership skills.
Delivery
Lecture with Ppoint
Outline
1. He who thinks he is a leader and has no one following is only taking a walk.
2. Leaders are Made, Not Born
3. The link between communication and leadrship.
4. The link between integrity and leadership.
5. The results of a "Gotcha Management Style".
6. The power of a "Well Done Management Style".
7. Case studies
8. Questions and Comments.
Objectives
1. Recognize the characteristics and habits of a good leader.
2. Learn proven positive communication skills
3. Recognize poor management habits
4. Learn positive management habits
5. Learn and develop strategies that motivate staff.
Experience
I have spoken at numerous regional andf national conferences including; GCSAA USGA - multiple Northwest Turfgrass Association - multiple PNWSTMA - multiple STMA - 2009 IEGCSA - multiple Ogcsa – multiple
References
Larry Gilhuly - Northwest Regional Director, USGA - 253-858-2266 Lori Russell - Executive Director, Peaks and Praries GCSA, Idaho GCSA & IEGCSA - 406-273-779
Eric Kaufman
Virginia Tech,Department of Agricultural and Extension Education,2270 Litton-Reaves (0343),Blacksburg,VA,24061
Richard Rateau
Virginia Tech,Department of Agricultural and Extension Education,2270 Litton-Reaves (0343),Blacksburg,VA,24061
Title: Redefining Leadership to Meet the Realities of Today
Format: Can fit to conference needs
Description
As stated on the STMA website, “Sports field management is a business, and like other businesses its managers have challenges with staffing and human resources, leadership, career development, crew training, budget and contract management, etc.” Considering the leadership challenges in the industry, some may point to a shortage of iconic leaders, like Dick Ericson and Henry C. Gill. However, leadership scholars have long ago recognized the failures and limitations of the “Great Man” theory of leadership. The solution to the leadership challenge is more likely to take a collaborative approach that leverages the strengths of both leaders and followers. This interactive workshop will help participants to identify and challenge many of their existing assumptions about leadership. The presenters will highlight changes in leadership theory over time based on research findings and changes in societal expectations. Participants will leave the workshop with specific ideas for addressing the industry’s leadership challenge.
Delivery
This session is best suited as an interactive workshop, where ideas are introduced and discussed through the use of multimedia and participant activities. The workshop format is more time intensive than other options, though. With shorter presentation times, the presentation can retain some of the seminar and discussion format, but some of the interactive activities would be removed.
Outline
Key components of this workshop could be presented in a 75-minute time slot, but our preference would be to present it in one of the two-hour time slots. Below is a brief outline that Richard Rateau and I used for presenting this content in a two-hour block to the LEAD Maryland participants in February 2011.
- What is leadership?
- National leadership index (Rosenthal et al., 2009)
- Personalized Plates activity
- Leadership lessons from dancing guy (Sivers, 2010)
- Leadership atheist perspective: “Leadership is the answer to everything” (Collins, 2001)
- What’s the difference between leadership and management?
- “Management is about seeking order and stability; leadership is about seeking adaptive and constructive change” (Northouse, 2010)
- “Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.” – Colin Powell
- Example from Undercover Boss
- Difference between quilts & puzzles (Hopkins, 2010)
- What makes an effective leader?
- Historical view of leadership (Garrick, 2006)
- Leadership styles for any situation (Boleman & Pavleka, 2006)
- Hieroglyphic moment
- Qualities for confidence in leadership (Rosenthal et al., 2009)
Objectives
- Define leadership
- Distinguish between leadership and management
- Identify the characteristics of an effective leader
Experience
Richard Rateau and Eric Kaufman have presented on this topic to several different audiences, including repeat presentations for the LEAD Maryland Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to expand the leadership abilities of men and women interested in the future of Maryland agriculture, natural resources, and rural communities. They have also presented for Extension paraprofessionals and volunteers, a graduate student honor society, an agriculture honor society, Virginia’s Governor’s School for Agriculture, University of Phoenix’s School of Advanced Studies, as well as various other undergraduate and graduate student forums. They are scheduled to present for the American Farm Bureau Staff Institute in August 2012.
References
- Martin Kaufman, CSFM, Ensworth School, , 615-301-5382
- Jill Casten, Training and Development Director, American Farm Bureau Federation, , 202.406.3637
- Susan Harrison, Executive Director, LEAD Maryland Foundation, , 410-827-8056 ext 136
Eric Kaufman
Virginia Tech,Department of Agricultural and Extension Education,2270 Litton-Reaves (0343),Blacksburg,VA,24061
Richard Rateau
Virginia Tech,Department of Agricultural and Extension Education,2270 Litton-Reaves (0343),Blacksburg,VA,24061
Title: Leadership from the Grassroots Up
Format: Can fit to conference needs
Description:
Sports turf managers are increasingly recognizing the importance of “soft skills” – those skills necessary for developing and maintaining quality relationships with other people. In April 2010, SportsTurf magazine featured an article on soft skills that stated, “It is no longer enough that you are technically competent in turfgrass management; more and more employers assess you on the qualities and habits that reveal if you are a good employee and a team player.” Many sports turf managers rate their ability to lead as being at or above average; however, they may fail to develop and contribute their potential. This may be due in part because the role and potential of grassroots is often misunderstood. According to a study by the Kellogg Foundation, grassroots leaders share certain characteristics that are unique from other leaders. The study found that grassroots leaders: 1) Draw on personalities and people who do not fit into traditional leader molds; 2) Employ techniques that are unconventional by traditional leadership standards and sometimes perceived as threatening to mainstream leadership; 3) Are motivated more by passion than money; and 4) Seek to achieve shared leadership as opposed to traditional hierarchical leadership. All grassroots leaders bring personal motivations to their roles. When grassroots leaders consider their own motivations and the motivations of those they serve, they are able focus personal and group action. This interactive workshop will help participants to identify personal and organizational values. They will then explore appropriate strategies for personal and organizational development based on those values. Participants will leave the workshop with specific ideas for how the same activities can be used in a local setting.